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Categories: BUSINESS · TECHNOLOGY

South Korea AI funding & Nvidia partnership

Entities: Nvidia Corp. · Nvidia Corporation · Jae‑Myung Lee · Sejong Data Center · GAK Sejong data centre (South Korea)

Overview

On 25 July 2026 Nvidia announced a strategic equity investment of about $1 billion in Naver, acquiring roughly a 4.5 % stake. The cash is part of a broader $10 billion AI‑factory programme that also includes a non‑binding term sheet from Brookfield Asset Management for up to $9 billion. Together the partners will expand the NVIDIA DSX AI‑factory at Naver’s GAK Sejong hyperscale centre from 55 MW to 200 MW by 2028, with a longer‑term sovereign target of 1 GW. Nvidia will deploy its Vera Rubin and Blackwell platforms, and the compute pool is intended for Korean and U.S. AI innovators.

The announcement was highlighted at an AI summit in San Francisco attended by South Korean President Lee Jae‑Myung, and Nvidia reiterated its separate partnership with SK Group to build AI data‑centre capacity exceeding 2 GW using the DS‑X platform and upcoming HBM4 memory from SK Hynix. Market reaction was mixed: some reports noted Naver’s shares fell about 6 % in Seoul trading, while others observed a roughly 10 % rise in early trading, reflecting both dilution concerns and optimism about the capital infusion and a planned share‑retirement.

The deal makes Nvidia one of Naver’s top three shareholders and anchors a national push to position South Korea as a global AI‑compute hub.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 12 SOURCES] Nvidia is investing $1 billion in Naver Corp. (Nvidia investment of $1 billion in Naver)
[● 7 SOURCES] The AI factory deployment at Naver's GAK Sejong data center will increase from 55 MW to 200 MW by 2028. (AI‑factory capacity expansion)
[● 6 SOURCES] Brookfield has a non-binding term sheet to provide up to $9 billion for the AI‑factory project. (Brookfield financing term sheet)
[● 6 SOURCES] Total financing for the AI‑factory expansion is about $10 billion. (Overall project financing)
[● 6 SOURCES] NVIDIA and SK Group are cooperating on AI data‑centres totalling more than 2 GW in South Korea. (NVIDIA, SK Group)
[● 5 SOURCES] The eventual goal is a sovereign AI capacity of 1 GW. (Long‑term AI capacity goal)
[● 4 SOURCES] NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said Korea is entering a “golden age” for AI. (Jensen Huang)
[● 3 SOURCES] Naver’s shares fell about 6% after the AI‑factory financing announcement. (Market reaction)
[● 3 SOURCES] Naver shares rose about 10% after the investment announcement. (Share price reaction)
[● 3 SOURCES] The expanded AI factory will use NVIDIA DSX platform with Vera Rubin and Blackwell hardware. (Technology platform)
[● 2 SOURCES] Nvidia's investment gives it a ~4.5% equity stake, making it one of Naver’s three largest shareholders. (Equity stake)

Timeline

2 days ago

[BUSINESS] 23 sources
Nvidia invests $1 billion in Naver, expands Korean AI factory to 200 MW by 2028
Nvidia invests $1 billion in Naver, gaining a ~4.5% stake, and together with Brookfield’s up‑to‑$9 billion term sheet expands the Korean AI factory from 55 MW to 200 MW by 2028, aiming for a future 1 GW of AI‑s
4 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
DGIST Secures 279 billion KRW for Brain‑Robot “Glocal Lab” Initiative
DGIST was selected for the 2025 Glocal Lab program, securing 279 billion KRW over nine years to advance brain‑robot convergence research, including digital‑twin neuroscience and transhuman robotics.
5 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 31 sources
Nvidia partners with SK Group and Naver on $500 billion AI data‑centre plan
Nvidia commits $1 billion to Naver and a $500 billion AI partnership with SK Group, launching multi‑gigawatt data centres, new memory chips and joint AI labs in South Korea.

Sources

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