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Meta Just Gave an AI Startup Another $21 Billion. The Company Went Public Last Year

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Nate Gregory
Published Apr 12, 2026
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  • Meta signed a $21 billion deal with CoreWeave for AI cloud computing through the end of 2032, bringing their total contracts to $35 billion.
  • CoreWeave went public in March 2025 and already counts Meta as its biggest customer.
  • Meta shares rose about 3% on the news while CoreWeave gained roughly 4%.

CoreWeave has been public for less than year. Meta just handed it a deal worth more than most firms are worth.

The two signed a $21 billion deal on April 9 for AI cloud power through the end of 2032. It adds to a prior $14.2 billion deal, bringing their total to $35 billion.

What Meta Is Buying

CoreWeave runs data centers packed with Nvidia's latest chips - the hardware behind AI training. Meta is renting that power instead of building it all in-house.

The new deal uses Nvidia's next-gen Rubin chips, which aren't widely out yet. That tells you Meta is locking in space years before it needs it - a bet that AI demand keeps growing.

Why CoreWeave Investors Should Pay Attention

$35 billion from one buyer is a strong start. But it's also a risk. If Meta ever pulls back, CoreWeave's sales take a direct hit.

Meta shares rose about 3% on the news. CoreWeave gained roughly 4%.

What to Watch

Meta's AI spending is now in the tens of billions per year. The big question is when that spending starts showing up in sales. Until it does, deals like this are a bet on the future - and a pricey one.

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