M&AJul 17, 2026, 14:23 UTC

Nvidia's VC arm reportedly took $196M Revolut stake

What's the deal? NVentures, NVIDIA's corporate venture capital arm, may have acquired 141,834 shares in Revolut, Tech Funding News reported, citing a UK Companies House confirmation statement. At the funding round's reported share price, the stake would be worth roughly $196 million, though neither company has disclosed the investment's size.

The context: Revolut secured a $75 billion valuation in November 2025, backed by Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, Fidelity, NVentures, and other major investors. A June 2026 Bloomberg report said the fintech firm was weighing a secondary share sale that could lift its valuation to $115 billion.

Why now? The timing follows major regulatory milestones. Revolut received a full UK banking license and has an ongoing application for a US bank charter, both of which could support its expansion into lending and banking.

What's the endgame? The proposed secondary sale would let existing shareholders and employees cash out rather than raise new capital. Revolut also won in-principle approval from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority for a VASP license, expanding its footprint in the Middle East.

The approval, which still needs final authorization, would let Revolut offer regulated crypto broker-dealer, investment, and exchange services in the UAE via its retail app and Revolut X.

The signal: NVIDIA's venture arm is better known for chip and AI bets, so a reported nine-figure stake in a fintech scaleup marks an unusual placement — one tied to a company pushing deeper into both banking and digital assets.