Nvidia Backed AI Start-Up CoreWeave Lands New $1.1B Funding - What's On The Cards?
Nvidia Backed AI Start-Up CoreWeave Lands New $1.1B Funding - What's On The Cards?
CoreWeave, a cloud-computing firm backed by NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), has secured $1.1 billion in new funding, led by Coatue, with participation from Magnetar, who led the last primary round, as well as Altimeter Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, and Lykos Global Management.
由NVIDIA Corp（纳斯达克股票代码：NVDA）支持的云计算公司CoreWeave已获得11亿美元的新融资，由Coatue牵头，领先最后一轮初始的Magnetar以及Altimeter Capital、富达管理与研究公司和Lykos全球管理也参与其中。
The New Jersey-based company expects to use the new funding to support the growth across all areas of its business, and expansion into new geographic regions.
这家总部位于新泽西州的公司预计将利用这笔新资金来支持其所有业务领域的增长，并向新的地理区域扩张。
The substantial funding values CoreWeave at $19 billion, signaling strong demand for AI computation, reported The Wall Street Journal.
据《华尔街日报》报道，这笔巨额融资使CoreWeave的估值达到190亿美元，这表明对人工智能计算的强劲需求。
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The report noted that the company, specializing in AI-tailored cloud-computing, distinguishes itself from tech giants like Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN), focusing solely on AI-related services.
报告指出，该公司专门从事人工智能定制的云计算，与微软公司（纳斯达克股票代码：MSFT）和亚马逊公司（纳斯达克股票代码：AMZN）等科技巨头区分开来，仅专注于人工智能相关服务。
"CoreWeave continues to push forward as a provider of critical infrastructure in the development of AI, and the high caliber of investors who continue putting their trust in us validates the enormous opportunity we have to define the next generation of cloud computing," said Mike Intrator, co-founder and CEO of CoreWeave.
CoreWeave联合创始人兼首席执行官迈克·因特拉特表示：“作为人工智能发展关键基础设施的提供商，CoreWeave继续向前迈进，而继续信任我们的高素质投资者证实了我们定义下一代云计算的巨大机遇。”
In December 2023, CoreWeave closed a secondary investment of $642 million, following a $420 million primary led by Magnetar in April 2023.
继2023年4月由Magnetar牵头的4.2亿美元初级投资之后，CoreWeave于2023年12月完成了6.42亿美元的二次投资。
In August 2023, CoreWeave secured a $2.3 billion debt financing facility. Also, CoreWeave increased its data center presence in the last year from three to 14 and quadrupled its employee headcount.
2023 年 8 月，CoreWeave 获得了 23 亿美元的债务融资额度。此外，去年，CoreWeave将其数据中心的存在从三个增加到14个，员工人数增加了四倍。
NVIDIA stock has gained more than 186% in the last 12 months. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF (BATS:NVDX) and ProShares Ultra Semiconductors (NYSE:USD).
在过去的12个月中，NVIDIA的股票上涨了186％以上。投资者可以通过T-Rex 2X多头NVIDIA每日目标ETF（BATS: NVDX）和ProShares Ultra Semiconductors（纽约证券交易所代码：USD）获得股票敞口。
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Price Action: NVDA shares are trading lower by 4.34% at $826.48 at the last check Wednesday.
价格走势：在周三的最后一次检查中，NVDA股价下跌4.34％，至826.48美元。
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