According to The Information, later corroborated by Bloomberg, Nvidia is in talks to guarantee billions of dollars in debt financing for Nscale's planned Anthropic data center in West Virginia. Anthropic has signed a $44.6 billion contract for the first building alone, according to Nscale's IPO filing, and the companies are discussing a second deal worth roughly $45 billion. Under a residual value guarantee, Nvidia would step in if Nscale defaulted on construction payments, temporarily take over the facility, and help find a buyer or new tenant. Nscale is seeking a valuation of up to $35 billion in its IPO, but had about 25,000 advanced AI chips running in August, versus a planned nearly 500,000. One investor told The Information that Anthropic's involvement likely explains Nvidia's interest in keeping the project on track.
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