Nvidia puts $2 billion into CoreWeave as partners push to build 5GW of AI data centers
Nvidia expanded its relationship with CoreWeave with a $2 billion equity investment, aiming to accelerate the buildout of more than five gigawatts of AI “factories” by 2030. The partnership deepens alignment across infrastructure, software, and future chip platforms.
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A bigger bet on the ‘neocloud’ model
Nvidia said Monday, January 26, 2026, that it has invested $2 billion in CoreWeave, reinforcing a partnership built around supplying and operating large-scale AI computing infrastructure. The companies said the investment was made at $87.20 per share and is designed to help accelerate the buildout of more than 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity by 2030. ([nvidianews.nvidia.com](https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-coreweave-strengthen-collaboration-to-accelerate-buildout-of-ai-factories?utm_source=openai))
CoreWeave is one of the prominent “neocloud” providers—specialists that offer GPU-heavy cloud capacity to tech companies training and deploying AI models. Demand for that compute has surged as enterprises race to adopt generative AI, creating a market for providers that can build capacity quickly, even if their growth often relies on heavy capital spending. ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-invests-2-billion-coreweave-130850099.html/?utm_source=openai))
What the expanded collaboration includes
Beyond the equity investment, Nvidia and CoreWeave described a deeper alignment across platforms and roadmaps. Nvidia said CoreWeave will adopt Nvidia CPU and storage platforms and deploy multiple generations of Nvidia technology as the pair aims to scale “AI factories” through 2030. That kind of integration can help standardize how AI workloads are deployed and optimized, while also tightening the commercial relationship between the chipmaker and a major customer. ([nvidianews.nvidia.com](https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-coreweave-strengthen-collaboration-to-accelerate-buildout-of-ai-factories?utm_source=openai))
Reuters reported that the new money would support CoreWeave’s efforts to secure the land and power required for data center expansion—often the hardest bottlenecks as AI facilities compete with other industries and communities for electricity and buildable sites. Shares of CoreWeave moved higher on the announcement in early trading. ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-invests-2-billion-coreweave-130850099.html/?utm_source=openai))
Why investors care
For Nvidia, the deal highlights a strategy of shoring up the ecosystem around its chips: when AI demand is constrained by physical infrastructure, supporting a key builder can help ensure future GPU deployments have places to run. For CoreWeave, the relationship provides credibility and potential long-term demand signals, even as the company faces scrutiny over the costs and financing risks of rapid expansion. ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-invests-2-billion-coreweave-130850099.html/?utm_source=openai))