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National AI Mission Support
Yotta begins providing GPU capacity for India's sovereign AI initiatives.
DGX Cloud Partnership
Four-year period for Nvidia's $1 billion supercluster deployment at Yotta.
Noida Facility Go-Live
Target date for the hyperscale data center to begin operations.
Sovereign AI Pivot
Nvidia formalizes strategy to embed GPUs in national agendas rather than just global clouds.
Activate announces a multi-year collaboration with Nvidia to support Indian AI founders.
Initial startups expected to be onboarded to the Nvidia Inception program through Activate.
Investment Announcement
Yotta announces $2 billion commitment for Nvidia Blackwell B300 GPUs.
Activate Fund Launch
Aakrit Vaish and Pratyush Choudhury launch the $75M Activate fund.
L&T Infrastructure Deal
L&T partners with Nvidia for gigawatt-scale AI factories in Chennai and Mumbai.
Yotta Blackwell Commitment
Yotta announces $2B investment for 20,000 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs.
IndiaAI Mission Launch
Indian government approves $1.03B for AI compute, research, and startup support.
Nvidia is pivoting its global strategy toward 'Sovereign AI' by embedding itself in India's $1 billion national AI mission. Through massive partnerships with local giants like Yotta and L&T, the company is shifting from supplying U.S. cloud providers to building government-backed domestic compute infrastructure.
OpenAI has reportedly projected a massive $600 billion expenditure on computing resources through 2030, signaling an unprecedented scale of investment in artificial general intelligence. This figure highlights the transition of AI development into a capital-intensive industrial phase that challenges traditional venture capital models.
OpenAI has revised its long-term financial projections, targeting $280 billion in annual revenue by 2030 while tempering its projected compute spend to $600 billion. The adjustment comes as the AI leader prepares for a massive new funding round to fuel its unprecedented infrastructure requirements.
Aakrit Vaish’s $75 million fund, Activate, has entered a multi-year partnership with Nvidia to provide Indian AI founders with unprecedented access to compute, technical expertise, and early-stage capital. The collaboration targets 'day zero' startups, offering them direct integration into the Nvidia Inception program and the Nemotron model ecosystem.
Nvidia is restructuring its massive commitment to OpenAI, shifting from a $100 billion multi-year compute partnership to a $30 billion direct equity investment. This move comes amid a broader $100 billion funding round that could value the AI leader at over $830 billion.
OpenAI is reportedly in discussions for a massive new funding round that could exceed $100 billion, a figure that would dwarf previous venture records. The capital injection is aimed at securing the immense compute power and infrastructure necessary to achieve artificial general intelligence.
Yotta Data Services has committed over $2 billion to deploy Nvidia’s Blackwell Ultra GPUs, establishing Asia’s first DGX Cloud supercluster in Noida. This massive infrastructure play, alongside Skyroot Aerospace’s pursuit of fresh capital, underscores a significant shift in India's tech ecosystem toward high-end sovereign AI and aerospace capabilities.
Nvidia is strategically aligning with top-tier venture capital firms Peak XV and Accel India to accelerate the subcontinent's AI startup ecosystem. This expansion coincides with India's $1 billion National AI Initiative, signaling a shift toward sovereign AI models and localized infrastructure.
NVIDIA is intensifying its strategic collaborations in India, positioning the nation as a primary global hub for AI innovation and infrastructure. Supported by the $1 billion IndiaAI Mission, these partnerships aim to democratize high-performance computing for local startups and develop sovereign AI capabilities.
Nvidia has launched a massive expansion in India, partnering with local venture capital firms to scout for AI startups while securing a $2 billion infrastructure deal with Yotta Data Services. Simultaneously, a landmark agreement with Meta marks the first large-scale deployment of Nvidia's standalone Grace CPUs.