V-DIG Audit — Nvidia Corporation

Enterprise Technology Stack & Vendor Relationships

Israeli-Origin Software & Services:

Check Point Software Technologies, an Israeli-founded company headquartered in Ra’anana, entered a formal technology partnership with Nvidia in 2023 to integrate Check Point’s Quantum network security suite with Nvidia’s BlueField Data Processing Units (DPUs) ¹. The partnership enables Check Point’s security software to run natively on Nvidia networking hardware in enterprise and data centre environments ¹. This is characterised as a go-to-market and technical integration partnership.

Wiz, an Israeli-founded company headquartered in New York, is documented as a technology partner in Nvidia’s cloud security ecosystem ². The integration covers cloud-native security posture management (CSPM) for Nvidia-powered cloud environments. No evidence confirms Wiz as Nvidia’s internal cloud security vendor.

SentinelOne, an Israeli co-founded company with R&D leadership in Israel and corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California, announced a partnership with Nvidia in 2023 centred on Nvidia’s Morpheus cybersecurity AI framework ². This is a joint go-to-market and technical integration for enterprise security customers.

Orca Security, an Israeli-founded company with Israeli R&D operations headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is integrated into Nvidia’s cloud partner ecosystem, providing agentless cloud security and CSPM ². The relationship is a technology ecosystem partnership.

Scale of Dependency:

The Check Point/BlueField DPU integration is embedded at the network infrastructure layer for customers deploying Nvidia DPUs across enterprise and cloud environments ¹. This represents significant ecosystem-level coupling. No public evidence positions Israeli-origin software as a critical dependency within Nvidia’s internal IT operations.

Procurement & Integrator Relationships:

No public evidence identified of systems integrators mandating Israeli-origin technology as part of engagements with Nvidia’s own IT procurement.

Surveillance, Biometrics & Retail Technology

Facial Recognition & Biometrics:

No public evidence has been identified of Nvidia directly procuring or deploying facial recognition or biometric products from Trigo, BriefCam, AnyVision/Oosto, or Trax for its own corporate operations.

Nvidia’s Metropolis platform is a general-purpose computer vision and video analytics AI SDK made available to third-party developers and integrators ². Some vendors building on Metropolis may include Israeli-origin firms. However, no specific named partnership or contract with an Israeli-origin vendor in the surveillance or biometrics category has been publicly confirmed.

Predictive Analytics & Workforce Monitoring:

No public evidence has been identified of Nvidia deploying Israeli-origin predictive policing, sentiment analysis, or workforce surveillance tools internally.

Third-Party Deployment:

No public evidence identified of Israeli-origin surveillance technologies reaching Nvidia indirectly through managed services or bundled enterprise suites.

Cloud Infrastructure, Data Residency & Sovereign Cloud Participation

Data Centre Operations in Israel:

Nvidia operates the Israel-1 supercomputer, launched in July 2023 in Yokneam, ranked 34th most powerful globally with over 2,000 H100 and BlueField processors ³. Nvidia is constructing a $500 million-plus Mevo Carmel data centre facility near Yokneam in the Mevo Carmel industrial park, housing Blackwell processors, representing Nvidia’s largest Israeli computing facility ⁴. Nvidia is planning a 90-dunam (approximately 160,000 square metres) mega-campus in Kiryat Tivon, with construction planned for 2027-2031 and potential employment of over 10,000 people ⁵.

Government Cloud Contracts:

Project Nimbus is a $1.2 billion Israeli government cloud contract awarded in April 2021 to Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services, not to Nvidia ⁶. Nvidia is neither a prime contractor nor a named participant in Project Nimbus. Nvidia GPU hardware (A100, H100, Blackwell) constitutes standard accelerated computing infrastructure deployed within both AWS and Google Cloud for AI workloads globally ⁶. As a consequence, Nvidia silicon is indirectly present within Project Nimbus infrastructure by virtue of standard hyperscaler GPU procurement practices, but no direct contractual relationship between Nvidia and the Israeli government via Project Nimbus has been documented.

Data Sovereignty & Resilience Services:

No public evidence identified of Nvidia providing services explicitly marketed or contracted to Israeli state institutions for data sovereignty, data localisation, or infrastructure resilience purposes in a direct contracting relationship.

Nebius AI Cloud (formerly Yandex Cloud) has deployed 4,000 Nvidia HGX B200 GPUs in Modiin, Israel, as part of a $140 million Israeli national supercomputer initiative ⁷. This is a partner-operated cloud, not Nvidia-direct infrastructure.

