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OpenAI secures $12B deal with CoreWeave
What happened: OpenAI partners with CoreWeave for AI compute power OpenAI has signed a five-year, $11.9 billion deal with CoreWeave, an AI-focused cloud provider, securing $350 million in equity as part of the agreement. Amid growing GPU shortages, OpenAI is expanding its cloud infrastructure, lever…
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What happened: OpenAI partners with CoreWeave for AI compute power OpenAI has signed a five-year, $11.9 billion deal with CoreWeave, an AI-focused cloud provider, securing $350 million in equity as part of the agreement. Amid growing GPU shortages, OpenAI is expanding its cloud…
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OpenAI has signed a five-year, $11.9 billion deal with CoreWeave, an AI-focused cloud provider, securing $350 million in equity as part of the agreement. Amid growing GPU shortages, OpenAI is expanding its cloud infrastructure, leveraging CoreWeave’s 32 AI-dedicated data centres with 250,000+ NVIDIA GPUs. The deal also reduces CoreWeave’s reliance on Microsoft, which made up 62% of its 2024 revenue.
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Analysis
Microsoft already partners with CoreWeave for OpenAI’s computing needs, making it unclear whether this contract expands or restructures prior agreements. OpenAI’s move beyond Microsoft signals a shift in AI cloud strategy. CoreWeave, once a crypto mining firm, has raised $14.5 billion in funding, including a $7 billion debt round. With its IPO approaching, this deal strengthens its position in AI cloud infrastructure. Also read: CoreWeave closes $650M secondary sale as AI startups attract investors Also read: CoreWeave opens first data centres in the UK
Key Points
- OpenAI signs a five-year, $11.9 billion contract with CoreWeave for AI cloud infrastructure.
- The deal includes $350 million in equity and comes ahead of CoreWeave’s IPO.
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