Nvidia offers AI start-ups compute power in exchange for revenue share
Nvidia says it will give start-up customers access to compute power in exchange for a slice of future profits, under a new program aimed at AI-focused firms. The move deepens the chip maker's ties with young companies that struggle to secure scarce cloud capacity.
Chip maker Nvidia has unveiled a new program aimed at young, AI-focused companies. Under the plan, start-ups can offer a share of their future revenue in return for access to compute power.
The arrangement is designed to ease the upfront burden for start-ups that struggle to afford scarce, high-cost graphics-processing capacity. For Nvidia, the move offers a way to build long-term ties with promising firms across a fast-growing artificial-intelligence ecosystem.
Analysts said the model could widen the chip giant's customer base but also ties part of its income to the success of the start-ups themselves. Details on the program's scope and eligibility terms are expected to become clearer in the coming period.
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