Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Announces Investments in UK Startups During European Tour
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), made a high-profile appearance in London as part of his European tour ahead of the GTC Berlin event. At an event held at a converted church, he announced that Nvidia is taking stakes in five U.K.-based startups—Prima Mente, Boltz, Foresight, Hiverge, and Riverlane—as part of its broader strategy to expand across the AI stack. Huang emphasized Nvidia's role as not just an investor but a strategic partner for these companies. He also highlighted his influence in global tech circles by mentioning meetings with U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, while criticizing Europe’s lagging technological progress compared to other regions. The investments are part of $1.16 billion allocated across European startups this year. Nvidia has been increasingly active as an investor in the AI space since 2022, participating in over a hundred investment rounds by mid-2026—up from just twelve two years earlier. This move reinforces its dominance in high-performance computing and positions it to benefit from emerging technologies like quantum computing.
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