NvidiaCorp.(NASDAQ:NVDA)hasreportedlyagreedtoacquireShoreline.io,asoftwarestartup,foranestimated$100million.
WhatHappened:Theacquisitiondealwasrecentlyfinalized,accordingtosourcesfamiliarwiththematter,asreportedbyBloombergonTuesday.Thesources,whochosetoremainanonymous,disclosedthatthedealvaluesShorelineatapproximately$100million.
Shoreline,basedinRedwoodCity,California,specializesindevelopingsoftwarethatidentifiesissuesandincidentswithincomputersystemsandautomatesprocessestoresolvethem.Thecompanywasestablishedin2019byAnuragGupta,aformerAmazonWebServicesexecutive.
Nvidia,akeyplayerinthedevelopmentofcomputersystemsessentialforcreatingandrunningAIsoftware,hasbeenactivelyacquiringstartups.Thecompany,withamarketvalueof$3.3trillion,doesnotalwayspubliclydiscloseacquisitionsthatarenotconsideredmaterialtoitsoperations.
Byaddingnewcapabilitiessuchassoftware,networking,andpretrainedAImodels,Nvidiaaimstomaketechnologyadoptionmoreaccessibletoawideraudience.Thecompanyalsoseekstodiversifyitsrevenuesources,reducingitsrelianceonindustrygiantslikeMicrosoftCorp.andAmazoninthecloudcomputingsector.
Shorelinehasraisedapproximately$57millionandisbackedbyinvestorsincludingDawnCapital,InsightPartners,andCanvasVentures.
NvidiaandShorelinehaveyettorespondtothequeriessentbyBenzinga.
WhyItMatters:Nvidia'sacquisitionofShorelinecomesatatimewhenthecompanyhasbeenmakingsignificantstridesinthetechindustry.Justadaybeforetheacquisitionnews,Nvidiawasdeclaredthemostvaluablepubliccompanyintheworld,surpassinggiantslikeMicrosoftandApple.ThisacquisitionisanotherstepinNvidia'sstrategytoconsolidateitspositionintheAIandtechindustry.
Meanwhile,EllenHazen,ChiefMarketStrategistatF.L.PutnamInvestmentManagement,praisedNvidia'srecentfinancialperformanceandgrowth,hintingatthestartofasignificanterawithNvidialeadingtheway.ShenotedthatNvidia'srevenueandearningsareup,drawingparallelstowhenAppleovertookExxonasthebiggestcompanyinAmericabymarketcapitalizationin2011.
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