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Nvidia‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌​​‍​​​‌‍​‌​​

AI chip manufacturer; Palantir hardware partner
Tracked AI chip manufacturer; Palantir hardware partner · 14 documented connections
// Editorial summary — AI-generated from public records

GPU manufacturer. Partnership with Palantir announced October 28, 2025 by Jensen Huang. March 12, 2026 joint announcement of Palantir AI OS Reference Architecture (AIOS-RA) on Blackwell Ultra GPUs. Market cap crossed $5T same week as Palantir partnership. Thiel Macro offloaded all 537,742 Nvidia shares in Q3 2025 before selling.

Facts on record165
Connections mapped14
Sources cited21
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
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Key Connections
Entity #10
executive_leadership
Jensen Huang is co-founder, President, and CEO of Nvidia Corporation, with significant stock holdings documented in SEC filings including Form 4 insider transaction disclosures
Entity #94
government_contractor
The Department of Defense has awarded contracts to Nvidia for GPU technology and high-performance computing hardware. Nvidia Corporation is registered as a federal contractor in SAM.gov.
Entity #121
investment_ecosystem
SoftBank's involvement in the Arm Ltd. acquisition attempt created an indirect business relationship. Nvidia's proposed $40 billion acquisition of Arm (owned by SoftBank) was abandoned in February 2022 following regulatory challenges.
Facts (165)
Data Freshness
Fresh Last update: 5d ago · Avg age: 138d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (157) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review NVIDIA has received multiple DARPA contracts including $25M for UHPC program and up to $20M for‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌​​‍​​​‌‍​‌​​ PERFECT program, but these represent research funding rather than recurring government revenue.
Date: FY2025 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review NVIDIA generates revenue from Compute & Networking segment and Graphics segment, with Data Center products driving subs‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌​​‍​​​‌‍​‌​​tantial growth in FY2025, but government contracts represent a small portion of total revenue compared to commercial sales.
Date: FY2025 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review NVIDIA's customers include direct customers such as add-in board manufacturers, distributors, ODMs, OEMs, cloud service provide‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌​​‍​​​‌‍​‌​​rs, hyperscale companies, and system integrators, with no single customer representing more than 10% of total revenue in FY2025.
Date: FY2025 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Regulatory action: On February 20, 2025, the Ninth Circuit's judgment in the In Re NVIDIA Corporation Securities Litigation took effect, and the derivative lawsuit case was remanded to the district court for further proceedings.
Date: 2025-02-20 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Regulatory action: Putative derivative lawsuit pending in U.S. District Court for Northern District of California, captioned In re NVIDIA Corporation Consolidated Derivative Litigation, initially filed January 18, 2019, was stayed pending resolution of plaintiffs' appeal in the Securities Litigation action.
Date: 2019-01-18 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Regulatory action: U.S. government imposed indefinite license requirement for NVIDIA exports to China of H20 integrated circuits and any circuits achieving H20's memory bandwidth or interconnect bandwidth, citing risk of use in or diversion to Chinese supercomputers.
Date: 2025-04-09 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review NVIDIA contributed $30 million in support including $24 million in computing for its DGX platform to a US government AI research program involving DARPA, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, NASA, NIH, NOAA, and USDA.
Date: 2024-01-24 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review NVIDIA's 2025 Proxy Statement filed with the SEC incorporates governance disclosures for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Date: 2025-02-26 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review NVIDIA Corp spent $4,950,000 on federal lobbying in 2025 to influence Congress and federal agencies on AI, computing, and technology policy matters.
Date: 2025-12-31 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Contract awarded: US Department of Defense signed new deals with NVIDIA, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Reflection AI to integrate advanced AI systems into classified military networks.
Date: 2026-05-02 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Contract awarded: NVIDIA awarded DARPA PERFECT program contract worth up to $20 million to research embedded processor technologies for autonomous vehicles.
Date: 2013-01-04 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Contract awarded: NVIDIA-led team received $25 million research grant from DARPA under Ubiquitous High Performance Computing program to develop GPU technologies for exascale supercomputers.
