Nvidia, founded in 1993, became a leading supplier of GPUs for artificial-intelligence data centers.
Nvidia was established by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem in 1993. It first became widely known for graphics processors used in personal computers and video games, but its technology later became central to large-scale machine learning.
Graphics processing units can perform many mathematical operations simultaneously. That architecture makes them useful for rendering images and for training neural networks, especially when combined with specialized software and high-speed networking.
The company’s AI-driven growth had a major effect on its market capitalization. Its data-center business expanded rapidly as cloud providers and technology companies built systems for generative AI. Nvidia’s CUDA software platform also helped create an ecosystem around its hardware, making it harder for customers to switch immediately to competing processors.