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January 30, 2026

Nvidia triples its dealmaking in Europe

The US chip leader backed 18 startups in 2025

US chip leader Nvidia tripled the number of startups it backed in Europe in 2025, through a mix of direct investments and its corporate venture arm, NVentures. 

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Hessa Alabbas

Hessa Alabbas is a data analyst at Sifted, based in London. You can find her on LinkedIn.

Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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