Nvidia and TCV invested in AI video startup Higgsfield Inc as part of an extension to its August funding round, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday. The investment is part of a $400 million round and aims to further fund AI infrastructure, though its value was not immediately disclosed. Higgsfield was valued at $5.4 billion in the round. The San Francisco-based company, founded by a former Snap Inc executive, has most of its engineering talent in Kazakhstan, and the deal came during Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to the country.
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