Nvidia will invest $1.5 billion in SB Energy, which will build and operate a major Ohio data center for OpenAI.

The investment would further bind Nvidia to OpenAI, with the chipmaker already providing more than $100 billion in credit support for the AI lab on the Ohio data center. It would also be another deal in which Nvidia invests in a company that is expected to buy more of its chips in the near future to outfit the facility.

SB Energy, which is majority owned by Stargate partner SoftBank, is responsible for building the Ohio data center and sourcing the power generation needed to keep it online. It is reportedly looking to secure up to 10…

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