CoreWeave Jumps 8% Pre-Market on Meta AI Deal, Core Scientific Merger Looms

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CoreWeave secures $14.2 billion dollar Meta contract, draws bullish analyst coverage, and awaits Core Scientific merger vote.

By James Van Straten, AI Boost|Edited by Sheldon Reback

Updated Sep 30, 2025, 2:58 p.m. Published Sep 30, 2025, 1:29 p.m.

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  • CoreWeave signed a $14.2 billion agreement to supply Meta with Nvidia’s latest GB300 systems.
  • Evercore ISI initiated coverage with an “outperform” rating and a $175 price target.
  • Core Scientific shareholders set to vote Oct. 30 on a $9 billion all-stock transaction that would make the bitcoin miner a CoreWeave subsidiary.

CoreWeave (CRWV), an AI-focused cloud computing company, secured a $14.2 billion deal with Meta Platforms (META) to supply Nvidia’s latest GB300 systems, according to a Bloomberg report citing an interview with CEO Michael Intrator.

Shares in the company, which is in the process of buying Core Scientific (CORZ) for $9 billion, jumped as much as 16.5% to $142.67, more than triple the value of its March initial public offering.

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The agreement diversifies its revenue away from Microsoft (MSFT), historically its largest customer, and follows a multibillion-dollar commitment from OpenAI, according to Bloomberg.

In addition, Evercore ISI initiated coverage on CoreWeave with an outperform rating and a $175 price target.

Core Scientific scheduled a special shareholder meeting for Oct. 30 to vote on the takeover, according to a Friday SEC filing.

UPDATE (Sept. 30, 14:58 UTC): Updates share price after market opening, removes pre-market move from headline.

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