Nvidia in talks to invest further in Reflection AI or buy it, FT reports

Nvidia is reportedly in discussions to either expand its investment in the open-source startup Reflection AI or potentially acquire the company, according to the Financial Times. Sources familiar with the matter indicate that these talks are in their early stages, with a deal possibly taking several forms, such as an acqui-hire arrangement where Nvidia would hire Reflection AI's employees and license its technology.

This approach may help Nvidia avoid a lengthy regulatory review, the newspaper suggests. The negotiations could be finalized within the coming weeks, though the report notes that discussions could still collapse. Nvidia, which has already pledged $800 million in funding to Reflection AI, declined to comment on the FT report. As for Reflection AI, the company, founded in 2024 by former DeepMind researchers Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou, develops tools that automate software development, an area where AI is seeing rapid growth.

In April, Reflection AI's CEO, Misha Laskin, disclosed that the startup was in the process of raising additional capital, putting its pre-money valuation at $25 billion. Recently, Reflection AI unveiled its first open-weight model, Beam, aimed at competing with lower-cost Chinese AI models like DeepSeek and Kimi.