Data-Exposure Assessment:

Nvidia’s primary revenue-generating products are hardware (GPUs, DPUs, networking chips) and associated software (CUDA, drivers, enterprise software stacks) ². Nvidia is not primarily a data-collection or data-brokerage business. No public evidence indicates that CUDA telemetry from Israeli users is specifically routed through or stored in Israeli-jurisdiction infrastructure distinct from Nvidia’s global data processing.

DGX Cloud is hosted on third-party hyperscaler infrastructure (Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, AWS) ². If Israeli government or defence users access DGX Cloud, they do so via hyperscaler infrastructure subject to those hyperscalers’ data residency policies, not a direct Nvidia data-hosting relationship. Nvidia AI Enterprise software data processing is under customer jurisdiction and control, not Nvidia’s.

Defence, Intelligence & Security Sector Technology Relationships

Military & Intelligence Contracts:

The Israeli Ministry of Defense maintains an unclassified procurement database listing purchases of Nvidia products, including Jetson AI cards and DGX systems, during 2023-2025 ²⁸. No publicly verified direct contract between Nvidia and the Israeli Ministry of Defence or IDF has been identified in corporate filings, procurement records, or official press statements. The OpenIntel dossier states that no verified direct procurement contract between Nvidia and the Israeli Ministry of Defence, the Israel Defence Forces, or any Israeli security body has been established in public records ⁹.

Israeli defence-adjacent technology companies and AI startups were acquiring Nvidia H100 GPU clusters for AI development, including entities with IDF or defence ministry ties ². The procurement pathway described is commercial, direct hardware purchase or cloud-based GPU access, rather than a named government-to-company bilateral contract with Nvidia as a party.

Dual-Use Technology Provision:

Nvidia’s H100 and A100 GPUs are general-purpose accelerated computing hardware with broad civilian and commercial applications ¹⁰. These chips have been publicly reported as present in Israeli AI systems used in or near military contexts, including systems reportedly connected to targeting and intelligence processing during the Gaza conflict ². The supply chain is: Nvidia sells GPUs commercially, Israeli technology companies purchase those GPUs, and those companies contract with the IDF ². Nvidia is characterised as the upstream hardware supplier, not as a named defence contractor.

The AFSC Investigate profile documents that the Israeli Ministry of Defense purchased multiple Nvidia products (Jetson cards, DGX systems) during 2023-2025, listed in the unclassified procurement database ². Elbit Systems (Israeli private defence company, NASDAQ: ESLT) integrates Nvidia Jetson TX2 AI processor into Lanius drones used in Gaza, confirmed via CS FSU academic document ¹¹². This is a case of a commercial GPU being integrated into a weapons system by a defence contractor; Elbit is a commercial purchaser of Nvidia hardware through standard distribution channels.

Offensive Cyber & Weapons Technology:

No public evidence has been identified of Nvidia developing, selling, or licensing offensive cyber capabilities, zero-day exploit tools, or digital weapons systems to Israeli state actors or any other party. Nvidia is not classified as a cyber-weapons vendor in any reviewed source.

AI, Algorithmic & Autonomous Systems

AI/ML Provision to State Bodies:

No verified direct contract between Nvidia and Israeli state, military, or intelligence bodies for the provision of AI/ML systems has been identified in public records. Nvidia’s general-purpose GPU hardware and CUDA software ecosystem serve as the infrastructure layer on which Israeli AI companies build systems for downstream clients.

IDF AI Targeting Systems (Gospel / Lavender):

Multiple investigative outlets reported on IDF AI systems designated Gospel and Lavender, used for target generation in Gaza ². These investigative reports did not identify Nvidia as a named technology partner or direct supplier to these specific systems. The underlying compute infrastructure powering Gospel and Lavender is unspecified in public reporting with respect to GPU manufacturer or brand.

Run:ai — Post-Acquisition AI Orchestration:

Run:ai’s pre-acquisition customer base included enterprise AI users across cloud providers, financial services, healthcare, and technology sectors ¹². No public evidence identifies named IDF, MoD, or Israeli intelligence agencies as Run:ai customers in published case studies or press materials prior to or following acquisition. Post-acquisition integration: Run:ai software is positioned as a core component of Nvidia’s enterprise AI platform (NIM/NIM Agent Blueprints) ¹². The Run:ai acquisition faced EU regulatory review, with the EU Commission opening a Phase I investigation given Run:ai’s role in GPU orchestration market concentration, and unconditionally approved the acquisition in December 2024 under EU Merger Regulation (Case M.11766) ¹².

