Nvidia pumps $5B into Intel shares

In September, Nvidia purchased $5 billion worth of Intel shares. The investment has been settled, and details were disclosed in a Monday filing with U.S. stock market regulators, Reuters reported. This is the largest external capital injection for Intel in years. Nvidia's investment portfolio is truly deep. The tech giant, led by Jen-Hsun Huang, invests billions in the new technology market. For instance, we have reported on a £2 billion investment in the development of the UK's AI ecosystem, $2 billion for Synopsys, and a billion-dollar investment in Nokia. Nvidia also spotted potential in the Polish startup ElevenLabs, where the American giant also pumped in money. However, even larger funds flowed to Intel. Nvidia bought $5 billion worth of shares in the company managed by Lip-Bu Tan. We reported on this transaction in real-time in September. Recall that under the deal, Intel is to design and produce custom x86 processors for data centers, which NVIDIA intends to integrate with its AI platforms and bring to market. In the PC segment, Intel will prepare x86 SoC systems featuring NVIDIA RTX chiplets. In December, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced that U.S. antitrust authorities had approved the investment. This means regulators found no competition violations in the semiconductor market, even though Nvidia is now the world's largest AI chip designer. Documents show Nvidia acquired over 214.7 million Intel shares at $23.28 each. The price was set when the agreement was announced in September, when both companies confirmed the investment plan. The transaction was conducted as a private placement. The deal does not change Intel's control structure but makes Nvidia one of its largest institutional shareholders. The investment is perceived by the market as a signal that Intel—despite losing some technological advantages—remains a strategic asset in the U.S. semiconductor ecosystem