In Brief Posted: 7:43 AM PDT · May 9, 2026 Image Credits: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg / Getty Images Nvidia continues to be a major investor in the AI ecosystem, committing more than $40 billion to equity investments in AI companies — and that’s just in these early months of 2026, according to CNBC . Much of that total comes from a single bet, a $30 billion investment in OpenAI . But CNBC reports that the chipmaker has also announced seven multi-billion dollar investments in publicly traded companies, most recently deals to invest up to $3.2 billion in glassmaker Corning and up to $2.1 billion in data center operator IREN. We’ve previously rounded up Nvidia’s investments in AI startups , including 67 venture deals in 2025. And according to FactSet data, it’s already participated in around two dozen investment rounds in private startups in 2026.…