NVDA Commits $2 Billion to CoreWeave for Next-Gen AI Data Center Expansion
Feb 3, 2026 (17 hr ago)
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NVDA invested $2 billion in CoreWeave to accelerate the buildout of next-generation data centers specifically designed for AI workloads [Source: 1].
NVDA Investment Fuels AI Infrastructure Scaling
- NVDA invested $2 billion in CoreWeave to accelerate the company's buildout of next-generation data centers specifically designed for AI workloads1
- This funding is intended to help CoreWeave scale its AI-dedicated data centers to exceed 5 gigawatts of capacity by the end of the decade1
- The deal solidifies and extends a years-long collaboration between the companies, covering hardware, software, and overall data center strategy1
Strategic Software Integration and Validation
- NVDA will test CoreWeave's Mission Control resource scheduling platform with the intent of integrating it into NVDA's broader ecosystem2
- NVDA CEO Jensen Huang recognized CoreWeave's deep expertise in AI factories, platform software, and unmatched execution velocity across the industry2
Context of Prior Capacity Commitments
- This investment follows a previous $6.3 billion agreement signed last September for NVDA to purchase CoreWeave's unsold computing capacity through 20323
- CoreWeave initially started in 2017 as a bitcoin mining company named Atlantic Crypto before pivoting to cloud computing and AI after the 2018 crypto crash3
