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Nvidia weighs up to $3 billion investment in SB Energy, Reuters reports
The discussions would deepen a web of capital, chips and infrastructure partnerships around OpenAI, but no completed investment or final terms have been announced.
Executive summary
- The report: Nvidia is considering an investment of as much as $3 billion in SB Energy in connection with OpenAI data-center negotiations, Reuters reported, citing The Information.Reuters — Nvidia and SB Energy investment talks
- The status: The reported discussions do not amount to a completed investment; Nvidia, SB Energy, SoftBank and OpenAI have not publicly announced final terms for the proposed stake.Reuters — Nvidia and SB Energy investment talksSB Energy partnership announcement
- The existing relationship: OpenAI and SoftBank previously committed $500 million each to SB Energy, which is developing and operating data-center and power infrastructure for OpenAI's Stargate program.SB Energy partnership announcementReuters — OpenAI and SoftBank investment in SB Energy
- The broader buildout: Nvidia and OpenAI separately announced plans to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems, with Nvidia intending to invest progressively up to $100 billion as capacity is deployed.Nvidia and OpenAI partnership announcement
Nvidia is considering investing up to $3 billion in SB Energy as part of negotiations tied to OpenAI's data-center expansion, Reuters reported Saturday, citing The Information. The report describes a possible investment rather than committed capital, and the companies have not announced a signed transaction or final terms.Reuters — Nvidia and SB Energy investment talks
An investment would add Nvidia to an existing financing relationship around SB Energy. OpenAI and SoftBank each committed $500 million to the infrastructure developer earlier this year, while OpenAI signed a 1.2-gigawatt lease for a data-center project in Milam County, Texas. SB Energy said the funding supports a broader pipeline of data-center campuses and associated power infrastructure.SB Energy partnership announcementReuters — OpenAI and SoftBank investment in SB Energy
The talks sit inside a much larger network of proposed AI-infrastructure commitments. Nvidia and OpenAI previously announced a letter of intent to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems, with Nvidia saying it intended to invest progressively as much as $100 billion in OpenAI as each gigawatt comes online. That plan was also forward-looking and dependent on deployment milestones.Nvidia and OpenAI partnership announcement
Separate Reuters reporting in July said Nvidia was discussing far larger financing guarantees that could support OpenAI's lease of a 10-gigawatt SB Energy campus in southern Ohio. Those proposed guarantees and the newly reported equity investment are different financial instruments, and the public reporting does not establish that either has been finalized.Reuters — earlier Nvidia financing-guarantee talksReuters — Nvidia and SB Energy investment talks
The proposed $3 billion stake would give Nvidia another financial link to companies expected to buy or host its processors, while giving SB Energy more capital for power and data-center construction. The immediate test is whether the parties announce binding terms, the size and form of any investment, and the specific projects it would finance.Reuters — Nvidia and SB Energy investment talksSB Energy partnership announcementNvidia and OpenAI partnership announcement