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Nvidia Opens Massive Beersheva R&D Hub, Adds Hundreds of Jobs

7/9/2026

Summary

Story summary

Nvidia inaugurated a new R&D center in Beersheva, Israel, with over 150 staff.
The 3,000-square-meter facility, three times larger than Nvidia’s former Beersheva site, involves a tens-of-millions-shekel investment and NIS 2.5 million annual rent on a ten-year lease.
Nvidia’s Israeli workforce now exceeds 6,000 across five R&D sites, having tripled after the 2020 Mellanox acquisition.
Mayor Ruvik Danilovich said the center signals confidence in local talent and will create hundreds of jobs.

History

Historical Context

Intel opened its first Israeli office in 1974, the earliest foreign chip plant in the country, seeding what became Silicon Wadi. IBM followed in 1972, and the 1990s boom of startups cemented the ecosystem. Venture-capital funding then surged 60-fold to $3.3 billion (1991-2000), and high-tech now contributes about 9 % of Israel’s GDP, enabling today’s AI-focused R&D expansions.

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Story summary

Nvidia inaugurated a new R&D center in Beersheva, Israel, with over 150 staff.
The 3,000-square-meter facility, three times larger than Nvidia’s former Beersheva site, involves a tens-of-millions-shekel investment and NIS 2.5 million annual rent on a ten-year lease.
Nvidia’s Israeli workforce now exceeds 6,000 across five R&D sites, having tripled after the 2020 Mellanox acquisition.
Mayor Ruvik Danilovich said the center signals confidence in local talent and will create hundreds of jobs.

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