AI Stack
Capabilities and model layers highlighted by the company.
- Isaac GR00T
- Isaac Sim
- Omniverse
- Newton
- Cosmos
NVIDIA
PublicFounded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem, now the world's most valuable company at over $4 trillion market cap. Provides the foundational AI computing platform for humanoid robotics through Isaac, GR00T, and Jetson Thor. Partners with virtually every major humanoid robotics company.
Founded 1993Undisclosed raised
Introduction
NVIDIA was founded on January 25, 1993, by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem at a Denny's in San Jose. They started with $40,000, then raised $20 million from Sequoia Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures. The GPU invention in 1999 redefined computer graphics.
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Company Story
NVIDIA is the dominant platform for AI computing, providing the core infrastructure powering autonomous robots and humanoids worldwide through its Isaac robotics platform, GR00T foundation model, and Jetson edge computing. Founded in 1993, the company became the first to reach $5 trillion market capitalization in October 2025.
History
The AI pivot began around 2012 when researchers discovered GPUs were ideal for training neural networks. NVIDIA developed CUDA and purpose-built accelerators (A100, H100) that became the standard for LLM training.
In 2018, Jensen Huang launched the Isaac robotics platform at Computex. Over 100 companies including Boston Dynamics, Figure AI, and Agility adopted Isaac. In March 2024, NVIDIA announced Project GR00T and Jetson Thor for humanoid robots.
In 2025, NVIDIA open-sourced the GR00T N1 model, cementing its role as the essential infrastructure layer for the humanoid robotics industry.