Date: 2015-11-10 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Earnings report: NVIDIA filed Q3 FY2026 Form 10-Q, reporting goodwill increase of $1.1B from acquisitions allocated to Compute & Networking reporting unit.
Date: 2025-10-26 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Regulatory enforcement action: U.S. government informed NVIDIA that a license is required for export to China of H20 integrated circuits and any circuits achieving H20's memory/interconnect bandwidth, effective indefinitely.
Date: 2025-04-09 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Earnings report: NVIDIA filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 26, 2025, disclosing record revenue and AI infrastructure investments.
Date: 2025-02-26 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Earnings report: NVIDIA reported Q4 FY2025 revenue of $39.3B (up 78% YoY) and FY2025 revenue of $130.5B (up 114% YoY), with record Data Center revenue of $35.6B.
Date: 2025-02-26 Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review Thiel Macro's institutional investment status would require quarterly 13F disclosure of equity positions exceeding $100 million, providing discoverable documentation of Nvidia divestiture timing and scale
Date: 2025 Added: 09 Apr 2026
Pending Review The five-month timeline from Nvidia partnership announcement (October 2025) to joint AIOS-RA product announcement (March 2026) indicates partnership negotiations were likely active during Q3 2025 when Thiel Macro divested its Nvidia position
Date: 2025 Added: 09 Apr 2026
Pending Review Trade association PACs like SIMPAC systematically evade corporate political spending transparency by attributing member company contributions under industry umbrella names rather than individual corporate identifiers in FEC databases
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The temporal alignment of peak SIA lobbying activity on export controls (2022-2024) with Nvidia's acute regulatory pressure period creates a discoverable correlation pattern in LDA filings using trade (TRD) and defense (DEF) issue codes
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Semiconductor Industry Association PAC (SIMPAC) creates a systematic dual-channel political spending mechanism where Nvidia can contribute both as a corporate member and through individual executive contributions, potentially amplifying political influence beyond direct PAC limitations
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The concentration of three distinct regulatory pressures (export controls, antitrust investigation, crypto settlement) within the 2022-2024 election cycles created systematic political engagement incentives across multiple congressional committee jurisdictions for Nvidia
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The October 2022 export controls created acute political engagement incentives for SIA member companies during the critical 2022 midterm and 2024 presidential election cycles, maximizing the potential return on investment for industry PAC contributions
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review Trade association PACs like SIMPAC create a systematic attribution gap where corporate political influence appears under industry umbrella names rather than individual company identifiers, requiring cross-referencing of member rosters with contribution records to establish company-specific political spending
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Semiconductor Industry Association's lobbying expenditures on export control issues during 2022-2024 would be disclosed in quarterly LDA filings using specific issue codes (TRD for trade, DEF for defense), providing a documentary trail of advocacy intensity that could correlate with SIMPAC contribution patterns
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) is required to publish strategy documents on semiconductor supply chain resilience that would necessarily address automotive sector dependencies given the industry's economic significance
Date: 2023 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Bundestag's Digitalausschuss (Digital Affairs Committee) maintains official hearing transcripts that would contain any parliamentary discussions of Nvidia's role in German automotive AI development, providing a discoverable verification mechanism for semiconductor supply chain policy deliberations
Date: 2023-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review Peter Thiel's simultaneous roles as Palantir board member and Thiel Macro investment principal during the Q3 2025 Nvidia divestiture period creates potential Section 16 insider trading exposure under Palantir's business partnership materiality
Date: 2025 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The March 12, 2026 joint announcement of Palantir AI OS Reference Architecture (AIOS-RA) on Blackwell Ultra GPUs suggests partnership negotiations were substantially advanced by October 2025, raising questions about the materiality threshold for initial disclosure timing
Date: 2026-03-12 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The concentration of export control restrictions (October 2022) and domestic AI procurement expansion (EO 14110, October 2023) within a 13-month period created acute political engagement incentives for Nvidia during the 2022-2024 election cycles
Date: 2022-2023 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's regulatory exposure during 2022-2024 spanned three distinct policy domains - export controls (Treasury/Commerce), antitrust (DOJ/FTC), and federal AI procurement (OMB/DoD) - creating strategic rationale for contributions across multiple congressional committee jurisdictions
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Semiconductor Industry Association PAC (SIMPAC) creates a systematic gap in tracking Nvidia's political influence because contributions appear under industry association names rather than company-specific identifiers in standard FEC searches
