Nvidia invests $8 billion across Europe as Jensen Huang doubles down on the region

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the company put $8 billion to work in Europe last year. Where the money went Nvidia took part in 14 funding rounds for European tech and AI startups in 2025. In 2024, it joined 7. The total invested across those European ventures reached approximately $8 billion. The biggest headline deal was Mistral AI. Nvidia participated in the French company’s €1.7 billion Series C round in September 2025, which valued Mistral at €11.7 billion. Also in September 2025, Huang announced a £500 million investment in Nscale, a UK-based data center provider. In November 2025, Nvidia acquired an undisclosed stake in Revolut, which carries a $75 billion valuation. The industrial angle and the energy problem Huang has pointed to what he sees as strong opportunities in Europe for AI that operates in the physical world, including robotics, factories and industrial automation, citing Europe’s large industrial base. Huang acknowledged that Europe urgently needs expanded energy infrastructure to support these technologies. Nvidia also plans to deploy thousands of Blackwell GPUs in Europe to boost the region’s AI capabilities. The research describes ongoing GPU deployment projects...