Germany signs AI partnership with Nvidia at Berlin investment summit

What happened

At the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin, the German government entered into an agreement with Nvidia on Monday, when Chancellor Friedrich Merz opened the two-day event by addressing Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO. Nvidia Germany signs AI partnership with Nvidia at Berlin investment summit Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged companies to adopt AI as Nvidia named four German startups it plans to back. NVIDIA is a semiconductor company based in Santa Clara.

October 20, 2026 - 7:12 am At the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin, the German government entered into an agreement with Nvidia on Monday, when Chancellor Friedrich Merz opened the two-day event by addressing Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO. The economy ministry has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the chipmaker but has provided no further details; the agreement comes after reports last week that Germany would announce a partnership with Nvidia at the summit.

Nvidia has also identified four German startups that it intends to invest in, as part of its nearly $10bn commitment in Europe. Moreover, Siemens and Nvidia have agreed to collaborate on AI-operated factories.

Nvidia provided further details in a blog post from the company, stating that Merz and two ministries have entered into a joint plan with it. The objective is to develop AI that can operate robots, machines, and cars; this is referred to as physical AI.

These companies are Agile Robots, Avelios Medical, Mirelo and Reflex Aerospace. He also stated that artificial intelligence was driving major changes in Germany’s economy and that cooperation with Nvidia was important to its future.

Merz is under pressure to boost growth as German car manufacturers, chemical companies and engineers face strong overseas competition. “That knowledge belongs to you,” Huang said.