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The parallel In re NVIDIA Corporation Securities Litigation class action and SEC enforcement action addressed overlapping disclosure allegations, suggesting coordinated regulatory and private enforcement pressure on segment-level revenue transparency
Date: 2018-2022 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The SEC's May 2022 settlement with Nvidia for inadequate cryptocurrency disclosure specifically addressed gaming segment revenue reporting, establishing that companies must adequately identify material demand drivers affecting business segment performance even when those drivers represent alternative use cases for the same products
Date: 2022-05-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Federal Subaward Reporting System provides a discoverable verification mechanism for Nvidia's role as hardware supplier to JADC2 and Project Maven through mandatory reporting requirements for subcontracts exceeding $30,000
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Department of Energy exascale computing contracts at national laboratories represent multi-hundred-million-dollar Nvidia procurements that systematically evade USASpending direct-recipient tracking due to Management and Operating contractor intermediaries
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Biden Administration's AI Executive Order EO 14110 and China export controls created a documented federal procurement environment requiring advanced GPU capabilities during the exact 2022-2024 timeframe, establishing systematic demand pressure for Nvidia hardware across defense and civilian agencies
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The SIA's lobbying activities during 2022-2024 export control implementation would have created business rationale for increased SIMPAC political contributions from member companies including Nvidia
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Trade association PACs like SIMPAC create systematic gaps in corporate political influence tracking because contributions appear under industry association names rather than individual member companies in FEC searches
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Semiconductor Industry Association operates SIMPAC (Semiconductor Industry PAC) as a separate segregated fund that accepts contributions from member company PACs and executives, representing an industry-wide political spending mechanism
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Parliamentary committee hearings in Germany are typically documented through official transcripts (Wortprotokolle) and summary reports, providing discoverable public records if Nvidia market dominance discussions occurred
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The German automotive sector's reliance on Nvidia chips for autonomous driving development represents a specific industrial vulnerability that would systematically elevate semiconductor supply chain discussions in German economic and technology policy forums
Date: 2023-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Germany's National Security Strategy published June 2023 explicitly identifies technological dependencies as national security risks, creating formal policy framework for parliamentary oversight of semiconductor supply chains during the 2023-2024 period
Date: 2023-06-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The French National Assembly's question procedures (questions au gouvernement and questions écrites) provide standardized mechanisms for parliamentary oversight of regulatory actions, but require triggering events to be documented in official proceedings
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Despite Nvidia's significant European market presence and regulatory attention on AI chip monopolization during 2022-2024, no documented French Competition Authority charges against Nvidia in September 2023 appear in available public records
Date: 2023-06-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Thiel Macro's institutional investment activities would be disclosed in quarterly 13F filings if assets under management exceed $100 million, providing a verification mechanism for the claimed Nvidia divestiture
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Peter Thiel's dual role as Palantir board member and Thiel Macro investment principal creates a structural conflict of interest regarding trades in Palantir partners' securities that would be subject to SEC insider trading regulations
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Department of Energy exascale computing initiatives at Oak Ridge (Frontier), Argonne (Aurora), and Lawrence Livermore (El Capitan) represent multi-hundred-million-dollar Nvidia hardware procurements channeled through M&O contractors rather than direct federal contracts
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review NASA SEWP V Government-Wide Acquisition Contract functions as the primary federal procurement vehicle for AI/ML hardware, meaning actual federal Nvidia procurement volumes likely exceed USASpending direct-recipient totals by orders of magnitude
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The October 2022 export controls on advanced semiconductors to China (including A100 and H100 GPUs) created a documented supply allocation pressure that would systematically increase domestic federal procurement urgency for agencies requiring AI capabilities
Date: 2022-10-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Department of Energy Management and Operating (M&O) contractors at national laboratories represent a systematic procurement intermediary that would obscure Nvidia as end-supplier in federal contract databases, particularly for exascale computing initiatives
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Federal Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) provides a discoverable mechanism to identify Nvidia subcontracts through defense primes that would not appear in USASpending direct recipient searches, with mandatory reporting for subcontracts exceeding $30,000
