Nvidia will consider investing in OpenAI IPO, Huang tells CNBC

February 3, 2026 3:11 PM EST

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang interacts with supporters before a dinner he hosts with Taiwan tech CEOs in Taipei, Taiwan January 31, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Nvidia ⁠CEO Jensen ⁠Huang ‍told CNBC in an interview on Tuesday that the company would ‍consider investing in OpenAI's next fundraising round ​and the startup's eventual IPO.

Huang told CNBC Nvidia's ​plans to invest in OpenAI remained on track following recent reports that the deal had been stalled. ​The chipmaker had announced plans last September to invest up to $100 billion in ​the startup.

"We will invest in the next round," Huang told ‌CNBC's Jim Cramer, calling it the "largest private round ever raised in history".

Nvidia ​plans to make a "huge" investment ⁠in OpenAI, probably its largest ever, Huang said on Saturday, denying ‌he was unhappy with the ChatGPT maker.

OpenAI is looking to raise up to $100 billion in ‌funding, valuing it at about $830 billion, Reuters reported ‌previously.

Both companies did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

OpenAI is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia's ‍latest artificial-intelligence chips and has sought alternatives since last year, potentially ⁠complicating the relationship between the two highest-profile players in the AI boom, Reuters reported on Monday.

(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; Editing by Pooja Desai)



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