NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, is a leading American technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Initially focused on graphics processing units (GPUs) for video games, NVIDIA has expanded its product portfolio to include systems on chips (SoCs) and application programming interfaces (APIs) for data science, high-performance computing, video games, and automotive applications. The company has been instrumental in advancing GPU technology, holding a 92% market share in the discrete desktop and laptop GPU market as of 2025.

A pivotal milestone in NVIDIA's history was the introduction of CUDA in 2006, a parallel computing platform and API that unlocked the parallel processing capabilities of GPUs for a wide range of compute-intensive applications. This innovation positioned NVIDIA as a dominant force in AI infrastructure, with its GPUs powering over 75% of the world's TOP500 supercomputers by 2025.

NVIDIA's flagship products include the GeForce series of GPUs, designed for gaming and creative workloads, and the Quadro/NVIDIA RTX series, tailored for professional visualization and edge computing. The company also offers the Jetson platform for robotics and embedded systems, and the DGX Cloud computing services for AI workloads. In the fiscal year 2026, NVIDIA reported a record-breaking revenue of $215.938 billion, a 65% increase from the previous year, driven primarily by the surging demand for AI compute and networking hardware.

NVIDIA's customer base spans various industries, including gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and automotive sectors. The company has established strategic partnerships with major tech firms, such as Microsoft, which was reportedly NVIDIA's largest customer in 2024, and OpenAI, whose ChatGPT generative AI chatbot utilized a supercomputer powered by 10,000 NVIDIA GPUs.

NVIDIA's market position is further solidified by its significant financial performance, achieving a market capitalization exceeding $4 trillion in July 2025, making it the first company to reach this valuation. This achievement underscores the critical role NVIDIA plays in the AI economy, providing essential hardware and software solutions that drive advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning.