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title: "Lip-Bu Tan Investing $12 Million of His Own Money into Intel Raise: Daniel Newman Calls It a ‘Strong Sign of Confidence’ in Chipmaker’s Future"
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# Lip-Bu Tan Investing $12 Million of His Own Money into Intel Raise: Daniel Newman Calls It a ‘Strong Sign of Confidence’ in Chipmaker’s Future

**Intel Corp** (NASDAQ:INTC) CEO **Lip-Bu Tan** is investing $12 million of his own capital in the chipmaker’s newly upsized $20 billion stock offering, a move **that Futurum Group** CEO **Daniel Newman** sees as a strong vote of confidence.

## **Lip-Bu Tan Invests $12 Million in Intel Stock Offering**

According to a prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday, Tan and one family member agreed to purchase a combined $12 million of Intel shares as part of the offering.

Intel priced 210,526,315 shares at $95 each on Tuesday, increasing the offering to $20 billion from the $15 billion announced a day earlier and granting underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 31,578,947 shares.

Newman highlighted Tan’s investment on **X**, writing that "Lip Bu Tan investing $12 million of his own capital into the current $INTC raise should be viewed as a strong sign of confidence in Intel’s future."

"I always love to see founders and execs put their own risk capital into deals," Newman added.

> Lip Bu Tan investing $12 million of his own capital into the current $INTC raise should be viewed as a strong sign of confidence in Intel’s future. I always love to see founders and execs put their own risk capital into deals. Especially ATM. 💪🏻
> 
> — Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV) August 12, 2026

**Read Also:Intel Launches Fresh Layoffs in Data Center and AI Unit Ahead of Earnings as Lip-Bu Tan Pushes Turnaround Strategy**

## **Intel’s AI Push Gets Fresh Funding**

The capital raise comes shortly after Intel reported its strongest revenue growth in years.

Intel’s second-quarter revenue reached $16.13 billion, up 25% year over year, while adjusted earnings came in at 42 cents per share, topping Wall Street expectations.

The company forecast third-quarter revenue of $15.8 billion to $16.8 billion and adjusted earnings of 38 cents per share.

Previously, the company cited strong AI data center demand as a key growth driver and increased its 2026 capital spending forecast to $20 billion from $18 billion.

**Price Action:** Intel closed at $100.95 on Wednesday, up 3.32%. The shares rose 0.21% to $101.17 in after-hours trading, according to Benzinga Pro.

According to **Benzinga Edge Rankings**, INTC has a positive price trend rating over the medium and long term, but a negative rating in the short term.

**_Disclaimer_:** _This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors._

**Read Also:Intel Stock Soars as Microsoft's Cloud Fuels AI Hardware Market**

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