r/technology • u/Franco1875 • 3d ago

Politics The Trump administration’s big Intel investment comes from already awarded grants

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/23/the-trump-administrations-big-intel-investment-comes-from-already-awarded-grants/
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u/Franco1875 3d ago

While Intel says the government is making an “$8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock,” the administration does not appear to be committing new funds. Instead, it’s simply making good on what Intel described as “grants previously awarded, but not yet paid, to Intel.”

So if I'm correct here, the administration gets a 10% stake in the company, but by just actually releasing funds already committed to Intel? The 'art of the deal', I guess.

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u/Bokbreath 3d ago

Getting equity 'for free' (already committed expenditure) is a fantastic deal.

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u/joeyb908 3d ago

For free here releases Intel of the requirements they were facing in order to receive these grants.

Who is making the better deal here? Intel who was getting the money but now doesn’t have to utilize the money to actually improve the company in any meaningful way, or the US in getting 10% stake of a company that’s in a death spiral?