What AI startups has NVIDIA acquired?
FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026) records 4 AI products bought by NVIDIA: OctoAI (2024), Run:ai (2024), Gretel (2025) and Lepton AI (2025). Run:ai still runs; OctoAI was discontinued after the deal; no source yet says whether Gretel and Lepton AI still run. That ties NVIDIA with Canva for the most purchases of any buyer in the graveyard. The graveyard counts only AI products FalcoScan tracks, so this is not a full list of NVIDIA's acquisitions.
Every AI product NVIDIA bought
Oldest purchase first. Open a name for its FalcoScan record, or a source to read it there.
| Product | Year bought | What happened since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| OctoAI | 2024 | Discontinued after the deal | forbes.com |
| Run:ai | 2024 | Still runs | blogs.nvidia.com |
| Gretel | 2025 | Not established | techcrunch.com |
| Lepton AI | 2025 | Not established | theinformation.com |
Questions and answers
How many AI startups has NVIDIA acquired?
FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026) records 4 AI products bought by NVIDIA: OctoAI (2024), Run:ai (2024), Gretel (2025) and Lepton AI (2025). The graveyard counts only AI products FalcoScan tracks, so this is not a full list of NVIDIA's acquisitions.
Do the AI products NVIDIA bought still run?
According to FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026), of the 4 AI products NVIDIA bought, Run:ai still runs; OctoAI was discontinued after the deal; no source yet says whether Gretel and Lepton AI still run.
Which companies buy the most AI startups?
Of the 138 products in FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026), NVIDIA and Canva bought the most: 4 each (NVIDIA: OctoAI, Run:ai, Gretel and Lepton AI; Canva: Remove.bg, Smartmockups, Unscreen and Affinity). In all, 88 companies bought products in the graveyard, and 14 bought two or more.
Other companies that bought two or more
Every buyer, with counts Every product in the AI Graveyard How a product is marked shut down or acquired