Nvidia to provide up to $105 billion guarantee for OpenAI’s Ohio data centre
Nvidia has agreed to provide a guarantee of up to $105 billion to help OpenAI lease a sprawling data centre in Ohio being developed by SoftBank-owned SB Energy, in one of the chipmaker’s largest infrastructure financing commitments.
The Jensen Huang-led firm said on Monday it will also invest $1.5 billion in SB Energy, months after a $1 billion investment from OpenAI and SoftBank to expand data centre infrastructure.
The new deal is the latest example of Nvidia financing the infrastructure built around its chips, a strategy that helps drive demand but has also raised questions about circular funding flows between the chip giant and its customers.
