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CoreWeave (CRWV) just unveiled CoreWeave Ventures, a venture capital arm fueling artificial intelligence (AI) innovation with funding. The cloud infrastructure firm, known for its Nvidia (NVDA) GPU-powered services for AI workloads, aims to provide capital, access to its cloud platform, and go-to-market support. It already has nine portfolio companies and plans to expand further. The announcement sparked immediate market enthusiasm, driving CRWV stock up 7% in intraday trading on Sept. 9.
Meanwhile, Brannin McBee — CoreWeave’s co-founder and Chief Development Officer — stated that the aim of CoreWeave Ventures is to provide “audacious, like-minded founders” with the support needed to “drive technical advancements and bring to market the next class of innovation.” So, amid all the hype, is CoreWeave stock a buy, sell, or hold right now?