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（納斯達克股票代碼：NVDA）支持的雲計算公司CoreWeave已獲得11億美元的新融資，由Coatue牽頭，領先最後一輪初始的Magnetar以及Altimeter Capital、富達管理與研究公司和Lykos全球管理也參與其中。
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.
這家總部位於新澤西州的公司預計將利用這筆新資金來支持其所有業務領域的增長，並向新的地理區域擴張。
The substantial funding values CoreWeave at $19 billion, signaling strong demand for AI computation, reported The Wall Street Journal.
據《華爾街日報》報道，這筆巨額融資使CoreWeave的估值達到190億美元，這表明對人工智能計算的強勁需求。
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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.
報告指出，該公司專門從事人工智能定製的雲計算，與微軟公司（納斯達克股票代碼：MSFT）和亞馬遜公司（納斯達克股票代碼：AMZN）等科技巨頭區分開來，僅專注於人工智能相關服務。
"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聯合創始人兼首席執行官邁克·因特拉特表示：“作爲人工智能發展關鍵基礎設施的提供商，CoreWeave繼續向前邁進，而繼續信任我們的高素質投資者證實了我們定義下一代雲計算的巨大機遇。”
In December 2023, CoreWeave closed a secondary investment of $642 million, following a $420 million primary led by Magnetar in April 2023.
繼2023年4月由Magnetar牽頭的4.2億美元初級投資之後，CoreWeave於2023年12月完成了6.42億美元的二次投資。
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 獲得了 23 億美元的債務融資額度。此外，去年，CoreWeave將其數據中心的存在從三個增加到14個，員工人數增加了四倍。
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).
在過去的12個月中，NVIDIA的股票上漲了186％以上。投資者可以通過T-Rex 2X多頭NVIDIA每日目標ETF（BATS: NVDX）和ProShares Ultra Semiconductors（紐約證券交易所代碼：USD）獲得股票敞口。
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Price Action: NVDA shares are trading lower by 4.34% at $826.48 at the last check Wednesday.
價格走勢：在週三的最後一次檢查中，NVDA股價下跌4.34％，至826.48美元。
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