Nvidia (NVDA) announced planned investments in four French startups: Doctolib, Genesis AI, Pigment and Entalpic, with no investment amounts disclosed. Doctolib told Reuters Nvidia agreed to take a minority stake to develop AI tools, while Genesis AI confirmed Nvidia as a strategic investor. CEO Jensen Huang said Nvidia will announce $2 billion in new European investments next week. Its long-term investments rose from $3.80 billion at the end of July 2025 to $51.16 billion a year later, an increase of about $47 billion that includes revaluations of existing holdings, equal to about 37% of that year's free cash flow. The article presents two readings: the bull case sees Nvidia seeding chip demand where AI adoption lags, while the bear case warns that falling startup valuations or funding pressure on computing spending could bring both investment losses and weaker chip demand.
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| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Market cap | $5.2T |
| Close on 10/13/2026 | 228.52 |
| Change that session | +0.97% |
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