SANTA CLARA, California, January 16, 2026 – Nvidia has invested an additional $2 billion in CoreWeave, a cloud computing provider focused on AI workloads, increasing its ownership stake to approximately 9% and deepening the strategic relationship between the two companies.
The investment, announced Monday, builds on Nvidia’s earlier $100 million stake in CoreWeave from 2023 and reflects growing demand for high-performance AI infrastructure.
CoreWeave operates large-scale data centers equipped exclusively with Nvidia GPUs, serving clients including Microsoft, OpenAI, and Stability AI. The company has positioned itself as a specialized alternative to general-purpose cloud providers, offering faster access to the latest Nvidia hardware.
As part of the deal, Nvidia also confirmed that its Vera CPU, previously available only in integrated systems, will now be offered as a standalone product. The Vera CPU, designed for high-efficiency AI inference and data processing, features up to 144 Arm Neoverse V2 cores and is optimized for large-scale cloud and enterprise deployments.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described the partnership as mutually beneficial: “CoreWeave’s focus on accelerating AI workloads aligns closely with our mission to advance computing. This investment and the standalone availability of Vera further strengthen our ecosystem.”
CoreWeave, founded in 2017 as a cryptocurrency mining operation before pivoting to AI cloud services, has raised more than $12 billion in total funding and achieved a valuation exceeding $23 billion following a recent round. The company operates one of the largest Nvidia GPU fleets outside of hyperscalers.
The deal underscores Nvidia’s strategy of investing in key customers and partners to ensure priority access to cutting-edge compute resources during periods of high demand. It also highlights the rapid growth of specialized AI cloud providers amid surging demand for training and inference capacity.
Nvidia shares rose modestly in after-hours trading following the announcement. The investment is not expected to face significant regulatory hurdles.
