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April 9, 2026
Meta commits another $21 billion to CoreWeave, bringing total AI cloud spend to $35 billion
In short: Meta has committed an additional $21 billion to CoreWeave for dedicated AI cloud capacity running from 2027 through December 2032, bringing the total value of the two companies’ infrastructure relationship to approximately $35 billion. The new contract will deliver early deployments of Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform across multiple sites, and is designed specifically for inference workloads rather than training. Alongside the announcement, CoreWeave disclosed plans to raise $4.25 billion in new debt ,$3 billion in convertible notes and $1.25 billion in junk bonds, to fund continued expansion. CoreWeave shares rose around 5% on the news; Meta shares gained roughly 3%.
TL;DR
- Meta committed an additional $21 billion to CoreWeave, bringing their total infrastructure relationship value to approximately $35 billion.
- The new contract spans from 2027 through December 2032 and is designed for AI inference workloads, not training.
- The deal includes early deployments of Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform.
- CoreWeave announced plans to raise $4.25 billion in new debt to fund continued expansion.
- Meta's investment helps CoreWeave reduce its reliance on Microsoft, a major client.
- CoreWeave was founded in 2017 and pivoted from cryptocurrency mining to GPU cloud infrastructure in 2019.
- Meta's capital expenditure for 2026 is guided between $115 billion and $135 billion, with AI infrastructure as the primary driver.
- This expansion follows a $27 billion infrastructure deal Meta signed with Nebius in March 2026.
- CoreWeave's total debt load is around $30 billion, having tripled in the past year.
- The company's contracted revenue backlog is estimated at over $66 billion.
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