Deci AI — Post-Acquisition Inference Technology:

Deci AI’s pre-acquisition customer base was enterprise-focused, covering inference optimisation for commercial AI applications ². No public evidence identifies Israeli defence or intelligence bodies as named Deci AI customers in published materials. Post-acquisition, Deci’s AutoNAC technology contributes to Nvidia’s TensorRT and NIM inference optimisation stack.

Training Data & Model Development:

No public evidence has been identified of Nvidia’s AI models or platforms being trained on civilian population data, intercepted communications, or surveillance-derived datasets originating from Israel or the occupied Palestinian territories.

Autonomous Systems & Lethality:

No public evidence has been identified of Nvidia directly providing autonomous target generation, automated threat detection for kinetic purposes, or autonomous tracking systems to Israeli military or security forces in a named contractual relationship. The general-purpose GPU supply chain (commercial GPU to defence integrator to weapons/defence systems) is the relevant documented pathway.

Technology Ecosystem & R&D Footprint

Israeli R&D Centres:

Nvidia maintains a substantial R&D presence in Israel, which expanded significantly following the April 2020 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies ¹³. Mellanox was founded in 1999 in Yokneam, Israel, and had primary engineering operations in Israel at the time of acquisition ¹³. Post-acquisition, Nvidia retained and expanded those Israeli engineering operations. As of 2022-2024, Nvidia’s Israeli operations are estimated to employ approximately 3,000 to 4,000 engineers, making Israel one of Nvidia’s largest R&D hubs outside the United States ². Primary technical focus areas include networking (InfiniBand and Ethernet switching), DPU/SmartNIC development, silicon design, and AI/ML software. Nvidia Israel offices are located in Yokneam (primary networking engineering campus, the legacy Mellanox site), Tel Aviv, Ra’anana, and Jerusalem ².

Acquisitions:

Mellanox Technologies was acquired in April 2020 for approximately $6.9 billion ¹³. Mellanox was Israeli-founded (1999, Yokneam) and Israeli-headquartered at the time of acquisition ¹³. The technology domain is high-performance networking (InfiniBand, Ethernet) and data centre interconnects. This remains Nvidia’s largest-ever acquisition and is the primary mechanism for its Israeli R&D footprint. Post-acquisition, Mellanox operates as Nvidia’s networking division (Nvidia Networking); its Israeli engineering workforce continues to develop InfiniBand and BlueField products from Israeli campuses ¹³.

Run:ai was acquired in April 2024 for a reported $700 million ¹². Run:ai was Israeli-founded (2018, Tel Aviv) and the technology domain is AI workload orchestration and GPU cluster management software ¹². The EU Commission unconditionally approved the acquisition in December 2024 under EU Merger Regulation (Case M.11766) ¹².

Deci AI was acquired in May 2024 ². Deci AI was Israeli-founded (2019, Tel Aviv) and the technology domain is neural network optimisation and AI inference acceleration. Deci’s AutoNAC technology is used to optimise AI models for efficient deployment on GPU and edge hardware.

Controlling Principals:

Jensen Huang (Co-founder, President, CEO; holds approximately 3-4% equity as of 2024 proxy filings) has made public appearances at Israeli technology events and has made public statements about the importance of Israel to Nvidia’s engineering ecosystem, referencing the Mellanox acquisition legacy ². These are characterised as corporate rather than personal investment activity. No public evidence identified of personal family-office vehicles or personal investment entities controlled by Jensen Huang with stakes in Israeli surveillance, cyber, or military-tech companies.

Nvidia Board of Directors: No public evidence identified of any Nvidia board member holding a disclosed personal stake in Unit 8200-alumni firms, NSO Group, Cellebrite, Carbyne, AnyVision/Oosto, Palantir-Israel, Verint, or Nice Systems.

Academic & Research Collaborations:

Nvidia has documented research collaboration with Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), including GPU-accelerated research support and participation in Technion’s technology partnership programs ². Technion’s supercomputing infrastructure utilises Mellanox/Nvidia networking hardware. The nature of the collaboration is academic research support and hardware grants; no specific co-patent agreements have been identified.

Nvidia’s Inception Program supports early-stage AI startups globally, and Israeli AI startups are documented participants ². No public evidence that the Inception Program has formally enrolled settlement-based enterprises or startups operating exclusively in settlements.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Regulatory History

NGO & Academic Reports:

The AFSC Investigate profile for Nvidia documents the Mellanox acquisition and Israeli R&D operations, Nvidia GPU hardware use in Israeli AI systems cited in investigative journalism, and the partnership ecosystem with Israeli cybersecurity firms ². The profile characterises Nvidia as a significant upstream supplier to the Israeli AI and defence-tech ecosystem.

