Sega's 1995 Nvidia rescue would be worth $1 trillion today

Jensen was in Tokyo and met with former Sega CEO Shoichiro Irimajiri, who saved Nvidia from bankruptcy with a $5 million check in 1995. At Nvidia’s IPO in 1999, Sega sold its entire stake for $15 million (3x). Jensen told Rogan the stake would be worth over $1 trillion. Jensen thanked Irimajiri for believing in him and sending Nvidia on an “unbelievable” journey. https://x.com/Reuters/status/2077414131985269079/video/1

7:23 PM · Jul 15, 2026

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Elon Musk@elonmusk

That’s how making a startup succeed goes https://x.com/TrungTPhan/status/1996399100682788971/video/1

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Trung Phan@TrungTPhan

Jensen was in Tokyo and met with former Sega CEO Shoichiro Irimajiri, who saved Nvidia from bankruptcy with a $5 million check in 1995. At Nvidia’s IPO in 1999, Sega sold its entire stake for $15 million (3x). Jensen told Rogan the stake would be worth over $1 trillion. Jensen thanked Irimajiri for believing in him and sending Nvidia on an “unbelievable” journey. https://x.com/Reuters/status/2077414131985269079/video/1

7:23 PM · Jul 15, 2026

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Elon Musk@elonmusk

That’s how making a startup succeed goes https://x.com/TrungTPhan/status/1996399100682788971/video/1

10:04 PM · Jul 15, 2026

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