Why Are Nvidia and Uber Backing This Tiny $400 Million Artificial Intelligence (AI) Company?

Nvidia (NVDA -2.55%) is the leading supplier of high-end graphics processing units (GPUs) for data centers, where they are used to power and train artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Uber Technologies (UBER -0.53%) operates the world’s largest ride-hailing platform and also the Uber Eats food-delivery service.