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Semiconductor Industry Association PAC represents an additional political spending channel for Nvidia beyond NVPAC, as member companies and executives can contribute to industry-wide lobbying efforts
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's PAC contribution patterns during 2022-2024 would coincide with multiple regulatory pressure points including China export controls, DOJ antitrust investigation, and French Competition Authority charges, potentially creating correlation between regulatory scrutiny and political giving
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review No court records found for "Nvidia" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review No lobbying disclosures found for "Nvidia" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review No corporate registrations found for "Nvidia" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review No usaspending contracts found for "Nvidia" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's crypto disclosure settlement established SEC precedent for scrutinizing segment-level revenue disclosures when material demand drivers are not adequately identified to investors
Date: 2022-06-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The In re NVIDIA Corporation Securities Litigation class action (N.D. Cal. Case No. 4:18-cv-07669) and the SEC enforcement action addressed overlapping factual allegations regarding Nvidia's disclosure of cryptocurrency-related demand impact on GPU sales during FY2018
Date: 2018-2022 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The SEC charged Nvidia Corporation and obtained a $5.5 million civil penalty in May 2022 for inadequate disclosure of cryptocurrency mining as a significant source of gaming segment revenue in FY2018, resolving the enforcement inquiry referenced in the inferential claim
Date: 2022-05-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Department of Defense's Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiative and Project Maven AI programs represent documented federal AI initiatives requiring advanced GPU hardware during the 2022-2024 period
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's SEC 10-K filings during 2022-2024 would be required to disclose if U.S. government customers exceeded 10% of consolidated revenue, providing a materiality threshold test for the federal contract growth inference
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Biden Administration's October 2023 AI Executive Order (EO 14110) and subsequent OMB implementation guidance created new federal AI procurement authorities that would increase demand for Nvidia hardware across civilian and defense agencies
Date: 2023-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review USASpending direct-recipient searches for Nvidia likely systematically undercount total federal GPU procurement due to three documented intermediary mechanisms: GWAC delivery orders (NASA SEWP V), M&O contractor purchases at national laboratories, and FSRS-reportable subcontracts through defense primes
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Semiconductor Industry Association, of which Nvidia is a member, operates a separate PAC that may receive contributions from member companies or their executives, representing an additional channel for industry political influence not captured in Nvidia-specific FEC searches
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's intensified regulatory exposure from 2022-2024 (export controls, DOJ antitrust investigation, French Competition Authority charges) creates documented business rationale for increased political engagement during this period
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia Corporation Political Action Committee (NVPAC) is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a separate segregated fund, with contribution and disbursement records publicly available through FEC.gov
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The EU Chips Act's technological sovereignty framing creates an inherent tension with European reliance on US-controlled Nvidia hardware for AI infrastructure, a structural dependency that member state parliaments have institutional incentive to scrutinize
Date: 2023-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review European Parliament's ITRE Committee would have received technical briefings on AI chip market concentration during the EU Chips Act legislative process (2022-2023), creating a documentary record of Nvidia's market position in official EU proceedings
Date: 2022-2023 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) such as NASA SEWP V function as intermediary procurement vehicles where systems integrators may procure and resell Nvidia hardware to federal agencies without Nvidia appearing as the direct USASpending recipient
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Federal subcontract awards to Nvidia through defense primes are reportable in the Federal Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) for subcontracts exceeding $30,000, providing a public record mechanism to verify the subcontracting component of federal procurement
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The March 2026 Palantir AI OS Reference Architecture (AIOS-RA) on Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs establishes a formal technical integration pathway that may facilitate subcontract arrangements where Palantir serves as prime contractor and Nvidia provides hardware components for defense AI deployments
Date: 2026-03-12 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The October 2022 and October 2023 export control restrictions on Nvidia chips to China may have created procurement urgency for domestic federal buyers, potentially concentrating contract awards in specific quarters
