Nvidia’s ‘Second Home’: Why the AI Giant Is Doubling Down on Israel |
At a time when parts of the Western corporate world are reassessing their exposure to Israel amid its war with Hamas, Hezbollah, and the broader confrontation with Iran, Nvidia is taking a markedly different course. Rather than pulling back, the world’s most valuable public company is expanding its long-term presence in Israel through one of the largest technology infrastructure investments ever made in the country.
Nvidia is advancing plans to establish Israel’s largest and most powerful server farm alongside a major new research and development campus in the north. Together, these projects represent several billion shekels in committed investment and position Israel as one of Nvidia’s most important innovation hubs outside the United States. In an era when capital is increasingly sensitive to geopolitical risk, Nvidia’s actions amount to a clear and deliberate vote of confidence in Israel’s technology ecosystem. Visualization of the Nvidia campus in Kiryat Tivon (Image credit: Nvidia)
The centrepiece of the expansion is a hyperscale data centre under construction in the Mevo Carmel industrial zone near Yokneam. Nvidia is in advanced negotiations to lease the facility from Mega Or, which is developing the........