Nvidia's $5 Trillion Empire: Deep Dive into Global Operations and Israeli Hub
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
Nvidia, a global leader in GPUs for AI, has achieved a market valuation over $5 trillion with $215.9 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2026. The company's largest development center outside the U.S. is in Israel, employing over 6,000 people and contributing significantly to key technologies like the Vera Rubin platform. Nvidia is expanding its Israeli operations with new hires and a planned 90-dunam campus in Kiryat Tivon, while also integrating its AI solutions into Israeli public services and healthcare.
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- Nvidia's market valuation now exceeds $5 trillion, with revenues reaching $215.9 billion in fiscal year 2026.
- Israel hosts Nvidia's largest development center outside the U.S., employing over 6,000 people.
- Nvidia is actively recruiting for approximately 420 open positions across its Israeli development centers.
- The company plans to build a major 90-dunam campus in Kiryat Tivon, Israel, for approximately 10,000 employees.
- Nvidia is implementing AI tools and platforms in collaboration with Israeli public sector entities and healthcare providers.
- Israeli engineers played a key role in developing four of the seven chips in Nvidia's Vera Rubin computing platform.
Nvidia, a company founded in 1993 initially for computer game graphics processors, has achieved a market valuation exceeding $5 trillion. For the fiscal year 2026, its revenues reached $215.9 billion, marking a 65% increase from the previous year. Beyond its dominant role in supplying graphics processing units (GPUs) for the global artificial intelligence industry, Nvidia's core business integrates hardware, including processing and communication chips, with software, maintaining a significant presence in Israel.
Nvidia's development center in Israel is its largest outside the United States, employing over 6,000 individuals across offices in Tel-Hai, Yokneam, Ra'anana, Tel Aviv, and Beersheba. The company is actively expanding its workforce in Israel, with approximately 420 open positions in engineering teams focused on chip architecture, software development, and AI research. This expansion was significantly boosted by the 2019 acquisition of Mellanox for $6.9 billion, which was finalized in 2020 and established Israel as a key hub for Nvidia's accelerated communication activities. Since then, Nvidia has acquired additional Israeli startups, including Excelero in 2022 and Deci and Run:ai in 2024.
Israeli contributions are evident in Nvidia's Vera Rubin computing platform, launched in 2026, with four of its seven constituent chips developed in Israel. These include components for high-speed networking and data processing. Nvidia also operates the Israel-1 supercomputer in the country for internal R&D and opened a data center engineering site in Mevo Carmel Park in early 2025. In December 2025, the company announced plans for a major campus in Kiryat Tivon, spanning 90 dunams and designed to accommodate approximately 10,000 employees, with construction slated to begin in 2027 for occupancy in 2031.
Nvidia's impact in Israel extends beyond technological exports, directly influencing the public sector and healthcare. The company collaborates with entities like Maccabi Health Services, Assuta Medical Centers, and the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality to implement AI tools and accelerated computing platforms. Nvidia's technological reach spans AI infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, medicine, and gaming. Its AI infrastructure includes massive server farms and "AI factories" powered by millions of GPUs, working with companies like OpenAI and public sector organizations.
Furthermore, Nvidia is advancing physical AI and robotics through its "three-computer solution," supporting intelligent systems from training to real-world deployment, in partnership with companies like Boston Dynamics and Mercedes-Benz. The company also runs its global NVIDIA Inception startup program in Israel, which includes over 1,300 Israeli companies in robotics, automotive, and AI. Notable program alumni include Descartes, reportedly nearing a multi-billion dollar acquisition. In the automotive sector, Nvidia provides comprehensive hardware and software for autonomous driving development, integrated by manufacturers such as BYD and Nissan. For medicine, it offers tools for real-time sensor data processing, drug discovery models, and open-source platforms for medical imaging. The company's traditional gaming segment, serving over 200 million GeForce users, has also adapted to AI, with new RTX processors utilizing DLSS 4 technology to enhance frame rates and reduce power consumption.