Alice Huang, Chinese businesswoman linked to Nvidia CEO, under scrutiny over chip links
Alice Huang, a former Shanghai finance executive, became controlling shareholder of Nvidia cloud partner Megaspeed International. US authorities investigated whether she helped Chinese firms obtain restricted Nvidia chips, and media reported intelligence allegations, which China denied. Nvidia’s boa
Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman also known as Huang Le, built a career in Shanghai finance before becoming the controlling shareholder of Singapore-based cloud-computing company Megaspeed International, according to more than 30 publicly available financial records, corporate filings and company materials reviewed by Reuters. Nvidia lists Megaspeed as an official cloud partner. The company drew public attention in October 2025, when the New York Times reported it was under US investigation over whether it helped Chinese customers obtain advanced Nvidia chips subject to Washington’s export controls.
Huang has since been thrust into the spotlight because of her links with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The two are not related. The New York Times reported last month that US authorities had concluded she was a Chinese intelligence asset who passed information to Beijing while developing a close relationship with the Nvidia CEO. Reuters could not independently verify the intelligence allegation, which China has denied. Reuters could not determine Huang’s whereabouts to seek comment.
Nvidia’s board has launched an independent investigation into reports that its CEO was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation, but said it had no reason to believe national security information or company trade secrets had been compromised. US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the FBI was also looking into the matter, but he did not provide further details. Without commenting directly on Alice Huang, Jensen Huang acknowledged on Sunday being unfaithful to his wife, but said he was committed to supporting US national security.
Alice Huang, reported by Chinese financial publication Caixin to be about 42 years old, previously worked in banking and investment management, according to Chinese fund-industry records and an indexed profile on private-fund database Simuwang, which also listed an earlier career in television journalism. Before her involvement with Megaspeed, she held senior positions at Shanghai Hexi Investment Management, a Chinese investment firm. Several posts on Hexi’s official WeChat account between 2016 and 2017 identified her as the firm’s deputy general manager, executive director and a member of its investment decision committee and said she had previously worked at HSBC’s private bank in Hong Kong and at CITIC Securities. HSBC and CITIC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Huang became Megaspeed’s controlling shareholder in March 2023, according to Washington-based research group C4ADS, which reviewed corporate records. Incorporated in Singapore in 2015 as 7Road International, Megaspeed provides cloud-computing services and describes itself on its company website as an Nvidia business partner in the Asia-Pacific region. Huang also served as a director and managing director of Megaspeed’s Indonesian subsidiary from March to November 2023, C4ADS said. Megaspeed did not respond to a request for comment.
Shipping records from trade-data provider ImportGenius reviewed by Reuters show Megaspeed’s Indonesian subsidiary imported Nvidia hardware between 2024 and 2026, including H100 processors and related components, in shipments from suppliers including Gigabyte subsidiary Giga Computing. The H100 is among the advanced Nvidia processors restricted from export to China, although the shipments to Indonesia do not themselves establish any violation of US export controls. Megaspeed’s shares were transferred in late 2023 to Singapore-based SwiftData, which holds all 10 million of its ordinary shares, according to C4ADS. Reuters could not immediately contact SwiftData.