Nvidia steps up investments and partnerships across Europe

US chipmaker Nvidia has been unusually active in Europe over the past week, a sign that it wants to strengthen its role in the continent's technology development, according to the startup news site EU-Startups.

During the week, Nvidia announced new investments in startups in the United Kingdom and France. It also launched collaborations in Sweden and supported artificial intelligence research.

The company also brought developers together at events in Barcelona, Paris and London.

EU-Startups reads this activity as a sign that the chipmaker is determined to play a bigger part in Europe. The available excerpt of the article does not give the size of the investments, name the companies involved, or explain why Nvidia is acting now.