Lip-Bu Tan Investing $12 Million of His Own Money into Intel Raise: Daniel Newman Calls It a ‘Strong Sign of Confidence’ in Chipmaker’s Future

Ananya Gairola

Sat, August 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM GMT+3 4 min read

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Intel Corp CEO Lip-Bu Tan is investing $12 million of his own capital in the chipmaker's newly upsized $20 billion stock offering, a move that Futurum Group CEO Daniel Newman sees as a strong vote of confidence.

Lip-Bu Tan Invests $12 Million in Intel Stock Offering

According to a prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday, Tan and one family member agreed to purchase a combined $12 million of Intel shares as part of the offering.

Intel priced 210,526,315 shares at $95 each on Tuesday, increasing the offering to $20 billion from the $15 billion announced a day earlier and granting underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 31,578,947 shares.

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Newman highlighted Tan's investment on X, writing that "Lip Bu Tan investing $12 million of his own capital into the current $INTC raise should be viewed as a strong sign of confidence in Intel's future."

"I always love to see founders and execs put their own risk capital into deals," Newman added.

Lip Bu Tan investing $12 million of his own capital into the current $INTC raise should be viewed as a strong sign of confidence in Intel's future. I always love to see founders and execs put their own risk capital into deals. Especially ATM. 💪🏻

— Daniel Newman (@danielnewmanUV) August 12, 2026

Intel's AI Push Gets Fresh Funding

The capital raise comes shortly after Intel reported its strongest revenue growth in years.

Intel's second-quarter revenue reached $16.13 billion, up 25% year over year, while adjusted earnings came in at 42 cents per share, topping Wall Street expectations.

The company forecast third-quarter revenue of $15.8 billion to $16.8 billion and adjusted earnings of 38 cents per share.

Previously, the company cited strong AI data center demand as a key growth driver and increased its 2026 capital spending forecast to $20 billion from $18 billion.

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