Date: 2022-2023 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Federal AI/ML procurement from 2020-2024 likely flowed significantly through Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) like NASA SEWP V, which may obscure Nvidia as end-supplier in USASpending direct recipient searches
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia hardware is integrated into multiple DOE exascale supercomputer systems including Frontier at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, representing multi-hundred-million-dollar federal procurement values
Date: 2022-2023 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia filed filing with the SEC on 2015-03-12. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2015-03-12 Added: 06 Apr 2026
Pending Review U.S. Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit to block Nvidia-ARM merger was referenced in congressional oversight discussions
Date: 2021-2022 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's attempted acquisition of ARM Holdings (announced 2020, abandoned 2022) was subject to regulatory scrutiny discussed in multiple parliamentary contexts including UK and EU legislative bodies
Date: 2020-2022 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The European Parliament has discussed Nvidia in the context of the EU Chips Act and AI Act deliberations as a major market player
Date: 2022-2023 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review UK Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has referenced Nvidia in discussions about AI regulation and competition in the tech sector
Date: 2023-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The company has been referenced in U.S. Congressional hearings on export controls to China, particularly regarding restrictions on advanced AI chips (A100, H100 series) implemented by the Bureau of Industry and Security
Date: 2022-2023 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia executives have testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee regarding semiconductor supply chain issues, particularly during the 2021-2022 chip shortage crisis
Date: 2021-2022 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The SEC investigated Nvidia's disclosure practices regarding cryptocurrency-related revenue, though specific enforcement actions from this investigation require verification of current status
Date: 2019-2022 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia has been named in multiple patent infringement suits by non-practicing entities (patent assertion entities) in the Eastern District of Texas and other jurisdictions
Date: 2010-present Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Intel and Nvidia engaged in cross-licensing litigation that was settled in 2011, with Intel agreeing to pay Nvidia $1.5 billion over five years
Date: 2009-2011 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia settled a shareholder derivative lawsuit related to stock option backdating practices for approximately $9 million
Date: 2008-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Samsung and Nvidia engaged in patent infringement litigation, with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling in 2016 that Nvidia infringed Samsung patents
Date: 2014-2016 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia faced a securities class action lawsuit (In re NVIDIA Corporation Securities Litigation) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California related to alleged misstatements about cryptocurrency mining revenue impact on GPU sales (2018-2019)
Date: 2018-2021 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Updated export controls in October 2023 further restricted Nvidia chip sales to China, including modified chips (A800, H800) designed to comply with earlier rules
Date: 2023-10-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia has government contracts disclosed through USASpending.gov and FPDS databases, including work with defense and research agencies
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The U.S. Department of Justice reportedly opened an antitrust investigation into Nvidia's dominance in AI chip markets
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) announced it was preparing antitrust charges against Nvidia related to GPU market practices
Date: 2023-09-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia registers lobbyists and files lobbying disclosure reports with Congress, reporting lobbying expenditures on semiconductor policy, export controls, and AI regulation
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia disclosed in SEC filings that export restrictions to China could materially impact revenue, with China representing a significant portion of data center sales
Date: 2022-2023 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The U.S. Commerce Department implemented export controls in October 2022 restricting Nvidia's ability to sell advanced AI chips (A100, H100) to China without licenses
Date: 2022-10-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia is required to file quarterly (10-Q) and annual (10-K) reports with the SEC, disclosing material business risks including export control restrictions
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review NASA has awarded contracts involving Nvidia technology for scientific computing and data processing applications
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Federal contract values to Nvidia have likely increased substantially from 2022-2024 correlating with government AI initiatives
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia has received contracts related to the Frontier and other exascale computing projects at DOE facilities
Date: 2019-2023 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Department of Energy national laboratories (including Oak Ridge, Argonne, Lawrence Livermore) have procured Nvidia GPUs for supercomputing systems through federal contracts
Date: 2018-2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia Corporation (DUNS/UEI registered) appears as a federal contractor in USASpending.gov records with contracts spanning multiple federal agencies
