Investors know Nvidia Corp.(NASDAQ:NVDA) as the company selling the picks and shovels of the AI gold rush. What Nvidia’s latest quarterly filing reveals, however, is that CEO Jensen Huang is also quietly building one of Silicon Valley’s largest AI investment portfolios.



Buried in the company’s latest Form 10-Q is a striking figure: Nvidia’s non-marketable equity securities—essentially its private-company investments—swelled to $42.3 billion as of April 26, up from $22.3 billion a year earlier.



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Source: Nvidia 10-Q SEC filing



The scale of the increase is remarkable. During the quarter alone, Nvidia deployed $17.9 billion into private companies, helping transform what many investors view as a chipmaker into something that increasingly resembles an AI-focused investment fund.



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The pace of investment may be the most eye-catching detail.



Nvidia’s $17.9 billion of additions during the quarter works out to nearly $200 million per day, a deployment rate that rivals some of the largest venture capital firms in Silicon Valley.



The company did not disclose the names of the private companies behind the investments, leaving investors guessing where exactly Nvidia is placing its bets. What the filing does show is that the company isn’t slowing down. Nvidia reported an additional $27 billion of investment commitments, representing future capital it has agreed to deploy.



Taken together, Nvidia’s existing private portfolio and future commitments represent nearly $70 billion of exposure to private-company investments.



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The filing also suggests Nvidia’s investment strategy is already paying off.
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The company disclosed $2.6 billion of unrealized gains on private investments during the quarter and reported cumulative unrealized gains of $5.3 billion across its non-marketable equity portfolio. By comparison, cumulative unrealized losses and impairments totaled just $199 million.



Meanwhile, Nvidia generated approximately $15.9 billion of other income during the quarter, driven largely by gains from its investment holdings.



The broader balance sheet tells a similar story. Alongside its $42.3 billion private-company portfolio, Nvidia also held roughly $30.2 billion of marketable equity securities.



For years, Nvidia’s fortunes have been tied to selling chips to AI companies. The latest filing suggests the company has found another way to benefit from the boom: owning pieces of the ecosystem itself.



In other words, Nvidia isn’t just financing the AI revolution with GPUs anymore. It’s increasingly becoming one of its biggest investors.



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NVDA Q1 just dropped. Revenue USD 81.6 billion (+85% YoY). Adjusted EPS +140% YoY. Data center revenue USD 75.2 billion (~92% of total). Every line beat consensus. Q2 guidance: USD 91 billion, and that excludes any China data center revenue. The board also added USD 80 billion to the buyback authorization and lifted the quarterly dividend by 24x.&nbsp;On paper, all green. But the stock dropped over 3% after-hours before clawing back. The market has gotten used to bigger NVDA beats, and a 3.1% top-line surprise wasn't enough this time. Layer on repricing noise from a revised reporting framework, and at the USD 6 trillion mark, the disagreement is real.&nbsp;Continued AI king run, or first real high-altitude correction?

NVDA Q1 just dropped. Revenue USD 81.6 billion (+85% YoY). Adjusted EPS +140% YoY. Data center revenue USD 75.2 billion (~92% of total). Every line beat consensus. Q2 guidance: USD 91 billion, and that excludes any China data center revenue. The board also added USD 80 billion to the buyback authorization and lifted the quarterly dividend by 24x.&nbsp;On paper, all green. But the stock dropped over 3% after-hours before clawing back. The market has gotten used to bigger NVDA beats, and a 3.1% top-line surprise wasn't enough this time. Layer on repricing noise from a revised reporting framework, and at the USD 6 trillion mark, the disagreement is real.&nbsp;Continued AI king run, or first real high-altitude correction?

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Nvidia's private investment portfolio has surged to $42.3 billion, reflecting a significant increase from $22.3 billion a year ago. In just one quarter, the company deployed $17.9 billion into private companies, positioning itself as a major player in AI investments. Nvidia reported $2.6 billion in unrealized gains during the quarter, indicating that its investment strategy is yielding positive results. Overall, Nvidia's total exposure to private investments, including future commitments, approaches $70 billion.

- Nvidia Corp. has significantly increased its non-marketable equity securities, rising to $42.3 billion, up from $22.3 billion a year ago, as per the latest Form 10-Q filing.  
- During the last quarter, the company invested $17.9 billion into private firms, reflecting a deployment rate of nearly $200 million per day.  
- This investment strategy has resulted in $2.6 billion in unrealized gains during the quarter, indicating that Nvidia is evolving from a chipmaker into a major player in AI investments.

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