Nvidia to make US$1 billion investment in Naver next week - Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Nvidia Corp. is scheduled to fulfill its US$1 billion investment in Naver Corp. next Friday, according to the portal giant's regulatory filing Friday, a move set to make the U.S. chip giant the third-largest shareholder of the South Korean IT firm.

The completion of the capital increase comes as Naver was able to secure at least $9 billion in computing infrastructure, the filing said. Naver will fix the number of common shares to be acquired by Nvidia via a rights offering on Tuesday.

Currently, South Korea's national pension fund is the largest shareholder with 9.49 percent, followed by BlackRock, a global asset manager, with 7.31 percent.

The upcoming investment is part of a strategic partnership between Naver and Nvidia announced in July, to establish a massive, global artificial intelligence (AI) factory.

Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang (L) and Lee Hae-jin, founder and chairman of Naver Corp., shake hands after a strategic agreement signing ceremony at the U.S. chipmaker's office in California on July 24, 2026, in this file photo provided by Naver. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)