Nvidia has acquired approximately $1.29 billion in newly issued shares of South Korean internet giant Naver, with the capital earmarked for Naver's AI data center expansion. Naver is targeting up to $10 billion in total funding for the build-out. Naver shares jumped 10% on the announcement, reaching a one-month high.
This deal signals that Nvidia is not just selling chips but taking equity positions to secure long-term AI infrastructure demand in Asia. For holders of Nvidia, it reinforces the company's entrenched role across the full AI supply chain. For investors in Asian tech broadly, it marks Korea as a serious destination for AI capital, which could lift sentiment toward Korean tech-adjacent names.
Naver Q2 2025 earnings: ~late July 2025. Nvidia Q2 FY2026 earnings report: August 27, 2025. Any formal announcement of the full $10 billion AI data center funding close.
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