Nvidia takes Doctolib stake and wins Modal for its Vera chips

What happened?

1. Dealroom data cited in the coverage puts Nvidia's European AI investment programme at roughly $2 billion, including a minority stake in Doctolib
2. Modal said early tests showed the new Nvidia Vera chip roughly doubled the work AI agents complete, its first use of Nvidia central processors
3. Modal said it raised $750 million led by Accel at a $15.75 billion valuation and is on track for $1 billion in sales over the next year
4. Modal said usage of its services tripled and revenue grew more than 15 times year over year
5. Nvidia told investors it expects at least $20 billion in Vera chip sales this fiscal year, in a market it values at about $200 billion
6. MLex reported that a French lawmaker raised concern about Nvidia's Doctolib investment

Dealroom data cited in reports shows Nvidia took a minority stake in France's Doctolib as part of a roughly $2 billion European AI investment programme, and MLex reported that a French lawmaker raised concern about the deal. Separately, Modal said it will host AI agents on Nvidia's Vera central processor for the first time, after early tests showed agents completing roughly twice as much work. Modal had run that workload only on Intel and AMD chips.

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