Santa Clara, United States - January 27, 2026 - Nvidia has agreed to invest USD 2 billion in AI-optimized cloud infrastructure provider CoreWeave, Inc., in a significant move to accelerate the expansion of hyperscale data center capacity in support of artificial intelligence and cloud workloads, the companies announced.
Under the terms of the transaction, Nvidia purchased approximately 23 million Class A shares of CoreWeave at USD 87.20 per share, boosting its ownership stake from about 6.3 percent to a much larger minority position and making it one of CoreWeave’s largest shareholders. Nvidia investment was confirmed in filings and corporate statements made public on January 26, 2026.
Nvidia and CoreWeave said the capital will be used to support the build-out of planned data center infrastructure, targeting more than 5 gigawatts (GW) of AI-ready capacity by 2030, a scale that would rival the largest hyperscale providers globally. The companies said the effort is aimed at meeting surging demand from training and inference workloads driven by generative AI, enterprise computing, and cloud services.
In addition to the equity investment, the expanded partnership will see CoreWeave adopt additional Nvidia infrastructure technologies, including advanced GPUs and related systems, and collaborate on software validation and reference architectures for large enterprise and cloud customers. CoreWeave leadership indicated the collaboration will reinforce its position as a leading provider of specialist AI compute environments.
CoreWeave Chief Executive Officer Michael Intrator said the expanded relationship with Nvidia “underscores the strength and acceleration of the AI market,” adding that the fresh capital will be directed toward data center expansion, research and development, and recruiting technical staff. A CoreWeave spokesperson told Reuters that the funding will not be used to buy Nvidia processors but rather to scale physical infrastructure and engineering resources.
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang framed the investment as part of a broader strategy to address what he described as “the largest infrastructure build-out in human history,” referring to the unprecedented demand for compute required by next-generation AI applications. Huang and other Nvidia executives have repeatedly emphasized the need for expanded data center and network capacity to keep pace with rising global demand.
The news had an immediate impact on financial markets, with CoreWeave shares rising sharply following the announcement. Market analysts said the deal highlights growing institutional confidence in specialized AI infrastructure providers and reflects broader trends in digital infrastructure investment as hyperscale, cloud, and AI workloads continue to drive capacity expansion.
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