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Nvidia is in talks to invest up to $30 billion in OpenAI, source says

cnbc - The investment is separate from the $100 billion infrastructure agreement that OpenAI and Nvidia announced in September.


Chip startup funding: model-specific AI chips raise $169M

Taalas raises $169M in funding to develop model-specific AI chips

15 days / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher


Nvidia pivots: $30B equity replaces $100B infrastructure plan

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Rises as Nvidia Eyes $30 Billion OpenAI Investment

14 days / parameter / Trader Edge

NVIDIA’s Revised Investment in OpenAI Expected to Be More Than ‘Three Times Lower’ Than What the Industry Originally Believed

14 days / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

Nvidia nears $30 billion investment in OpenAI’s funding round, the FT reports

14 days / sherwood / Luke Kawa

OpenAI’s €860B round nears: Nvidia leads with $30B as chip recycling loop tightens

14 days / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Nvidia reportedly set to invest $30 billion in OpenAI

14 days / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Nvidia and OpenAI abandon unfinished $100B deal in favour of $30B investment

14 days / ycombinator

Nvidia and OpenAI Rewrite a $100B Idea Into a $30B Bet

14 days / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Nvidia nears deal for scaled-down investment in OpenAI: Report

14 days / techxplore

Nvidia nears $30 billion investment in OpenAI

14 days / techzine / Mels Dees

Nvidia is in talks to invest up to $30 billion in OpenAI, source says

15 days / cnbc

Nvidia and OpenAI abandon unfinished $100bn deal in favour of $30bn investment

15 days / ft


OpenAI mega-round nears $100B, valuation targets near $850B

OpenAI Nears $100 Billion Funding Round as Value Nears $850 Billion: Report

15 days / techstrong / Jon Swartz

OpenAI Funding Round Nears Record $100B Raise as Valuation Targets $850B

15 days / reddit / /u/andix3

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 9:21 pm / permalink 19444 / 14 stories in 15 days


Saudi Arabia Invests $3B in Elon Musk’s xAI Empire

eWEEK Staff / eweek - Money talks.In AI, it also buys megawatts. Humain says it has poured $3 billion into Elon Musk’s xAI, a move that spotlights how the AI race is shifting from splashy launches to buildout math: capital, compute, power, and the places you can actually build…

#ai #vc #space #genai #privateequity #business #aerospace #economy #xai #elonmusk

Orbital AI data centers could work, but they might ruin Earth in the process

15 days / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

xAI Raises $3 Billion in Series E Funding

15 days / finsmes / FinSMEs

xAI Raises $3 Billion As HUMAIN Expands Strategic Investment Ahead of SpaceX Merger

15 days / ventureburn / Clinton

Saudi Arabia Invests $3B in Elon Musk’s xAI Empire

15 days / eweek / eWEEK Staff

PIF-backed HUMAIN leads xAI’s $3B round before SpaceX acquisition

15 days / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19409 / 5 stories in 15 days


OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation — Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more

tomshardware - OpenAI may be about to secure as much as $100 billion in funding, which will go some way to offsetting the $1.4 trillion is has pledged to expend over the next eight years. This round of investment is said to come from other major tech firms in the space,…

#ai #startups #vc #cloud #chips #openai #genai #business #technology

OpenAI is reportedly getting close to closing a $100 billion deal, with backers including Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft. The deal would value the ChatGPT-maker at $850 billion.

