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2026-08-08·NVDA·data center buildout
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Nvidia has agreed to invest $2 billion in Lancium, the Blackstone-backed power infrastructure developer behind the...

Nvidia has agreed to invest $2 billion in Lancium, the Blackstone-backed power infrastructure developer behind the Stargate AI campus in Texas, with an additional $1 billion contingent on milestones, according to The Information.

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Nvidia has agreed to invest $2 billion in Lancium, the Blackstone-backed power infrastructure developer behind the Stargate AI campus in Texas, with an additional $1 billion contingent on milestones, according to The Information. The report was quickly corroborated by Moneycontrol, Newsweek Japan, and Almontasaf. While no official press release has been issued, the multi-outlet coverage and specific terms suggest a firm agreement.

The investment marks Nvidia's move into the power supply chain—one of the most binding constraints on AI data center growth. Lancium develops power infrastructure for the Stargate campus, the OpenAI/Oracle AI data center development in Texas. By taking equity in Lancium, Nvidia helps ensure that AI compute sites can get grid power, protecting demand for its accelerators and deepening its relationship with OpenAI and Oracle. This is consistent with Nvidia's balance sheet capacity: its most recent 10-Q showed quarterly revenue of $44.06B and net income of $18.78B (SEC XBRL).

Separately, Nvidia is reportedly working with Shenzhen-based Jiaxian Communications on AI-powered 6G base stations for overseas markets, with trial networks targeted for 2027–2028 (TechNode). If confirmed, this would extend Nvidia's AI compute platform into telecom infrastructure.

What the sources said:

  • The Information (via Techmeme): "Nvidia has agreed to invest $2 billion into Lancium, the power infrastructure developer behind the OpenAI and Oracle AI campus in Texas..." (source)
  • Moneycontrol: "Nvidia to invest up to $3 billion in Lancium, The Information reports" (source)
  • TechNode: "Nvidia is reportedly seeking a Chinese base-station maker to combine its AI computing platform with wireless network equipment for 6G systems aimed at overseas markets" (source)
  • Newsweek Japan headline: "エヌビディア、データセンター開発ランシウムに最大30億ドル出資へ＝報道" (Nvidia to invest up to $3B in data center developer Lancium, per reports) (source)

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