Chip giants participated in startup funding rounds collectively surpassing $250B YTD; Nvidia leads the sector in deal volume with a record 59 funding rounds (Joanna Glasner/Crunchbase News)
Chipmakers are accelerating AI startup investment, with Nvidia leading a record wave of strategic funding activity across the sector.
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<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260817/p13#a260817p13" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Joanna Glasner / <a href="http://news.crunchbase.com/">Crunchbase News</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/semiconductor-giants-nvda-intc-backing-ai-robotics-starups-2026/">Chip giants participated in startup funding rounds collectively surpassing $250B YTD; Nvidia leads the sector in deal volume with a record 59 funding rounds</a></b></span> — Anyone with a stock portfolio has invariably noticed that semiconductor companies are on a tear this year.</p>
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