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Nvidia Corp. boosted its stake in AI cloud provider CoreWeave to 11%, a move that cements its strategy of financing the very infrastructure its chips dominate and secures a key customer building massive scale.
"This closes the inference cost gap," an industry analyst might observe, noting the symbiotic relationship. Nvidia's latest 13F filing shows its holdings grew to 47.2 million shares valued at $3.66 billion, reinforcing its bet on specialized "neocloud" companies to drive the next wave of AI adoption.
The investment deepens a partnership that began with a $100 million investment in 2023 and was followed by a $2 billion injection in late 2025. CoreWeave's business model is built on providing large-scale access to Nvidia's most advanced GPUs, a service that has attracted major technology players. The company recently signed a $21 billion infrastructure deal with Meta Platforms and a multibillion-dollar agreement with AI lab Anthropic. These commitments contribute to a backlog reportedly near $100 billion.
For investors, Nvidia's portfolio acts as a map to the AI economy's critical nodes. While Nvidia's own data center revenue hit $190.3 billion in fiscal 2026, its investments in partners like CoreWeave and Nebius Group ensure that capital is available to build the data centers that will consume its future products, from Rubin GPUs to Vera CPUs.
Nvidia's strategy isn't without critics, who have pointed to the "circular financing" arrangement of funding customers to buy its own hardware. However, the chipmaker argues that the enormous capital expenditures required for AI data centers—which lack the backing of a mature core business unlike hyperscalers such as Microsoft or Amazon—necessitate such strategic investments.
The growth numbers illustrate the demand. CoreWeave's revenue jumped 112% to $2.1 billion in the first quarter. Its peer, Nebius Group, in which Nvidia also holds a stake, saw revenue explode 684% to $399 million in the same period. This explosive growth comes at the cost of heavy debt to finance data center construction, a risk both companies must manage as they scale.
Despite a client roster that includes Meta, Perplexity AI, and a $6 billion platform commitment from trading giant Jane Street, CoreWeave's stock remains about 42% below its 52-week high. The company trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of around 4.6, which appears cheaper than the much faster-growing Nebius.
The disconnect suggests Wall Street remains cautious about the long-term profitability of the capital-intensive neocloud model. However, Nvidia's 11% stake is a powerful vote of confidence. It creates a vertically-aligned partnership where CoreWeave's expansion directly translates into hardware sales for Nvidia, turning its investment portfolio into a strategic growth engine. The move affects the entire cloud landscape, putting pressure on traditional providers and signaling to investors where the architect of the AI boom sees future value.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
