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Nvidia reportedly plans up to $3B investment in Stargate power firm Lancium

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Nvidia is investing up to $3 billion in Lancium, the power infrastructure developer anchoring the Stargate data center campus in Texas. The deal structures as $2 billion for approximately 20% equity, with an additional $1 billion contingent on Lancium achieving specific operational milestones, including grid connections. Lancium, backed by Blackstone, operates the 1,000-acre Lancium Clean Campus in Abilene—the first operational site within Stargate, the broader joint venture among SoftBank, OpenAI, and Oracle announced in January as part of the Trump administration's $500 billion AI infrastructure initiative.

Neither Nvidia nor Lancium has publicly confirmed the transaction. The reporting, attributed to unnamed sources, values Lancium at approximately $10 billion. Lancium is reportedly exploring an IPO in 2027, and the capital infusion would support campus expansion.

For practitioners tracking AI infrastructure financing and regulatory developments, this move signals Nvidia's direct exposure to the power and data-center buildout underpinning AI deployment—a vertical integration play that extends beyond chip manufacturing. The deal also demonstrates the scale of capital mobilizing around Stargate, one of the most visible U.S. AI infrastructure projects. Attorneys should monitor whether this investment triggers any foreign investment review under CFIUS protocols or raises questions about market concentration in AI compute infrastructure.

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