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Nvidia partners with six financial firms to channel up to $500bn into AI infrastructure
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Nvidia has announced partnerships with six leading financial firms, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and KKR, to channel up to $500 billion in third-party capital to its customers. The funds will finance the construction of AI infrastructure using Nvidia's chips. This move comes as major cloud-computing companies like Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft increasingly design their own custom AI chips, potentially competing with Nvidia. To diversify its customer base beyond hyperscalers, Nvidia is also seeking new business from governments and companies building their own AI infrastructure. The article, published in The Economist's August 15th 2026 edition, highlights Nvidia's strategic pivot to secure new revenue streams amid growing competition in the AI chip market.
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Nvidia has struck partnerships with six leading financial firms—including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and KKR—to channel up to $500 billion to its customers by tapping into "third-party capital." The proceeds will finance the buildout of AI infrastructure using Nvidia's chips.
The biggest cloud-computing companies, such as Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft, are increasingly designing their own customized AI chips, which could eventually compete with Nvidia's offerings. In response, Nvidia is not only selling to hyperscalers but also seeking new business from other customers, including governments and companies aiming to build their own AI infrastructure.
This article appeared in the "The world this week" section of the print edition under the headline "Business."
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