CoreWeave shares surged nearly 12% on January 26, 2026 at 09:10 pm IST as investors reacted to a major endorsement from Nvidia, which disclosed a $2 billion investment in the AI cloud infrastructure provider. The deal, priced at $87.20 per share, nearly doubled Nvidia’s ownership and positioned the chipmaker as a long-term anchor partner. Heavy trading volumes showed a growing investor confidence in CoreWeave’s role in the global AI infrastructure build-out. Here are three reasons behind the surge:
Nvidia’s $2 billion investment shows strong confidence
The primary reason behind the rally was Nvidia’s decision to invest $2 billion directly into CoreWeave. For markets, this was a clear sign that the world’s leading AI chipmaker sees CoreWeave as a critical long-term partner.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang explained the scale of the opportunity, saying, “We’re in the beginning of the AI infrastructure build out, and the demand is just extraordinary.” The investment helped calm recent investor concerns around the sustainability of AI spending and reinforced expectations of multi-year growth in AI computing demand.
Massive AI data center expansion plans
Shares were also lifted by CoreWeave’s plan to build more than 5 gigawatts of AI-optimised data center capacity by 2030. The company will lead the development and operation of these purpose-built facilities, Nvidia supplies advanced hardware and works closely on performance optimisation.
CoreWeave CEO Mike Intrator said the partnership would speed up expansion and reduce reliance on any single customer, adding, “This deal allows us to accelerate our build, which will lead to continued diversification and reducing dependency on any particular client as we scale into this additional data center capacity.”
Strong demand from big tech customers
A third factor supporting the stock was CoreWeave’s growing list of large, long-term contracts with major technology companies. The company has secured deals worth $14.2 billion with Meta and $22.4 billion with OpenAI, showing strong demand for its specialised AI cloud services. With Nvidia now deepening its financial and strategic ties, investors see CoreWeave as increasingly embedded in the AI ecosystem, driving the sharp move higher in its shares.
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