15 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100B deal at more than $850B valuation

15 days / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

OpenAI reportedly finalizing $100 billion fundraising round at $830 billion valuation

15 days / sherwood / Max Knoblauch

OpenAI reportedly close to finalizing $100 billion funding round

15 days / qz / Chris Morris

OpenAI nears $100B round, with Amazon, Nvidia leading

15 days / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation — Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more

15 days / tomshardware

OpenAI’s New Funding Round Could Exceed $100 Billion

15 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

OpenAI Closes In on Record $100 Billion Round at $850 Billion Valuation

15 days / implicator / Maria Garcia

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19407 / 8 stories in 15 days


Plato Raises $14.5M To Expand AI Platform for Wholesale Distributors

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Plato, an AI-driven operating system for wholesale distributors, has secured $14.5 million in a seed funding round led by Atomico, with participation from existing investors such as Cherry Ventures. The distribution sector faces mounting pressures from la…

#ai #startups #vc #automation #saas #enterprise #business #supplychain #operatingsystems #eu

Plato Raises $14.5M in Seed Funding

15 days / finsmes / FinSMEs

Plato Secures $14.5M Seed Funding for AI Distribution Platform

15 days / ventureburn / Ekemini

“From Germany, for the world” – Plato secures €12.2 million to automate sales and ERP workflows in distribution

15 days / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Plato Raises $14.5M To Expand AI Platform for Wholesale Distributors

15 days / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Plato closes $14.5M round to scale AI tools for distributors

15 days / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5:20 am / permalink 19403 / 5 stories in 15 days


Modi pitches India as global artificial intelligence hub at AI summit

abcnews - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India as a major hub for artificial intelligence, built at home and used worldwide


Banking and payments: NPCI’s FiMI and AI fraud defenses

AI Must Evolve as an Infrastructure to Combat Real-Time Financial Fraud, Experts Say

15 days / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

FiMI Explained: NPCI’s In-House AI Model for Disputes, Mandates and Regulatory Queries

15 days / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das


Industrial AI arms race: Tata, Reliance, NVIDIA build compute backbone

Reliance unveils $110B AI investment plan as India ramps up tech ambitions

15 days / techcrunch / Jagmeet Singh

NVIDIA Deploys 20,000+ Blackwell GPUs Across India for Sovereign AI

15 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

India’s Reliance Industries to Invest $110 Billion in AI

15 days / wsj / Kosaku Narioka

OpenAI’s Tata Tie-Up Puts 100 MW of AI Compute on the Table in India

15 days / eweek / eWEEK Staff

OpenAI To Expand India Presence With Mumbai, Bengaluru Offices

15 days / inc42 / Lokesh Choudhary

Jio, Reliance To Invest ₹10 Lakh Cr In AI: Mukesh Ambani

15 days / inc42 / Anjali Jain

Tata Group, OpenAI To Build AI Infrastructure In India

15 days / inc42 / Lokesh Choudhary


Modi's MANAV: India’s sovereign AI strategy and policy push

$200B AI bet: India sweetens deeptech startup rules to 20 years

15 days / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Modi pitches India as global artificial intelligence hub at AI summit

15 days / abcnews

PM Modi Outlines India’s ‘MANAV’ Vision For Inclusive, Sovereign AI

15 days / inc42 / Anjali Jain


Summit drama: Gates exit and cold CEOs signal tensions

Altman and Amodei share a moment of awkwardness at India’s big AI summit

15 days / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Amid Epstein fallout, Bill Gates becomes point of controversy at India AI summit

15 days / cnbc

OpenAI and Anthropic’s rivalry on display as CEOs don't hold hands at India AI summit

15 days / cnbc

Chinese tech companies progress 'remarkable,' OpenAI's Altman tells CNBC

15 days / cnbc

Bill Gates pulls out of India's AI summit amid Epstein files controversy

15 days / bbc

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 19401 / 17 stories in 15 days


Vilnius’ Copla bags €6M to swap Excel chaos for automatic DORA compliance

Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Vilnius-based Copla has secured €6 million in Series A funding as European financial institutions brace for a sweeping…

#startups #vc #cybersecurity #saas #enterprise #banking #finance #europe #eu

Vilnius’ Copla bags €6M to swap Excel chaos for automatic DORA compliance

15 days / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

Copla Secures €6M Series A To Boost EU Regulatory Compliance

15 days / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Copla raises €6M Series A to support EU regulatory compliance

15 days / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 19400 / 3 stories in 15 days


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U.S. prepares strict export controls on AI accelerators, curbing foreign sales

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Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

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Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


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