Nvidia announces huge new headquarters in ‘second home’ Israel

The complex is expected to accommodate more than 10,000 employees.

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said: “Israel is home to some of the world’s most brilliant technologists and has become Nvidia’s second home. Our new campus will be a place where our teams can collaborate, invent and build the future of AI. This investment reflects our deep and enduring commitment to our families in Israel and their unique contributions to the AI era.”

Amit Krig, senior vice president of software engineering and Israel site leader, added: “Nvidia’s growth in Israel has been remarkable, driven by the extraordinary talent and engineering excellence of our teams. We’re grateful to Jensen and Nvidia’s leadership for their trust and support in this next phase of growth, and to the Ministry of Treasury and the Israel Land Authority for their partnership. We look forward to bringing this vision to life and continuing to build the future of AI.”

The location in Kiryat Tivon places the campus – which is shaped like a spacecraft, similar to Nvidia’s Santa Clara, California, headquarters – near the firm’s current largest office in Israel in the city of Yokneam Illit, as well as to its facility in the Mevo Carmel Science and Industry Park.

Nvidia plans to build the largest server farm in Israel in Mevo Carmel, spanning some 320,000 square feet, according to Calcalist.

The Kiryat Tivon “spacecraft” is projected to measure about 1.7m square feet, the report added. Its current offices, which house 3,000 employees, in Yokneam span about 320,000 square feet.

Construction of the ambitious project is due to begin in 2027, with the complex set to open 2031.

The space will include a park, cafés, restaurants and shared workspaces, effectively functioning as a self-contained city, according to Calcalist.

The number of workers projected to work on the campus will comprise about a third of Nvidia’s global workforce in 38 countries, Israeli publication Ynet reported.

Assuming that the chip giant’s revenue continues to grow at the current rate, Nvidia is on track to become the largest private employer in the Jewish state. The firm is expected to invest several billion dollars in the new site.

Krig, the Israel site leader, is the architect of the deal, and is a resident of Kiryat Tivon, according to Globes, another Israeli business news publication. The senior vice president attended numerous meetings with the Israel Land Authority, the Planning Administration and Israel Electric Corp, and has overseen the process from the request for information to the signing of the deal with the authorities.

The state reportedly attempted to lure the company north of Kiryat Tivon to support areas affected by the two-year war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, but Nvidia preferred to remain close to its existing operation in the Haifa-Yokneam area, according to Calcalist.

Ido Greenblum, head of the Kiryat Tivon Local Council, said: “This is a transformative project for the council and for the entire northern region. … We are confident that Nvidia’s choice of this region will prove to be the right one, and we thank the company for its trust.”

Before deciding on Kiryat Tivon, Nvidia also looked at sites in nearby Nesher, Kiryat Ata, Haifa and Megiddo, the report said.

Former hostages Avinatan Or and his partner, Noa Argamani, met with Nvidia CEO Huang at the company’s headquarters in the Bay Area earlier this month. Or works as an engineer for Nvidia in Israel.