Nvidia invests $8 billion across Europe as Jensen Huang doubles down on the region
The chipmaker joined twice as many European startup funding rounds in 2025 as the year before, with Mistral AI, Nscale and Revolut among the bets
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.
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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 in France, the UK and Germany aimed at building out AI compute capacity across the region.
What this means
For investors, the $8 billion figure is a signal of confidence in European innovation from a company with deep visibility into global AI demand. According to the research, the commitment could influence how markets view Nvidia’s footprint in sectors like industrial applications and fintech.
The next things to track are the pace of Blackwell deployments across France, the UK and Germany, and whether Nvidia’s European deal count keeps climbing in 2026.