Address
NVIDIA Corp
2701 San Tomas Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95050
United States
Phone
Website
Business classification
Tags
VCID: 109602
Profile
Corporate information
Official name
NVIDIA Corporation
Registration country
Affiliated entities
Investment activity status
Active investor
Company type
Software and fabless company which designs graphics processing units (GPUs) and APIs for high-performance computing.Overview
Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics and ignited the era of modern AI. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.
Funding
Funding rounds
(31 Dec 2017)
Purchase of 5% stake. Purchase at cost from Softbank Group.
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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SoftBank Vision Fund LP | Jersey |
(1 Jan 2017)
Acquisition of a 5% stake. Sold at cost to Softbank Vision Fund.
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Softbank Group Corp | Japanese multinational conglomerate. | Japan |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Worldview Technology Partners Inc | Venture capital firm focused on investing in and building leading U.S. technology companies. | United States |
N/A USD 2,000,000
USD 2,000,000 at USD 4,000,000 valuation. Change in valuation: up round
Initial round.
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sequoia Capital Operations LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | Initial investment. Led the round. |
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Sutter Hill Ventures LP | Private equity firm based in Palo Alto, Clifornia. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
Cap Table
Current and past shareholders
| Investor | Contacts | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Apex Venture Partners |
+1 (312) 857-2800 |
N/A |
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CrossBridge Venture Partners |
+81 (3) 5414-7182 |
N/A |
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El Dorado Ventures |
+1 (952) 995-7450 |
N/A |
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Selby Venture Partners |
+1 (650) 854-7399 |
N/A |
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Sequoia Capital Operations LLC Venture capital firm. |
+1 (650) 854-3927 |
N/A |
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Softbank Group Corp Japanese multinational conglomerate. |
Private Equity (exited) | |
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SoftBank Vision Fund LP |
+44 (1534) 833-000 |
Secondary |
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Sutter Hill Ventures LP Private equity firm based in Palo Alto, Clifornia. |
+1 (650) 493-5600 |
N/A |
|
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TriplePoint Capital |
+1 (650) 854-2090 |
Debt |
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Worldview Technology Partners Inc Venture capital firm focused on investing in and building leading U.S. technology companies. |
+1 (650) 322-3800 |
N/A |
Investments
Investment preferences
Investment focus themes
Selected investments
| Company | Country | Date | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Twelve Labs Inc Video 'understanding" company. |
United States | 24 Oct 2023 | N/A Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Runway AI Inc AI video company. |
United States | 30 Jun 2023 | Series C Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Coreweave Inc Cloud provider focused on GPU-accelerated workloads. |
United States | 20 Apr 2023 | Series B Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
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Mellanox Technologies Ltd Multinational supplier of computer networking products based on InfiniBand and Ethernet technology. |
Israel | 11 Mar 2019 | Acquisition USD 6,900,000,000 (USD 6,900,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active |
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TuSimple Maker of autonomous truck software. |
China | 1 Aug 2017 | Series B Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active |
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Icera Inc A fabless semiconductor company, developed a high performance soft modem technology for mobile broadband phone and data devices. |
United Kingdom | 9 May 2011 | Acquisition 367,000,000 (USD 367,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active |
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Right Hemisphere Inc Visual enterprise software solutions company. |
United States | 10 Jun 2005 | Series B Initial investment. Round participant. Active |
