Nvidia
Every AIbrief event involving Nvidia, in order.
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Proxmox ports its virtualization platform to Arm with support from Nvidia and Supermicro
Proxmox has ported its virtualization platform to Arm, with Nvidia and Supermicro helping validate the effort for AI datacenter hardware. The move positions the VMware alternative to run on emerging Arm-based server infrastructure tied to AI and accelerated computing deployments.
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Safe Superintelligence reportedly lands $5 billion financing backed by Nvidia
Crunchbase reported that Safe Superintelligence secured a $5 billion financing, making it the largest funding round covered in its weekly roundup. The article says Nvidia backed the deal, while noting that Commonwealth Fusion Systems also raised $1 billion in a separate transaction.
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Safe Superintelligence announces long-term Nvidia partnership to expand AI research capacity
Safe Superintelligence said it has entered a long-term partnership with Nvidia as it moves out of stealth and prepares to scale its next phase of AI research. The announcement frames Nvidia as a strategic infrastructure partner for SSI's research expansion rather than as part of a newly disclosed financing round.
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Etched reportedly reaches a $10.3 billion valuation from new investor backing
TechCrunch reports that AI chip startup Etched has reached a $10.3 billion valuation, up from a previously reported $5 billion figure. The article says the company, which is building inference-focused chips and memory components positioned as alternatives to GPU-based serving, attracted backing from prominent investors.
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Gradium raises $100 million seed round with backing from Nvidia
Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium has raised a $100 million seed round, according to TechCrunch. The company plans to use the funding to open a Bay Area office and hire talent as it expands its presence in the U.S. AI ecosystem.
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Groq confirms a $650 million funding round and expands after Nvidia-related talent deal
Groq has confirmed a $650 million funding round after earlier reports said it was seeking that amount. TechCrunch says the AI chip company is leaning further into its inference-focused cloud business and is rebuilding leadership after a Nvidia-related acqui-hire-style deal affected staffing.
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Nvidia pushes AI agent PCs with Microsoft, Dell, and HP
TechCrunch reports that Nvidia is promoting a new push into AI-focused personal computers built around AI agents, working with Microsoft, Dell, and HP. The effort is framed as an attempt to extend Nvidia's AI position beyond datacenter accelerators and into the much larger PC and CPU market.
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SAP reportedly plans $1.16 billion acquisition of Prior Labs and backs Nvidia's NemoClaw for enterprise agents
TechCrunch reports that SAP plans to acquire German AI startup Prior Labs for $1.16 billion, a major bet on a young domestic AI lab. The report also says SAP will limit supported customer agent tooling to a select group that includes Nvidia's NemoClaw, signaling a more curated approach to enterprise agent deployment.
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Pentagon signs AI deployment deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS for classified networks
The U.S. Department of Defense has signed agreements with Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services to deploy AI capabilities on classified networks, according to TechCrunch. The report says the move reflects the Pentagon's effort to broaden its roster of AI vendors following a dispute with Anthropic over model usage terms.