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CoreWeave Acquires Weights & Biases for $1.7 Billion Ahead of IPO

The Nvidia-backed cloud provider aims to strengthen its AI infrastructure offerings as it targets a $35 billion valuation in its upcoming Nasdaq debut.

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CoreWeave CEO and co-founder Michael Intrator
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Overview

  • CoreWeave has acquired AI developer platform Weights & Biases for $1.7 billion, enhancing its cloud services with tools used by major tech firms like OpenAI and Meta.
  • The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2025, pending regulatory approval, and positions CoreWeave to offer end-to-end AI development solutions.
  • CoreWeave filed for an IPO with plans to raise $4 billion, aiming for a valuation exceeding $35 billion, following a 737% revenue increase to $1.9 billion in 2024.
  • The company reported significant financial risks, including $863 million in net losses last year and heavy reliance on Microsoft, which accounted for 62% of its 2024 revenue.
  • Founded in 2017 as a crypto mining firm, CoreWeave pivoted to AI infrastructure in 2019 and now operates 32 data centers with over 250,000 GPUs.