# Nvidia in talks to buy Reflection AI or invest more, after putting in $800 million

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Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 11 Oct 2026
Updated: 11 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 11 Oct 2026

> The Financial Times says Nvidia is weighing a bigger stake in, or a takeover of, the open-model start-up founded by two former DeepMind researchers. An "acqui-hire" is one option.

**Nvidia is in talks to put more money into Reflection AI or buy the company outright**, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people with direct knowledge of the discussions. [Reuters' summary, carried by Business Recorder](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443669/nvidia-in-talks-to-invest-further-in-reflection-ai-or-buy-it-ft-reports), says the talks are at an early stage and could still fall apart, though a deal could come within weeks.

Nvidia has already invested **$800 million** in the start-up, according to the FT. Reflection declined to comment and Nvidia did not respond straight away.

## What kind of deal

The FT said several structures are on the table, including an **"acqui-hire"**: Nvidia would hire Reflection's staff and license its technology without buying the company itself. Big tech firms have used this route repeatedly since 2024 because it can avoid a long competition review, which a full takeover by the world's most valuable chipmaker would almost certainly face.

## Who Reflection AI are

- **Founded:** 2024, by former Google DeepMind researchers **Misha Laskin** (chief executive) and **Ioannis Antonoglou**.
- **What it builds:** tools that automate software development, one of the fastest-growing uses of AI.
- **Its model:** on Monday it released **Beam**, its first open-weight model, aimed at coding and agent tasks. Open-weight means anyone can download and run it.
- **Valuation:** Laskin told CNBC in April the company was raising money at a **$25 billion** pre-money valuation; it is not known whether that round closed.

Reflection pitches itself as an American answer to cheaper Chinese open models such as DeepSeek and Kimi.

## Why Nvidia wants it

Nvidia sells the chips that train and run almost every large AI model. Backing open-weight models built in the US gives companies and governments a reason to keep buying its hardware rather than relying on closed models from a handful of labs, or on Chinese alternatives that run on other chips.

## What it means for developers in Pakistan

Open-weight coding models matter most where paid AI subscriptions are expensive in rupees. A model like Beam can be run on a local server or a rented GPU and paid for once, rather than per seat in dollars. Freelancers billing foreign clients can check what they owe on that income with our [freelancer tax calculator](/tools/tax/freelancer-tax-calculator), and convert dollar invoices with the [currency converter](/tools/finance/currency-converter) at today's rate of Rs 277.00 to the dollar.

For more on where AI is heading this week, see [Satya Nadella's call for an AI emergency brake](/news/ai/satya-nadella-says-every-ai-model-should-be-treated-as-compromised-and-given-an).

## Frequently asked questions

**How much has Nvidia invested in Reflection AI?**

Nvidia has already invested $800 million in Reflection AI, according to the Financial Times report of 10 October 2026.

**What does Reflection AI make?**

Reflection AI, founded in 2024 by former DeepMind researchers Misha Laskin and Ioannis Antonoglou, builds tools that automate software development and released its first open-weight model, Beam, for coding and agent tasks.

## Sources

- Nvidia in talks to invest further in Reflection AI or buy it, FT reports (Business Recorder (Reuters)): https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443669/nvidia-in-talks-to-invest-further-in-reflection-ai-or-buy-it-ft-reports

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