Key facts
- TSMC plans a $500 million venture fund to back chip startups, Kevin Zhang told Nikkei Asia.
- Zhang said the fund could support suppliers as TSMC broadens its ecosystem.
- Zhang said TSMC wants to support the future's Nvidia, not only today's Nvidia.
- Zhang said the fund would formalize TSMC's investment activities during the AI boom.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to use a new $500 million venture fund to support promising chip startups that could become the next Nvidia or Broadcom, senior vice president and deputy co-chief operating officer Kevin Zhang told Nikkei Asia in an interview published November 13, 2026.
Zhang spoke on the sidelines of the Nikkei Forum Global Management Dialogue 2026 in Tokyo. He said TSMC wants to support not only today's Nvidia but also the future's Nvidia, and that the fund could also aid suppliers as the world's largest contract chipmaker seeks to broaden its ecosystem.
Zhang said the fund would formalize TSMC's investment activities during the AI boom.