NVIDIA Acquires Run:ai

NVIDIA Acquires OctoAI

September 25, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

NVIDIA has acquired Seattle-based OctoAI, a startup that provides tooling and infrastructure to build and run generative AI models. The deal — reported at roughly $165 million before adjustments and with potential incentives that could push consideration higher — brings OctoAI's ML compiler and model-serving technology and team into NVIDIA to bolster its AI infrastructure offerings.

AMD Acquires Nod.ai

October 10, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

AMD has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nod.ai, an open-source AI compiler and code-generation software specialist, to advance AMD's open AI software ecosystem and optimize AI models for AMD accelerators and processors. The deal brings Nod.ai's team and SHARK/Torch-MLIR/OpenXLA expertise into AMD to accelerate deployment of high-performance AI solutions across cloud, edge and endpoint platforms.

SpaceX Acquires xAI

February 2, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

SpaceX has acquired xAI in a transaction reported to value the combined company at about $1.25 trillion. The deal is described as a vertical integration to combine SpaceX’s launch and satellite infrastructure with xAI’s AI model development capabilities, including ambitions for space-based data centers and orbital compute.

Nvidia Acquires CentML

June 27, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Nvidia has acquired Toronto-based AI startup CentML, including its technology, employees and customers. Several CentML co-founders and at least 15 engineers have joined Nvidia and CentML will cease operations, with its subscription AI-optimization services being discontinued.

Nvidia Reportedly Acquires Shoreline for ~$100M

June 19, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Nvidia has reportedly agreed to acquire incident-automation startup Shoreline Inc. in a deal valued at around $100 million, according to Bloomberg. Shoreline, founded in 2019, provides cloud observability and runbook-driven remediation software for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud and had raised roughly $57 million from investors including Insight Venture Partners, NTT Venture Capital and Dawn Capital.

Nvidia Acquires Solver (formerly Laredo Labs)

September 3, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Nvidia has acquired Solver, a three-year-old AI coding-agent startup (originally Laredo Labs) that builds agents to manage repositories and carry out end-to-end software development tasks. Solver had raised about $8 million (including from Radical Ventures); terms were not disclosed. The deal expands Nvidia’s AI software stack and developer tooling capabilities to complement its hardware and platform offerings.