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Venture Round (1993-1997)

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Source Tablefunding_rounds
Source IDOCrxmARG1M
Source URLen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia
ParentNVIDIA
Children
CreatedMar 24, 2026, 4:44 PM
UpdatedMar 24, 2026, 4:44 PM
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Record Data

idOCrxmARG1M
companyIdNVIDIA(organization)
companyEntityIdNVIDIA(organization)
companyDisplayName
nameVenture Round
date1993-1997
raised18000000
raisedLow18000000
raisedHigh18000000
valuation
valuationLow
valuationHigh
instrumentequity
leadInvestorSequoia Capital
leadInvestorEntityId
leadInvestorDisplayName
sourceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia
notesFollow-on venture funding from Sequoia Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures totaling $18M additional (on top of the initial $2M seed), bringing total VC raised to ~$20M. Also includes a $5M strategic investment from Sega in 1996 to fund development of the RIVA 128 GPU.

Source Check Verdicts

partial85% confidence

Last checked: 4/12/2026

The source confirms that NVIDIA received venture capital funding in the early period (1993-1997 timeframe is consistent with the founding in April 1993), but states the amount as '$20 million', not '$18 million' as claimed in the record. The date range 1993-1997 is reasonable for early venture funding, but the raised amount is contradicted by the source's explicit statement of $20 million. This is a direct factual discrepancy in the key field 'raised'.

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