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NVentures Portfolio: AI Startups Backed by Nvidia (2026 Tracker)

Track the AI startups backed by NVentures, Nvidia’s venture arm. From GenAI infrastructure to robotics, see how Nvidia is fueling the next wave of AI innovation.

NVentures Portfolio: AI Startups Backed by Nvidia (2026 Tracker)
Source: NVentures

Nvidia is quietly building the future of AI through its venture arm, NVentures. From foundational models to GPU cloud infrastructure, Nvidia is backing the startups fueling next-gen AI.

This live tracker highlights the AI startups NVentures has invested in across sectors like healthcare, infrastructure, robotics, and generative AI. We update this monthly to help investors, founders, and operators follow the money (and the GPUs).

Company Sector Latest Round Amount Raised Year Notes
Together AI Foundation Models / LLM Infrastructure Series B $305M 2025 Co-led with General Catalyst
Lambda Labs AI Infrastructure / GPU Cloud Series D $480M 2025 GPU cloud provider optimized for Nvidia hardware
CoreWeave GPU Cloud Infrastructure Pre-IPO $1.5B (IPO filing) 2025 Major pre-IPO NVentures-backed compute partner
Hippocratic AI Healthcare AI Agents Series B $141M 2025 Safe, non-diagnostic AI agents for patient care
Perplexity AI AI Search / Knowledge Agents Series B $73.6M 2024 Participated alongside IVP
Runway ML Generative AI / Video Series C $141M 2023 Visual foundation models driving GPU-heavy workloads
Hugging Face Open Source AI Infrastructure Series D $235M 2023 Strategic NVentures LP and ecosystem partner
Quantinuum Quantum Computing Series E $600M 2025 Preparing for post-GPU compute paradigms
TerraPower Energy Infrastructure / Nuclear Private Round $650M 2025 Energy backbone for AI-scale data centers
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Top NVentures-Backed AI Startups (2025)

1. Lambda Labs

  • Round: $480M Series D (Feb 2025)
  • Sector: AI Infrastructure / Cloud GPU Services
  • What They Do: Offer GPU-packed cloud & software for AI training and inference.
  • Why It Matters: NVentures-backed ramp-up in GPU cloud infrastructure; directly fuels Nvidia chip demand.

2. CoreWeave

  • Status: Pre-IPO (~2025)
  • Sector: GPU Cloud Infrastructure
  • What They Do: Rent Nvidia GPUs at scale for hyperscaler-level AI compute.
  • Why It Matters: NV pushes compute ecosystem expansion; CoreWeave is a commercial proxy for CUDA/GPU stack.

3. Together AI

  • Round: $305M Series B (2025)
  • Sector: Foundation Models / LLM Infrastructure
  • What They Do: Platform for training and deploying LLMs.
  • Why It Matters: NV co-invests in model layer to be central to AI model development pipelines.

4. Hippocratic AI

  • Round: $141M Series B (2025)
  • Sector: Healthcare AI
  • What They Do: Develops safe, non-diagnostic generative AI agents for patient care.
  • Why It Matters: NV invests in AI that requires high trust and domain fidelity.

5. Perplexity AI

  • Round: ~$500M Series B (Dec 2025)
  • Sector: AI Search / Knowledge Agents
  • What They Do: Build generative AI–powered search agents.
  • Why It Matters: NV continues backing AI apps that drive GPU-demand economies.

6. Runway ML

  • Round: $141M Series C (2023)
  • Sector: Generative AI / Video Tools
  • What They Do: Build visual foundation models for creators.
  • Why It Matters: NV invests in creative AI that pushes GPU utilization.

7. Hugging Face

  • Round: $235M Series D (2023)
  • Sector: Open Source Foundation Models
  • What They Do: Host and develop open AI models with broad developer reach.
  • Why It Matters: Strategic NV LP in open-source model infrastructure.

8. Quantinuum

  • Round: $600M Series E (2025)
  • Sector: Quantum Computing
  • What They Do: Push quantum hardware for complex AI compute.
  • Why It Matters: NV moves into quantum to prepare for next-gen compute beyond GPUs.

9. TerraPower

  • Round: $650M (2025)
  • Sector: Clean Energy / Nuclear Power
  • What They Do: Develops small sodium fast nuclear reactors to power AI data centers.
  • Why It Matters: NV backs infrastructure to sustain AI’s massive energy demands.

📈 NVentures’ AI Strategy Signals

• GPUs as gravity: Backing GPU cloud providers (Lambda, CoreWeave) ensures sustained demand for Nvidia’s hardware.
• Owning the stack: Investments span models (Together AI), infra (Hugging Face), and applications (Perplexity).
• Workloads that scale: Creative AI, healthcare agents, and search all push continuous GPU utilization.
• Beyond GPUs: Quantum (Quantinuum) and nuclear energy (TerraPower) prepare Nvidia for the next compute era.

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