Nvidia inaugurates expanded Beersheva R&D center

Chip giant Nvidia has officially opened its newly expanded R&D center in Beersheva, Israel, marking a significant step in the company's growing presence in the country. The new facility, located in the Gav Yam (Bayside) High-Tech Park, is approximately three times larger than the previous center, covering about 3,000 square meters and equipped with hundreds of workstations.

The investment in the new center is estimated to be in the tens of millions of shekels, with annual rent around NIS 2.5 million on a 10-year lease. Currently, the center employs over 150 individuals, but Nvidia plans to significantly expand its operations by hiring hundreds more employees in the coming years. This expansion is part of Nvidia's broader strategy to bolster its activities in Israel, where it is already one of the largest private employers in the tech industry with over 6,000 employees across five R&D centers.

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The Beersheva R&D center was founded over a decade ago out of a deep belief in local talent and the connection between academia, innovation and industry. The new site emphasizes our commitment to the technological ecosystem in the south, to strengthen young students, to continue nurturing the next generation of engineers and to develop groundbreaking technologies that place Nvidia's activities in Israel at the heart of the AI revolution.

The Beersheva facility is Nvidia's southernmost R&D center in Israel, complementing its headquarters in Yokneam and other centers in Tel Aviv, Ra'anana, and Tel Hai. The teams at the new center are focused on developing critical hardware and software technologies for Nvidia's AI infrastructure. Their work involves creating solutions for connecting thousands of chips and processors, enabling high-speed data transfer, and supporting the data centers essential for training and running AI models.

Nvidia SVP and Israel site manager Amit Krig highlighted the company's long-standing belief in local talent and the synergy between academia, innovation, and industry. "The new site emphasizes our commitment to the technological ecosystem in the south, to strengthen young students, to continue nurturing the next generation of engineers and to develop groundbreaking technologies that place Nvidia's activities in Israel at the heart of the AI revolution," Krig stated during the inauguration. Beersheva Mayor Ruvik Danilovich echoed this sentiment, viewing the center's opening as a strong expression of confidence in the city, the Negev region, and its growing human capital.

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the inauguration of Nvidia's new R&D center is an extraordinary expression of trust in Beersheva, the Negev and the human capital that is growing here. The decision of one of the world's leading tech companie