NVIDIA Corporation invested $150 million in Baseten. Baseten is an AI inference startup. The funding round values Baseten at $5 billion.
The investment expands NVIDIA's influence beyond AI model training. It focuses on AI deployment and application at scale.
This move is part of a broader strategy. NVIDIA nurtures and invests in startups building on its platform.
Supporting inference companies solidifies the NVIDIA ecosystem. NVIDIA ensures its hardware remains indispensable. This protects its market leadership as the AI industry matures.