Date: Ongoing through 2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Individual Nvidia executives, including CEO Jensen Huang, have made personal political contributions that appear in FEC individual contribution records
Date: Various dates Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review PAC contributions typically focus on members of Congress serving on committees relevant to technology, trade, defense, and appropriations
Date: Ongoing pattern Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia PAC makes contributions to federal candidates from both Republican and Democratic parties
Date: Multiple election cycles Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia operates a corporate Political Action Committee (PAC) registered with the FEC, commonly referred to as NVPAC or Nvidia Corporation PAC
Date: Ongoing registration Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia disclosed export restrictions to China as a material risk factor in SEC filings following U.S. government restrictions
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Form 4 filings document regular insider transactions including executive stock sales under 10b5-1 trading plans
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's 10-K risk factors include dependency on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for chip fabrication
Date: FY2024 10-K Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review SEC filings disclose Jensen Huang as co-founder, President, and CEO with significant stock holdings
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review In FY2024 10-K filing, Nvidia reported Data Center segment as its largest revenue source, surpassing Gaming
Date: 2024-02-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia files annual 10-K reports with fiscal year ending on the last Sunday of January
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's SEC filings are available through the EDGAR database under CIK number 0001045810
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia Corporation is incorporated in Delaware and trades on NASDAQ under ticker symbol NVDA
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Parliamentary questions in multiple EU member states have addressed Nvidia's market dominance in AI chips and implications for European technological sovereignty
Date: 2023-2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review French competition authority (Autorité de la concurrence) raided Nvidia offices in September 2023 as part of an antitrust investigation into the cloud computing sector
Date: 2023-09-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Congressional hearings on AI safety and regulation in 2023 referenced Nvidia's market position in AI training hardware, though Nvidia executives were not always direct witnesses
Date: 2023-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia abandoned the Arm acquisition in February 2022 following regulatory pressure from multiple jurisdictions including UK, EU, and US authorities
Date: 2022-02-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into Nvidia's proposed $40 billion acquisition of Arm, with related discussions in European Parliament committees on competition policy
Date: 2021-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The UK Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee examined Nvidia's attempted acquisition of Arm Holdings as part of scrutiny over tech sector consolidation
Date: 2021-2022 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review U.S. Commerce Department export controls announced in October 2022, restricting Nvidia's ability to sell advanced AI chips (A100, H100) to China, were subject to Congressional testimony and oversight hearings
Date: 2022-10-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia was discussed extensively in U.S. Congressional hearings related to the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which allocated $52 billion for domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research
Date: 2022-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia reached a settlement with the FTC in 2000 regarding alleged deceptive advertising practices related to graphics card performance claims
Date: 2000-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The FTC filed a complaint seeking to block Nvidia's proposed $40 billion acquisition of Arm Ltd., leading Nvidia to abandon the deal
Date: December 2021 - February 2022 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia has been party to multiple patent infringement cases involving graphics processing technology against companies including Rambus and various patent holding entities
Date: 2008-2020 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The SEC charged Nvidia with inadequate disclosures regarding cryptocurrency mining's impact on gaming GPU sales, resulting in a $5.5 million civil penalty
Date: 2022-05-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia faced a securities class action lawsuit related to cryptocurrency mining GPU demand disclosures (In re NVIDIA Corporation Securities Litigation, N.D. Cal.), filed in 2018
Date: 2018-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia and Intel settled all outstanding legal disputes in 2011, with Intel agreeing to pay Nvidia $1.5 billion over five years
Date: 2011-01-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Samsung and Nvidia engaged in patent litigation starting in 2014, with Nvidia filing complaints with the ITC and Samsung counter-suing for patent infringement
Date: 2014-2016 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia settled a securities class action lawsuit (In re NVIDIA Corporation Securities Litigation) in 2010 for $20 million, related to allegations of misleading statements about defective GPU products
Date: 2010-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia has disclosed lobbying expenditures in federal lobbying disclosure reports filed with the Senate Office of Public Records, showing increased spending on semiconductor and export control issues
