Nvidia reportedly in early talks to buy, acqui-hire or invest more in Reflection AI
Nvidia Corp. is in early talks to acquire open-weight model developer Reflection AI Inc. or invest more in the startup, according to the Financial Times. People familiar with the matter told the paper that an agreement could come within weeks. The talks could still collapse. The FT described more than one way a deal could […] The post Nvidia reportedly in early talks to buy, acqui-hire or invest…
Nvidia is reportedly in early discussions to acquire or invest in Reflection AI, according to the Financial Times. Sources suggest a deal could be finalized within weeks, though it is not guaranteed. Nvidia could either take full ownership of the startup, acquire a larger share, or invest more without taking control of the company.
An acqui-hire option would allow Nvidia to hire Reflection's employees and license its technology without taking control of the company, potentially avoiding a lengthy regulatory review. Nvidia has previously used these methods, including an acqui-hire of Groq Inc. and an outright purchase of Hugging Face Inc. Reflection AI already has Nvidia as a major investor, having led the company's $2 billion funding round in October 2025.
The company's latest round was valued at $25 billion pre-money. Reflection AI's first open-weight model, Beam, was unveiled this week with 501 billion parameters. The company focuses on coding agents and pitches Beam as a cheaper alternative to Chinese open models like DeepSeek and Kimi. Beam's training was done on Nvidia GB300 systems rented from SpaceX's Colossus 2 data center through 2029.
Reflection AI is backed by venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital Operations, Lightspeed Venture Partners LP, and DST Global LP. At this time, neither Nvidia nor Reflection AI have commented on the talks.
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