Nvidia Leads $190M into Upscale AI at $2B Valuation, Unveils Halos Robotics Safety and 35 AI Supercomputers
NVDA•Nvidia led a $190M extension into Upscale AI, boosting its valuation to $2B and total funding to $500M with Salesforce Ventures and Temasek. The firm also launched Halos for Robotics safety architecture and announced development of 35 European AI supercomputers delivering over 800 exaflops across 23 countries.
1. $190M Funding Extension Propels Upscale AI to $2B Valuation
Nvidia joined a $190 million extension round for Upscale AI, elevating its valuation to $2 billion and total funding to $500 million. The round was led by Premji Invest, with new participation from Salesforce Ventures, Temasek and Nvidia, alongside existing backers Tiger Global and StepStone Group.
2. Halos for Robotics Delivers Industry’s First Full-Stack Safety System
Nvidia introduced Halos for Robotics, a comprehensive safety stack that integrates IGX Thor compute, Holoscan Sensor Bridge connectivity and Halos OS software. Agility is the first partner to embed Halos into its humanoid robot Digit for industrial environments, targeting ANSI-accredited certification for functional and AI safety.
3. Europe Deploys Record 35 AI Supercomputers on NVIDIA Infrastructure
A record 35 NVIDIA-powered AI HPC systems are in development across 23 European countries, equipping over 3 million researchers with 800 AI exaflops of compute. Key installations include upgrades at Barcelona’s EuroHPC AI Factory, BavariaAI’s Blue Swan and Germany’s HammerHAI, spanning climate science, healthcare and clean-energy research.
4. Vera Rubin Platform Packs Exascale AI and High-Precision FP64 in a Rack
Nvidia unveiled the Vera Rubin platform delivering 7 exaflops of AI performance and 5 petaflops of native FP64 in a single liquid-cooled rack. Leading centers such as LRZ, NERSC and Los Alamos National Laboratory plan new supercomputers based on Vera Rubin to accelerate simulation, AI model training and data-intensive science.
