I watched Nvidia's Jensen Huang work the room in London. He brought big checks — and a blunt message

This report is from this week's The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.Nvidia's Jensen Huang draws a crowd wherever he goes.In an old converted church in West London on Wednesday night, Huang stood on a pop-up stage in front of politicians, investors, tech execs and journalists, announcing the chip giant was taking stakes in five U.K. startups. "We're not your largest investor, but we are your best investor," he proclaimed. "I'm gonna invest in you, I'm gonna invest in you," he shouted, pointing at the founders. His appearance in London was part of a European tour ahead of Nvidia's GTC event in Berlin next week. Earlier, he'd searched out U.K. neocloud Nscale CEO Josh Payne in the crowd, declaring, "last year you were zero." "Now look at them," he said. "We invested in you, I attracted a whole bunch of investors to you." Nscale could be the most valuable British company in a decade, Huang said to cheers from the crowd.The Nvidia boss certainly doesn't lack for confidence. Co-founder, President and CEO of US technology company Nvidia, Jensen Huang, gestures during a press briefing in Paris on Oct. 13, 2026. Joel Saget | AFP | Getty ImagesWhiskey with...