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Nvidia's Investments In Elon Musk's XAI, Perplexity, OpenAI, And Other Startups Crossed $1 Billion Mark In 2024

Nvidia's Investments In Elon Musk's XAI, Perplexity, OpenAI, And Other Startups Crossed $1 Billion Mark In 2024

英伟达对埃隆·马斯克的XAI、Perplexity、OpenAI及其他初创企业的投资在2024年超过了10亿人民币。
Benzinga ·  01/01 21:38

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ invested $1 billion across 50 startup funding rounds. The Jensen Huang-led company also acquired a number of AI players, consolidating its position in the segment.

$英伟达 (NVDA.US)$ 在50轮初创企业融资中投资了10亿美元。由黄仁勋领导的公司还收购了一些人工智能公司,巩固了其在该领域的地位。

What Happened: The semiconductor giant's investment surge represents a 15% increase from its $872 million spending in 2023, according to corporate filings and Dealroom research. The investments primarily targeted companies developing core AI technologies that often require substantial computing infrastructure, reported the Financial Times on Wednesday.

发生了什么:这家半导体巨头的投资激增代表着其2023年87200万美元支出的15%的增长,依据公司备案和Dealroom研究的资料。投资主要针对那些开发核心人工智能技术的公司,这些公司通常需要大量的计算基础设施,金融时报周三报道。

The investment spree follows Nvidia's accumulation of a $9 billion cash reserve, driven by unprecedented demand for its graphics processing units since ChatGPT's debut two years ago. The company's market capitalization surpassed $3 trillion in June, while its shares climbed more than 170% in 2024.

这轮投资狂潮紧随英伟达的现金储备达到90亿美元,他们的图形处理单元自ChatGPT推出两年前以来需求空前。该公司的市值在6月超过了3万亿,而其股票在2024年上涨超过170%。

Notable investments included stakes in Elon Musk's xAI, alongside rival $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$, and participation in funding rounds for prominent AI model providers OpenAI, Cohere, Mistral, and Perplexity. The company also acquired several AI software firms, including Run:ai, Nebulon, and OctoAI.

值得注意的投资包括对埃隆·马斯克的xAI的股份,以及竞争对手 $美国超微公司 (AMD.US)$,并参与了对著名人工智能模型提供商OpenAI、Cohere、Mistral和Perplexity的融资轮。该公司还收购了几家人工智能软件公司,包括Run:ai、Nebulon和OctoAI。

Why It Matters: This aggressive investment strategy comes as major customers like $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$, $Amazon (AMZN.US)$, $Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$ $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$ work to develop their own custom chips, potentially making smaller AI companies more crucial for Nvidia's future revenue.

为什么这很重要:这一激进的投资策略出现的时机正值主要客户如 $微软 (MSFT.US)$, $亚马逊 (AMZN.US)$, $谷歌-C (GOOG.US)$ $谷歌-A (GOOGL.US)$ 努力开发他们自己的定制芯片,这可能使得更小的人工智能公司对英伟达未来的营业收入变得更加重要。

The expansion has attracted attention from antitrust regulators. Bill Kovacic, former Federal Trade Commission chair, noted that competition watchdogs are particularly interested in examining whether such investments aim to achieve market exclusivity.

扩张引起了反垄断监管机构的关注。前联邦贸易委员会主席比尔·科瓦西奇指出,竞争监管机构特别关心检查这些投资是否旨在实现市场独占。

Nvidia rejected suggestions that its investments are tied to technology requirements, according to the report, stating it "competes and wins on merit, independent of any investments." The company emphasized that its portfolio companies maintain freedom in their technological choices.

据报道,英伟达拒绝了其投资与技术需求相关的建议,称其"在竞争中依靠实力取胜,与任何投资无关。"该公司强调,其投资组合公司的技术选择保持自由。

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