Shipping Magnate Worth $13.5 Billion Rides AI Boom With Nvidia

By Ben Stupples (Bloomberg) — Maria Angelicoussis, the magnate behind Greece’s biggest shipping fortune, has scored big gains outside her maritime empire with a bet on technology giant Nvidia Corp. after her family office shifted away from private markets.

Nicrone, the billionaire Angelicoussis Group owner’s private investment firm, has made a strategic allocation to the listed artificial intelligence chipmaker during recent years as part of a move into public equities led by former hedge fund executive Laura Lavers, people familiar with the matter said.

Nvidia has ranked among Nicrone’s top listed holdings as part of the shift under Lavers, the people added,