NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's Signed Leather Jacket Sells for $960,000 at Sotheby's
The sale demonstrates the high market value of memorabilia tied to the AI industry's leading figure, far exceeding typical celebrity auction expectations.
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Jensen Huang's signed black leather jacket, a trademark of the NVIDIA CEO, sold for $960,000 (about 155.8 million yen) at a Sotheby's charity auction. The final price was approximately 16 times the initial estimate. Proceeds from the auction, organized by Long Journey Ventures, will support the Edge Institute's youth programs.
The jacket, a Tom Ford leather jacket signed by Huang, was listed on Sotheby's with a description calling it 'the uniform of a pioneer' and a symbol of the AI revolution. It sold for $960,000, about 16 times the initial estimate. Proceeds from the charity auction, organized by Long Journey Ventures, will go to the Edge Institute to support youth programs.
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