NVIDIA

Designer of GPUs and accelerated computing platforms.

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IPO^{Source [4]}^{Source [2]}Last verified Oct 2, 2026

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA designs GPUs and full accelerated computing platforms, combining processors, interconnects, networking, systems and software. It was founded on April 5, 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem to bring 3D graphics to gaming and multimedia, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.^{Source [2]}^{Source [1]}

The company went public on Nasdaq in January 1999 and that year introduced what it calls the first GPU. It opened GPUs to scientific computing with the CUDA architecture in 2006, powered the AlexNet neural network in 2012, and added data center networking through its 2020 acquisition of Mellanox.^{Source [4]}^{Source [1]}^{Source [5]}

NVIDIA reports two segments: Compute & Networking, covering data center accelerated computing, networking, AI software and automotive platforms, and Graphics, covering GeForce GPUs for gaming and RTX workstation GPUs. Its customers include cloud providers, AI model makers, enterprises, researchers, gamers and creative professionals.^{Source [2]}

Revenue for fiscal 2026 (ended January 25, 2026) was $215.9 billion, up 65%, with net income of $120.1 billion, and the company had about 42,000 employees in 38 countries. Revenue for the quarter ended July 26, 2026 was $96.2 billion, up 106% from a year earlier. Huang has led the company as president and CEO since its founding.^{Source [2]}^{Source [6]}

What happened

Founded on April 5, 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem to bring 3D graphics to gaming and multimedia. It went public in January 1999 on the Nasdaq under the symbol NVDA and, by its own account, invented the GPU that year. It remains independent and trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, with Huang as president and CEO.^{Source [1]}^{Source [4]}^{Source [2]}

Timeline

2026-08Reported quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% from a year earlier.^{Source [6]}
2026-02Reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $215.9 billion, up 65%.^{Source [2]}
2022Introduced the Omniverse platform.^{Source [1]}
2020-04Completed the $7 billion acquisition of Mellanox Technologies.^{Source [5]}
2018Introduced RTX, its first GPU capable of real-time ray tracing.^{Source [1]}
2012Its GPUs powered the AlexNet neural network.^{Source [1]}
2006Unveiled the CUDA architecture.^{Source [1]}
1999Introduced the GPU.^{Source [1]}
1999-01Went public on Nasdaq under the symbol NVDA.^{Source [4]}
1998-04Reincorporated in Delaware.^{Source [2]}
1993-04Founded by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem.^{Source [1]}^{Source [2]}

Products and brands

Data Center platform: Rack-scale AI and HPC systems built on NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs and interconnects, including Blackwell.^{Source [2]}
Networking: NVLink, InfiniBand and Ethernet adapters, switches and DPUs.^{Source [2]}^{Source [5]}
CUDA: Parallel computing architecture and software platform for GPUs, introduced in 2006.^{Source [1]}^{Source [2]}
GeForce: GPUs for gaming and PCs.^{Source [2]}
NVIDIA RTX: Workstation and PC GPUs with real-time ray tracing.^{Source [2]}^{Source [1]}
Automotive platforms: Self-driving and in-vehicle computing platforms and software.^{Source [2]}
Omniverse: Platform for 3D simulation and digital twins.^{Source [1]}

How it makes money: Sells GPUs, systems, networking hardware and software for data centers, gaming PCs, professional workstations and vehicles, largely to cloud providers, computer makers, distributors and enterprises; the Data Center market drove its fiscal 2026 growth.^{Source [2]}

Leadership

Jensen Huang	President and CEO^{Source [2]}^{Source [7]}	Since 1993
Colette M. Kress	EVP and Chief Financial Officer^{Source [2]}	Since 2013
Ajay K. Puri	EVP, Worldwide Field Operations^{Source [2]}	Since 2009
Debora Shoquist	EVP, Operations^{Source [2]}	Since 2009
Timothy S. Teter	EVP and General Counsel^{Source [2]}	Since 2018

Funding and financials

Revenue: $215.9 billion (fiscal 2026, ended January 25, 2026)^{Source [2]}
Net income: $120.1 billion (fiscal 2026)^{Source [2]}
Quarterly revenue: $96.2 billion (quarter ended July 26, 2026)^{Source [6]}

Notable acquisitions

Mellanox Technologies^{Source [5]}

2020

$7 billion

People on Founded, and where they went next

1 person on record, connected to 0 other companies.

Person	Here	Also built
Jensen Huang	Co-founder, President and CEO, Director1993 to now	None on record

Sources

Corporate Timeline, NVIDIA. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
NVIDIA Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 25, 2026, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Nvidia, Wikipedia. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
NVIDIA Corporation prospectus (424B) for initial public offering of 3,500,000 shares, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), 1999-01-22. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
NVIDIA Completes Acquisition of Mellanox, Creating Major Force Driving Next-Gen Data Centers, NVIDIA Newsroom, 2020-04-27. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
NVIDIA Corporation Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 26, 2026, NVIDIA via SEC EDGAR, 2026-08-26. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
Jensen Huang, Founder, President and CEO, NVIDIA. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.

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