Nvidia reportedly inks $13B deal to buy the AI startup that was hacked by OpenAI

Nvidia has reportedly signed an approximately $13 billion agreement to acquire the AI startup that was previously hacked by OpenAI. Coverage aggregated by Egypt Independent and other outlets on September 5 describes the deal as having reached the signing stage, though neither Nvidia nor the target company has issued an official statement.

The report does not name the startup or detail its product line, and its most prominent label remains the security incident attributed to OpenAI. A young company that entered the public spotlight through a hack is now reported to be the acquisition target of the chip giant, and that rapid change of status is striking in itself.

For Nvidia, the roughly $13 billion deal continues its recent pattern of using large-scale acquisitions to round out its AI capabilities. From GPU compute to software stacks and then to specific AI applications and agent services, Nvidia is trying to claim a more central position in the model and application ecosystem rather than staying purely a seller of compute chips.

Two angles make the acquisition notable for the industry. First, it suggests that leading AI startups can retain real technology and strategic value even after suffering a security setback. Second, it adds another layer of tension to Nvidia's relationship with OpenAI: Nvidia is a major compute supplier to OpenAI, while the two companies increasingly overlap in models and infrastructure.

What to watch next is whether the deal clears regulatory review, the expected closing timeline, and how the startup's technology will eventually be folded into Nvidia's product and service lines.

Until the parties confirm the transaction, the deal should be treated as a media report rather than a settled fact, and its final shape awaits an official announcement from Nvidia or the startup.