{"id":21077,"date":"2026-04-11T04:57:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T04:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/21077\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T04:57:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T04:57:51","slug":"from-robotics-to-ai-agents-jensen-huangs-gtc-keynote-was-full-of-signals-that-startups-cant-afford-to-ignore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/21077\/","title":{"rendered":"From robotics to AI agents, Jensen Huang&#8217;s GTC keynote was full of signals that startups can&#8217;t afford to ignore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone wants to be there, and if you\u2019re not there, you inevitably end up hearing about it. And on Monday afternoon, Huang hit on agentic AI, the fast-approaching future of compute, offered a chip demand outlook, and emphasized the idea of \u201cAI factories.\u201d For startups and growing private companies, here are a few things to consider:<\/p>\n<p>Talk to Nvidia\u2019s agent. First, say hello to NemoClaw: The perennially leather-jacket-clad Huang unveiled NemoClaw, a new open source platform focused on agentic AI. The name is seemingly intentional, likely referencing the recent success of viral AI agent OpenClaw, while giving companies enterprise-grade privacy and security controls. \u201cEvery company in the world today needs to have an OpenClaw strategy, an agentic system strategy,\u201d Huang told the audience. \u201cThis is the new computer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Physical AI has arrived. Huang emphasized that physical AI, especially robotics, is Nvidia\u2019s next major market, perhaps worth one trillion or more. Many VCs would agree with Huang\u2019s assessment, as billions of venture dollars have flowed into AI-era robotics companies like industrial-focused Skild AI and humanoid builder Apptronik.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nvidia wants to do it all. Fortune\u2019s Sharon Goldman says it all comes down to how Nvidia sees its own future. She writes: \u201cNvidia made it clear at GTC that it is positioning itself not just as a chipmaker but as the provider of entire AI computing systems powering the new \u201cinference\u201d phase of AI. (Inference is about powering AI outputs, not just training, and it will require an enormous new round of infrastructure investment.) That ambition goes beyond Nvidia\u2019s traditional \u201cpicks and shovels\u201d role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/nvidia-just-forecast-1-trillion-in-ai-demand-so-why-isnt-jensen-huang-a-target-of-ai-backlash\/\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/nvidia-just-forecast-1-trillion-in-ai-demand-so-why-isnt-jensen-huang-a-target-of-ai-backlash\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read on Sharon\u2019s take about why Nvidia hasn\u2019t seen more AI-fueled backlash here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5aXeGVWV2Lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5aXeGVWV2Lg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Fortune Term Sheet podcast hosted by Allie Garfinkle graphic with photo of Allie, links to YouTube video\" data-cy=\"article-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 lazyload wp-image-4286996 not-prose w-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 1024 576'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR4nGNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/termsheet_16x9_v02-YTButtonLeft.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Term Sheet Podcast\u2026 This week\u2019s guest is someone I\u2019ve been wanting to meet in person for some time: Winston Weinberg, Harvey CEO and cofounder. Harvey\u2019s a legal AI leader, and the company\u2019s 3.5 years old with an $11 billion valuation. Winston and I talked about Harvey\u2019s rise, AI\u2019s \u201cpartner and compete\u201d paradigm, and his formula for finding focus. <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5aXeGVWV2Lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5aXeGVWV2Lg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the episode here.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>See you tomorrow,<\/p>\n<p>Allie Garfinkle<br \/>X: <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/x.com\/agarfinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/agarfinks\">@agarfinks<\/a><br \/>Email: <a aria-label=\"Go to mailto:alexandra.garfinkle@fortune.com\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/18\/robotics-to-ai-agents-jensen-huangs-gtc-keynote\/mailto:alexandra.garfinkle@fortune.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">alexandra.garfinkle@fortune.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Submit a deal for the Term Sheet newsletter <a aria-label=\"Go to mailto:termsheet@fortune.com\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/18\/robotics-to-ai-agents-jensen-huangs-gtc-keynote\/mailto:termsheet@fortune.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Joey Abrams curated the deals section of today\u2019s newsletter. <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/newsletters\/term-sheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/newsletters\/term-sheet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>VENTURE CAPITAL<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.roboforce.ai\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roboforce.ai\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RoboForce<\/a>, a Milpitas, Calif.-based AI robotics company, raised $52 million in funding. YZi Labs led the round and was joined by others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/stlabs.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/stlabs.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Standard Template Labs<\/a>, a New York City-based AI-powered service management platform, raised $49 million in seed funding. ICONIQ and CRV led the round.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/native.security\/\" href=\"https:\/\/native.security\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Native<\/a>, a Seattle, Wash.-based cloud security platform, raised $42 million in funding. Ballistic Ventures led the round and was joined by existing investors General Catalyst, YL Ventures, and Merlin Ventures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.mestagtherapeutics.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mestagtherapeutics.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mestag Therapeutics<\/a>, a Cambridge, U.K.-based biotech company looking to develop treatments for patients with cancer and inflammatory diseases, raised $40 million in funding from SV Health Investors, Johnson &amp; Johnson, Forbion, GV, and Northpond Ventures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/turquoise.health\/\" href=\"https:\/\/turquoise.health\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Turquoise<\/a>, a San Diego, Calif.-based health care pricing and payment platform, raised $40 million in Series C funding. Oak HC\/FT led the round and was joined by existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Adams Street Partners, and Yosemite.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.busright.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.busright.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BusRight<\/a>, a New York City-based student transportation technology company, raised $30 million in funding. Volition Capital led the round.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.hanoverpark.