Nvidia in talks to back Nscale's West Virginia AI data center debt

Nvidia weighs playing the cosigner for Nscale’s AI data center in West Virginia

Nvidia is negotiating to guarantee billions of dollars in debt financing for an Anthropic data center Nscale plans in West Virginia. The proposed arrangement is a residual-value guarantee: if Nscale defaults on construction payments, Nvidia would take over the facility temporarily and help find a buyer and new tenants.

Why it matters: Nvidia's financial support for cloud customers now reaches construction risk, beyond leases and chip purchases.