Nvidia in early talks with Korean chip startup Rebellions on possible deal
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Nvidia is in early discussions with South Korean AI chip designer Rebellions about a potential collaboration, including a technical partnership, investment, or acquisition, according to people familiar with the matter. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Rebellions CEO Sunghyun Park this week at Nvidia's Santa Clara headquarters. The talks are preliminary and may not lead to a transaction.
Key Facts
- Nvidia is in early talks with South Korean AI chip designer Rebellions about a technical partnership, investment, or acquisition.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Rebellions CEO Sunghyun Park this week at Nvidia's Santa Clara headquarters.
- Rebellions has raised about $850 million from investors including SK Hynix, Samsung Ventures, and Arm Holdings, and was most recently valued at around $2.3 billion.
- The discussions are preliminary and may not lead to a transaction, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Talks
Nvidia is in early discussions with South Korean AI chip designer Rebellions about possible collaborations, including a technical partnership, an investment, or perhaps even an acquisition, according to people familiar with the matter. Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang met with Rebellions co-founder and CEO Sunghyun Park and discussed a potential tie-up at the US company's headquarters in Santa Clara, California this week, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is not public. Deliberations between Nvidia and six-year-old Rebellions are preliminary and may not lead to a transaction, the people said. Nvidia did not respond to requests for comment, and a representative for Rebellions declined to comment.
Rebellions Profile
Bundang, South Korea-based Rebellions has raised roughly $850 million from investors including SK Hynix Inc., Samsung Ventures and Arm Holdings Plc, and was most recently valued at around $2.3 billion. It has also secured a direct investment from the Korean government. Founded in the midst of the pandemic in 2020, Rebellions is among a group of semiconductor startups designing and deploying their own chips to rival market leader Nvidia. The company specializes in neural processing units for data centers, optimized for AI inference work.
Nvidia's Investment Spree
Huang has led a far-reaching investment spree in recent years, as Nvidia works to maintain its central role in the artificial intelligence era. In late 2025, Nvidia struck an unconventional deal with US AI firm Groq, securing a nonexclusive license while absorbing most of its engineering talent. Nvidia said it wasn't an acquisition because Groq continues to operate separately and run its cloud business independently. Nvidia holds such a dominant share of the semiconductors used to train AI models like those from OpenAI and Anthropic PBC that it has to be wary of antitrust scrutiny. Large acquisitions in the tech industry typically need clearance from authorities such as the US Department of Justice.
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Nvidia in early talks with Korean chip startup Rebellions on possible deal
