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Nvidia is in discussions to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI to lease SB Energy's 10 GW data center...
Nvidia is in discussions to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI to lease SB Energy's 10 GW data center campus in Ohio, with separate talks to finance up to $350 billion in chips for the site, according to multiple reports on July 27-28, 2026.
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Nvidia is in discussions to provide a roughly $250 billion backstop for OpenAI to lease SB Energy's 10 GW data center campus in Ohio, with separate talks to finance up to $350 billion in chips for the site, according to multiple reports on July 27-28, 2026. Nvidia shares fell over 4% on Monday, losing the title of world's most valuable company to Apple, as investors worried about the circular nature of AI financing where Nvidia funds customers that buy its chips.
What the sources said
- WSJ (via Tom's Hardware): "Nvidia weighs $250 billion guarantee so OpenAI can lease SoftBank's 10-gigawatt Ohio campus, report claims — Nvidia also said to be discussing $350 billion deal to finance chips for the site." Source 10
- CNBC: "Jim Cramer warns AI's circular financing frenzy echoes the dot-com bubble... 'I lived through 2000,' the 'Mad Money' host said. 'I don't want the sequel.'" Source 19
- CNBC: "Nvidia and OpenAI in talks for up to $250 billion backstop to fund AI infrastructure plans... the guarantee would cover the lease and construction debt, not the Nvidia chips inside." Source 20
- Bloomberg: "Nvidia’s $750 Billion in Deals Reignite Circular AI Fears." Source 15
- Economic Times: "Nvidia shares tumbled nearly 5% on Monday, dragging semiconductor stocks lower as investors grew cautious about the sustainability of the AI investment boom." Source 28
The scale of the guarantee — roughly 4x Nvidia's cash holdings and 71x its disclosed guarantee book — has drawn comparisons to the dot-com era when equipment suppliers financed customer purchases. Nvidia's Q1 FY2027 10-Q caps total lease guarantees at $3.5 billion, making this a massive escalation. The arrangement also raises questions about OpenAI's ability to pay, as it is not yet public and has no investment-grade credit rating. This signal points to increased financial risk for Nvidia and potential contagion across AI infrastructure names if the deal proceeds.
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