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Founders and venture capitalists say Jensen Huang's departure from Nvidia leaves a hole in AI startup funding, TechCrunch reported on November 13, 2026. Nvidia invested tens of billions in AI startups under Huang, and founders now expect smaller checks and lower valuations. TechCrunch also reported new research showing China's most advanced AI models were trained on export-banned Nvidia chips. The Verge published an analysis arguing that Nvidia under Huang became one of the tech industry's largest environmental liabilities through chip factories, power demand and e-waste.