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Updated export restrictions in October 2023 expanded controls to additional Nvidia products including the A800 and H800 chips designed for the China market, requiring new SEC risk disclosures
Date: 2023-10-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The FTC filed a lawsuit to block the Nvidia-Arm merger in December 2021, with the complaint becoming part of public court records
Date: 2021-12-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's proposed acquisition of Arm Ltd. was abandoned in February 2022 following regulatory challenges from the FTC, UK Competition and Markets Authority, and European Commission, as disclosed in company statements and filings
Date: 2022-02-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The company disclosed in regulatory filings that export control restrictions could result in loss of approximately $400 million in sales to China in Q3 fiscal 2023
Date: 2022-08-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia disclosed in SEC filings that it received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding antitrust concerns related to its AI chip business
Date: 2024-09-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review In October 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security imposed export restrictions requiring Nvidia to obtain licenses for exporting A100 and H100 chips to China, which Nvidia disclosed in SEC filings as a material risk
Date: 2022-10-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia files annual 10-K reports, quarterly 10-Q reports, and 8-K current reports with the SEC, publicly available through the EDGAR database
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's federal contracts include both direct awards and subcontracting arrangements with prime defense contractors
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review NASA has awarded contracts involving Nvidia hardware for scientific computing applications
Date: Various Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Federal contract awards to Nvidia have increased significantly in recent years, correlating with government AI/ML initiatives
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Department of Energy national laboratories have procurement records with Nvidia for supercomputing components
Date: Multiple years Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The Department of Defense has awarded contracts to Nvidia for GPU technology and high-performance computing hardware
Date: Multiple years through 2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia Corporation is registered as a federal contractor in SAM.gov with headquarters in Santa Clara, California
Date: Ongoing registration Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia as a corporation does not make direct contributions to federal candidates, as this is prohibited by federal law; contributions flow through the PAC
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Individual contributions from Nvidia executives, including CEO Jensen Huang, are separately disclosed in FEC records as personal contributions
Date: Various Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's PAC contributions in recent election cycles have typically ranged in the low hundreds of thousands of dollars total per cycle, modest relative to the company's market size
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review NVPAC makes contributions to candidates from both Republican and Democratic parties, typically focusing on members of committees relevant to technology and trade policy
Date: Various election cycles Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia operates a registered Political Action Committee called 'Nvidia Corporation Political Action Committee' (NVPAC) that files regular disclosure reports with the FEC
Date: Ongoing since registration Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review The company's 10-K filings identify Jensen Huang as co-founder, President, and CEO
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia completed a 10-for-1 stock split effective June 2024, disclosed in SEC filings
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's proxy statements (DEF 14A) disclose executive compensation for CEO Jensen Huang and other named executive officers
Date: Annual Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review SEC filings include risk factor disclosures regarding U.S. export restrictions on advanced chips to China
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia disclosed in SEC filings that it derives significant revenue from data center and gaming segments
Date: FY2023-2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia's fiscal year ends on the last Sunday of January, requiring annual 10-K filings shortly thereafter
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia files annual 10-K reports, quarterly 10-Q reports, and 8-K reports for material events with the SEC
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026
Pending Review Nvidia Corporation is registered with the SEC under CIK number 0001045810
Date: Ongoing since 1999 IPO Added: 05 Apr 2026
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Entity #10
executive_leadership, CEO and Co-founder primary since 1993
Jensen Huang is co-founder, President, and CEO of Nvidia Corporation, with significant stock holdings documented in SEC filings including Form 4 insider transaction disclosures · Jensen Huang is CEO, President, and co-founder of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA). He has held this position since the company's founding. His role is documented in SEC filings including 10-K annual reports and DEF 14A proxy statements. He is a beneficial owner of more than 5% of NVIDIA common stock and receives annual compensation exceeding $30 million in total reported value.
