Jensen Huang: 80% of $400B in Recent AI Startup Funding Relies on Open Models
markjeffrey · x · 2026-09-25
Sharing Jensen Huang's remarks on the All-In Pod, markjeffrey endorses the argument that open source AI is the way to win. Huang cited that roughly $400B of venture funding went into AI-native companies in the past six months, with 80% of them using open models—without them, founders couldn't build their dreams. He framed open models as enablers of America's diverse innovation paths. Asked whether it matters if open models come from China or the US, he suggested the vast majority of the world's open source contributions likely come from the US.
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