# Nvidia reportedly considers another $1 billion investment in Figure

_Published Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM EDT · Robotics · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Nvidia has discussed investing another $1 billion in humanoid robot developer Figure AI, eWeek reported, citing The Information. Figure is seeking financing at a reported pre-money valuation of approximately $38 billion. The discussions have produced no announced agreement, and neither company has publicly confirmed the proposed investment.

Nvidia already invested in Figure's September 2025 Series C. Figure's separate partnership with Nscale targets access to up to 100,000 Nvidia Vera Rubin GPUs, with initial deployments planned for the second half of 2027.

## Sources

- [eWeek](https://www.eweek.com/news/nvidia-figure-ai-1-billion-investment-humanoid-robots/)

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