Entity #25
institutional_investor, institutional investor/shareholder inferential since unknown
As one of the world's largest asset managers, BlackRock is a significant institutional investor in publicly traded companies like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). This relationship is inferential based on BlackRock's standard investment practices in major technology companies, though specific holdings would be documented in 13F filings. · BlackRock files quarterly 13F-HR forms disclosing institutional investment holdings exceeding $100 million, and files Schedule 13G/13D forms when acquiring beneficial ownership stakes exceeding 5% in publicly traded companies. As one of the world's largest asset managers with over $9 trillion AUM, BlackRock holds significant positions in major publicly traded companies including technology firms like Nvidia.
Entity #94
government_contractor primary since 2010
The Department of Defense has awarded contracts to Nvidia for GPU technology and high-performance computing hardware. Nvidia Corporation is registered as a federal contractor in SAM.gov.
Entity #95
government_contractor, contracts_with secondary since 2010
As a DoD contractor providing GPU technology and high-performance computing hardware, Nvidia's products support defense research applications including those funded through DARPA programs at Department of Energy national laboratories. · NVIDIA contributed $30 million in support including $24 million in computing for its DGX platform to a US government AI research program involving DARPA, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, NASA, NIH, NOAA, and USDA.
Entity #109
technology_ecosystem inferential since 2015
Nvidia operates in the same AI and high-performance computing space where In-Q-Tel invests for intelligence community applications. Nvidia's GPU technology is foundational to AI systems used by defense and intelligence contractors.
Entity #17
technology_ecosystem inferential since 2020
Both companies are major government contractors in the AI and data processing space. Nvidia's GPU hardware is commonly used for the types of large-scale data analytics and AI workloads that Palantir's software platforms perform for defense and intelligence clients.
Entity #105
defense_contractor_ecosystem inferential since 2015
Both are federal contractors serving the Department of Defense. Nvidia provides GPU hardware while Booz Allen provides consulting and technology services, often for overlapping AI and high-performance computing programs.
Entity #107
defense_contractor_ecosystem inferential since 2015
Both are federal contractors with Department of Defense contracts. Leidos integrates advanced computing solutions that often incorporate Nvidia GPU technology for defense applications.
Entity #119
venture_capital_ecosystem inferential since 2015
Sequoia Capital is a major Silicon Valley venture firm that operates in the same technology investment ecosystem as Nvidia. Both are central to the AI industry in Santa Clara/Silicon Valley.
Entity #120
venture_capital_ecosystem inferential since 2018
Andreessen Horowitz invests heavily in AI startups that depend on Nvidia's GPU infrastructure. The firm and Nvidia are both central players in the AI technology ecosystem.
Entity #121
investment_ecosystem, Portfolio Investment primary since 2020
SoftBank's involvement in the Arm Ltd. acquisition attempt created an indirect business relationship. Nvidia's proposed $40 billion acquisition of Arm (owned by SoftBank) was abandoned in February 2022 following regulatory challenges. · SoftBank Vision Fund has held significant positions in Nvidia, the AI chip company. The SEC filing activity documented from 2019-2024 would include required disclosures for such holdings. SoftBank Group/Vision Fund's Nvidia investments have been publicly reported as major positions.
Entity #3
business_relationship secondary since 2023
xAI and Tesla, both Musk companies, are significant customers of Nvidia GPUs for AI training and development. There is a commercial relationship for AI computing hardware.
Entity #7
legislative interest inferential since 2021
As Senate Finance Committee Chair, Wyden has jurisdiction over tax and trade policy affecting semiconductor companies. Oregon has a significant tech industry presence, and Wyden has received contributions from technology sector PACs and employees.
Entity #20
supply_chain_adjacent inferential since 2023
Hanmi Semiconductor manufactures semiconductor packaging and inspection equipment used by chip fabrication companies. As a major semiconductor company, Nvidia's supply chain includes fabrication partners who may use equipment from manufacturers like Hanmi. Additionally, US-led chip restrictions affecting Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturers are connected to broader semiconductor industry dynamics involving major chip companies.
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