Israel’s VCs see opportunity for challengers in Nvidia’s turmoil

Переклад ще не готовий. Показано оригінал статті.

Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's resignation has been received with worry in Israel, the company's "second home," as Huang described it in 2023. The company's importance flows both ways, as the semiconductor giant has provided a major boost to Israel's economic forecasts in recent years. Intel, Microsoft and many homegrown startups also conduct a sizable share of their R&D in Israel. But owing to Nvidia's stronghold on AI given the centrality of its GPUs for training LLMs and using them, many in the country are wondering how much of a reshuffle will result from its leadership crisis. As with everything at Nvidia, Huang drove the company to acquire Israeli chipmaker Mellanox for $6.