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hanoverpark.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hanover Park<\/a>, a New York City-based AI-powered fund administrator, raised $27 million in Series A funding. Emergence Capital, Lux, and Susa led the round.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/knoxsystems.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/knoxsystems.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Knox Systems<\/a>, an Austin, Texas-based federal AI-managed cloud provider, raised $25 million in funding. B Capital led the round and was joined by M12, Okta Ventures, MongoDB Ventures, Hearst Ventures, and others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/tracebit.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/tracebit.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tracebit<\/a>, a London, U.K.-based cybersecurity company, raised $20 million in Series A funding. FirstMark led the round and was joined by Accel and others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.conduithealth.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conduithealth.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conduit Health<\/a>, a New York City-based platform that connects Medicare and Medicaid patients with medical supplies and services, raised $17 million in Series A funding. Drive Capital led the round and was joined by existing investors XYZ Ventures, Twelve Below, Eniac Ventures, and others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/gomultiply.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/gomultiply.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Multiply<\/a>, a San Francisco-based developer of self-learning advertisement technology, raised $9.5 million in funding. Mayfield led the round and was joined by Sorenson Capital and others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.rubi.earth\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rubi.earth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rubi<\/a>, a San Francisco-based developer of technology designed to turn carbon emissions into textiles, raised $7.5 million in funding. AP Ventures and FH One Investments led the round and were joined by Talis Capital, CMPC Ventures, H&amp;M Group, Understorey Ventures, and angel investors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/tenkara.ai\/\" href=\"https:\/\/tenkara.ai\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tenkara<\/a>, a San Francisco-based developer of operations agents for manufacturers, raised $7 million in funding. True Ventures led the round and was joined by HF0, WndrCo, Articulate Capital, Night Capital, and others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.mavehealth.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mavehealth.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mave Health<\/a>, a San Francisco-based neurotech company, raised $2.1 million in seed funding. Blume Ventures led the round and was joined by others.<\/p>\n<p>PRIVATE EQUITY<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Icelanderic, a portfolio company of New Heritage Capital, acquired <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.somalabs.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.somalabs.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SOMA LABS<\/a>, a Middlesex, N.J.-based supplement manufacturer. Financial terms were not disclosed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; VisuSewer, a portfolio company of Fort Point Capital, acquired <a aria-label=\"Go to http:\/\/unitedsurveyinc.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/unitedsurveyinc.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United Survey<\/a>, an Oakwood Village, Ohio-based swerve inspection, cleaning, and rehabilitation services provider. Financial terms were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>FUNDS + FUNDS OF FUNDS<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.sandscapital.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sandscapital.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sands Capital<\/a>, an Arlington, Va.-based growth equity firm, raised $1.1 billion for its third Global Innovation Fund focused on late-stage tech companies.<\/p>\n<p>PEOPLE<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/www.northleafcapital.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northleafcapital.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Northleaf Capital Partners<\/a>, a Toronto, Ontario-based private equity firm, appointed John Rikhtegar as Vice President, Private Equity &amp; Venture Capital. Previously, he was with The Royal Bank of Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Fortune AIQ: One Strategy, Real AI Results<\/p>\n<p>AI transformation can be overwhelming\u2014there are countless tools, strategies, and approaches competing for attention, often without any proven results. But for some companies, AI\u2019s biggest impact can be attributed to a single tool, strategy, or approach. Explore all of <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/topic\/aiq\/\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/topic\/aiq\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fortune AIQ<\/a>, and read the latest playbook below:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013How to decide if gen AI is the <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/how-to-decide-if-gen-ai-is-the-right-path-for-your-product\/\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/how-to-decide-if-gen-ai-is-the-right-path-for-your-product\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">right path for your product<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013Inside Bank of America\u2019s <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/inside-bank-of-americas-build-once-ai-strategy\/\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/inside-bank-of-americas-build-once-ai-strategy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018build once\u2019 AI strategy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013Why Pinterest is going <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/why-pinterest-is-going-all-in-on-open-source-ai\/\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/why-pinterest-is-going-all-in-on-open-source-ai\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">all in on open-source AI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013How cutting out product management enabled Kilo to compete in the <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/how-cutting-out-product-management-enabled-kilo-to-compete-in-the-hyper-fast-ai-coding-market\/\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/how-cutting-out-product-management-enabled-kilo-to-compete-in-the-hyper-fast-ai-coding-market\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hyper-fast AI coding market<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013How Seismic\u2019s AI incubation team became its <a aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/how-seismics-ai-incubation-team-became-its-ultimate-ai-strategy\/\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/17\/how-seismics-ai-incubation-team-became-its-ultimate-ai-strategy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ultimate AI strategy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Everyone wants to be there, and if you\u2019re not there, you inevitably end up hearing about it. 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