NVIDIA Invests $150 Million in AI Inference Startup Baseten
Published on: Jan. 21, 2026, 5:46 p.m. | Source: Analytics India Magazine
The deal underscores a strategic shift as the AI industry pivots from model training to large-scale deployment. NVIDIA has invested $150 million in AI inference startup Baseten, which has raised $300 million in a funding round valuing the company at $5 billion—more than double its previous valuation, The Wall Street Journal reported.
