Nvidia (NVDA) has made a “significant” investment in artificial intelligence startup Thinking Machines and will supply the startup with chips as part of a multi-year deal, the two companies announced on Tuesday.
The size of Nvidia’s investment into Thinking Machines was not disclosed.
Thinking Machines Lab, run by former OpenAI (OPENAI) CTO Mira Murati, said it will deploy at least one gigawatt of Nvidia’s Vera Rubin systems to support Thinking Machines’ frontier model training and platforms. Deployment is set for early next year, Thinking Machines added.
“AI is the most powerful knowledge discovery instrument in human history,” said Nvidia CEO and founder Jensen Huang in a statement. “Thinking Machines has brought together a world-class team to advance the frontier of AI. We are thrilled to partner with Thinking Machines to realize their exciting vision for the future of AI.”
“NVIDIA’s technology is the foundation on which the entire field is built,” said Mira Murati, cofounder and CEO of Thinking Machines. “This partnership accelerates our capacity to build AI that people can shape and make their own, as it shapes human potential in turn.”
In July, Thinking Machines raised $2B in a funding round that valued it at $10B. Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, led the funding round, which included participation by Nvidia (NVDA), AMD (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW), Cisco Systems (CSCO), and others.