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UK-based Nscale, which builds data centres and offers AI cloud services, emerged as another major beneficiary. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang personally announced a five hundred million pound equity investment during a September press conference in London, declaring that the UK is going to be an AI superpower.
Other substantial deals included quantum computing firm Quantinuum's six hundred million dollar round at a ten billion dollar valuation, German AI lab Black Forest Labs raising three hundred million at a three point two five billion valuation, and vibe coding startup Lovable securing three hundred and thirty million at a six point six billion valuation.
Nvidia Bets Big on Europe: Over Five Billion Dollars Poured Into AI Startups
January 27, 2026
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Nvidia dramatically increased its European investments in 2025, participating in fourteen funding rounds totalling over five and a half billion dollars. The chipmaker backed companies across AI, quantum computing, and semiconductors, with major deals including Mistral AI, Nscale, and Synthesia.
Nvidia's European Investment Surge
Nvidia has dramatically expanded its presence in European tech, participating in fourteen funding rounds worth more than five and a half billion dollars during 2025. This marks a significant acceleration from previous years, when the company backed just seven European firms in 2024 and only one in 2022.Major Deals Across the Continent
The largest European investment came through French AI startup Mistral AI, which raised one point seven billion euros in September at a valuation of approximately thirteen point six billion dollars. Dutch semiconductor giant ASML led that round with a one point three billion euro investment.UK-based Nscale, which builds data centres and offers AI cloud services, emerged as another major beneficiary. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang personally announced a five hundred million pound equity investment during a September press conference in London, declaring that the UK is going to be an AI superpower.
Other substantial deals included quantum computing firm Quantinuum's six hundred million dollar round at a ten billion dollar valuation, German AI lab Black Forest Labs raising three hundred million at a three point two five billion valuation, and vibe coding startup Lovable securing three hundred and thirty million at a six point six billion valuation.
The Investment Push Continues Into 2026
The European investment spree has continued this year. British AI video company Synthesia announced a two hundred million dollar Series E round on Monday, led by Google Ventures with Nvidia's NVentures participating. The funding doubled Synthesia's valuation to four billion dollars.Building European AI Infrastructure
Beyond capital investment, Nvidia is working with France, the UK, Germany and Italy to build sovereign AI infrastructure. In France, Mistral AI is collaborating with Nvidia to build a cloud platform powered by eighteen thousand Grace Blackwell systems, with plans to expand across multiple sites in 2026. These deployments will deliver more than three thousand exaflops of computing resources for European enterprises and public sector organisations.Published January 27, 2026 at 11:34am
