Tesla Investor Buys 1M Nvidia Shares

💡Tesla whale's $100M+ Nvidia bet affirms AI hardware no-bubble thesis

⚡ 30-Second TL;DR

What Changed

Liao Kaiyuan is Tesla's top individual investor

Why It Matters

Boosts market confidence in AI infrastructure stocks like Nvidia amid growth optimism.

What To Do Next

Assess Nvidia GPUs for your AI training needs given investor bullishness.

Who should care:Founders & Product Leaders

Background and context from public sources — not the original article. 4 sources cited.

•Investor is Leo KoGuan (also known as Liao Kaiyuan), Singapore-based founder of SHI International with an estimated net worth of $8.7-12.8 billion.[1][2][4]
•Purchase made on March 3, 2026 (Tuesday), costing approximately $180 million at $180.05 per share, amid Nvidia stock decline from recent peaks.[1][4]
•KoGuan remains critical of Elon Musk and has reduced his Tesla position, shifting some to T-bills while viewing Tesla's energy, cybercab, and Optimus as undervalued.[3][4]

KoGuan will purchase another 1 million Nvidia shares within weeks

He explicitly stated plans to buy more shares soon to support the nervous market, as shared in his X post and Bloomberg comments.

Nvidia's data center revenue grows over 60% YoY through fiscal 2026

Nvidia reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $216 billion with 68% data center growth and 65% net income increase to $120 billion, driven by AI demand.

2019-01

KoGuan begins heavy Tesla investments, becoming one of its largest individual shareholders.

2024-11

KoGuan announces he is no longer all-in on Tesla and starts accumulating T-bills.

2026-03

KoGuan buys 1 million Nvidia shares for ~$180M and plans additional purchase.

Factual claims are grounded in the sources below. Forward-looking analysis is AI-generated interpretation.

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