Nvidia: Poised to see even more growth from new sources Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is one of the leading semiconductor companies, specializing in graphics processing units (GPUs). Inflation is at a 40-year high, interest rate hikes are coming from the Federal Reserve, conflict is rising in Europe, and oil prices were spiking. The fact is that Upstart is just beginning to tap into the massive auto lending and personal loan market, and the company is still in the early stages of its AI loan-origination business.