CoreWeave turns to customer prepayments, shorter contracts to fund AI growth

Tech TechCrunch By Rebecca Bellan 11 Nov 2026 19:54 1 min read
CoreWeave turns to customer prepayments, shorter contracts to fund AI growth

CoreWeave is increasingly asking customers to pay upfront, borrowing against specific contracts, and even looking to short-term deals that could lead to higher prices, according to the company’s third-quarter earnings.

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