The AI Now Institute (2024) cross-referenced Nvidia GPU supply chains in the context of AI systems used in conflict zones ². The report identifies Nvidia as the dominant GPU supplier underpinning the commercial AI ecosystem but does not conclude a direct contractual relationship between Nvidia and the IDF.

Plus 972 Magazine (2022, 2024) reported on Project Nimbus and IDF AI targeting systems, referencing general GPU infrastructure without naming Nvidia as a direct MoD contractor.

The Intercept (2024) published investigative reporting on Nvidia chips present in Israeli AI military systems, framing Nvidia as the upstream GPU supplier to a commercial ecosystem from which Israeli defence contractors procure hardware, rather than as a named defence partner ².

UN OHCHR Settlement Database:

No Nvidia entry has been found in publicly accessible UN OHCHR settlement enterprise database indices (most recent iteration 2023) ². The database primarily lists companies involved in settlement construction, real estate, infrastructure, tourism, banking, and specific technology services directly to settlement enterprises, not general semiconductor or GPU hardware manufacturers.

UN A/HRC/59/23 — Albanese Report (2025):

The report From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide addresses the role of technology companies in enabling surveillance, AI targeting, cloud infrastructure, and data processing relevant to Israeli military operations ². The report names AWS and Google Cloud as the primary technology company subjects in relation to Project Nimbus. Microsoft is referenced in the context of cloud and AI services, and Palantir is referenced in relation to AI-assisted military data analytics. Nvidia is not named as a primary subject in paragraphs 36-43 of A/HRC/59/23. Nvidia’s GPUs are referenced obliquely in discussions of the broader AI infrastructure enabling targeting systems, but Nvidia is not identified as a named contracting party or primary subject.

Who Profits Research Center:

No direct Nvidia entry has been found in Who Profits Research Center database despite extensive searches ².

Don’t Buy Into Occupation Lists:

Nvidia does not appear on the Don’t Buy Into Occupation 2024 or 2025 company lists in available records ². The lists primarily include companies in banking/finance, construction materials, real estate, tourism/hospitality, and specific technology infrastructure providers with documented settlement-direct contracts.

Export Controls — Regulatory Framework:

The US Commerce Department imposed export licensing requirements on advanced AI chips, including Nvidia H100 and A100, to certain destinations in October 2023 ¹⁰. Israel was not placed on a restricted list at that time, meaning Nvidia’s commercial sales to Israeli customers remained lawful under applicable US export control regulations.

The AI Diffusion Rule (announced January 2025) created a tiered framework for advanced AI chip exports globally ¹⁰. Under this framework, Israel was placed in the Tier 1 (close-ally/trusted-partner) category, meaning Nvidia’s exports of advanced GPUs (H100, H200, Blackwell) to Israeli commercial and governmental customers remain subject to standard commercial licensing with no additional restriction beyond standard EAR requirements ¹⁰.

No new BIS enforcement actions, export licence violations, or sanctions investigations targeting Nvidia regarding Israeli sales have been identified through the research date.

Post-ICJ and Post-ICC Constructive Notice:

Post-July 19, 2024 (ICJ Advisory Opinion on illegality of occupation): Nvidia’s Israeli R&D operations continued operating without documented corporate policy change or public statement addressing the ICJ Advisory Opinion ². The Run:ai acquisition closed in April 2024 (pre-ICJ opinion) and the Deci AI acquisition closed May 2024 (pre-ICJ opinion); both acquisitions were completed before the ICJ Advisory Opinion date, though integration of those Israeli-founded entities into Nvidia’s corporate structure continued through the post-ICJ period.

Post-November 2024 (ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant): No documented Nvidia corporate statement, operational change, or policy announcement in response to the ICC arrest warrants has been identified in public records.

Settlement Nexus Assessment:

No public evidence has been identified of Nvidia directly providing digital products, services, or platforms specifically to settlement enterprises, settler-operated businesses, or infrastructure within internationally recognised occupied territories (West Bank settlements, Golan Heights). Nvidia’s Israeli operations are based in Tel Aviv, Yokneam (Northern Israel, within internationally recognised Israeli territory), Ra’anana (central Israel), and Jerusalem ². The Jerusalem office location is noted: East Jerusalem is considered occupied territory under international law, though Nvidia’s Jerusalem office location (West or East) is not specified in available public records.

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