Jensen Huang Jacket Auction Hits $110,000 for Charity
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2 postsDay 10/10 (23 hours remaining): Jensen Jacket Charity Auction Momentum builds. $110,000 current bid. 33 bids. This man is a legend. Be a part of the second believer movement to support the next generation of young minds in finding their higher purpose.
In 1995 Nvidia failed to deliver the chip Sega paid for. Jensen Huang flew to Tokyo, admitted he picked the wrong architecture, and asked Sega to convert the $5M owed into equity. He told them the money would probably be lost. Sega said yes anyway. That $5M funded the RIVA 128. Yesterday Huang went back to the same Akihabara arcade to thank Irimajiri in person, 30 years later. Nvidia survives, goes public. Sega sells early. Held to today, that stake would be worth about $1 trillion.
So thrilled to collaborate in turning the iconic artifacts and lore of the tech community into opportunity and access. Proceeds will enable the next generation of thinkers, builders, artists, and creators to design the society they want to live in.
We emailed Jensen Huang to see if he would be interested in collaborating on a charity auction. He said YES! Jensen offered his black leather jacket (and signed it) to fund grants & fellowships for young builders to take risks and find their higher calling. We believe in the lore and magic that exists in the tech community. 50 hours left in the Jensen Jacket Auction. $80k, 27 bids at Sotheby's.