CoreWeave Acquires Monolith to Expand AI Cloud Platform into Industrial Innovation, Enabling Faster R&D and AI-Driven Engineering Across Manufacturing, Automotive, and Aerospace

CoreWeave, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWV), the AI Hyperscaler™, has announced an agreement to acquire Monolith AI Limited, a leader in applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve complex physics and engineering challenges. The acquisition strengthens CoreWeave’s position in industrial innovation, particularly in manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and other high-tech sectors, by integrating Monolith’s advanced simulation and test-driven AI capabilities into CoreWeave’s purpose-built AI cloud platform. The combined platform will offer industrial enterprises a full-stack solution to accelerate product development, reduce R&D cycles, and drive innovation through AI. Brian Venturo, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at CoreWeave, said the acquisition addresses a critical bottleneck in industrial innovation: the difficulty of applying AI to complex engineering problems. “Every leader we meet across these industries knows AI can transform their business. What they need are tools that make it accessible and actionable for engineers,” Venturo said. “Monolith has already closed that gap, and together we will scale this mission.” Dr. Richard Ahlfeld, Founder and CEO of Monolith, emphasized that the company was built to empower engineers, not just data scientists. “Joining CoreWeave will allow us to scale our mission dramatically,” he said. “We’re bringing powerful AI tools directly into engineering workflows, enabling thousands of builders across industries to innovate faster, with less reliance on specialized AI expertise.” Monolith’s platform is already used by global engineering leaders such as Nissan, BMW, and Honeywell. Its AI-driven tools—including anomaly detection, test plan optimization, and next-test recommendations—enable engineers to make faster, more reliable decisions without requiring coding or in-house AI teams. By reducing the need for costly and time-consuming physical testing, Monolith helps accelerate product development while improving quality and performance. The acquisition follows CoreWeave’s earlier investments in AI infrastructure through the purchases of OpenPipe for reinforcement learning and Weights & Biases for model tracking and experiment management. These moves underscore CoreWeave’s strategy to become the essential AI cloud for builders across every industry. In the automotive sector, CoreWeave is the Official AI Cloud Computing Partner of the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One® Team, supporting the development of the team’s first large-scale cloud computing facility. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Closing is subject to customary conditions. Legal counsel for CoreWeave is Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, with Rothschild & Co serving as financial advisor. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is legal counsel to Monolith. CoreWeave, founded in 2017, operates a growing network of data centers across the U.S. and Europe. It was recognized as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies and featured on Forbes Cloud 100 in 2024. Monolith, founded by Dr. Richard Ahlfeld, a former MIT Tech Review Top 10 Innovator Under 35, has received backing from a leading global software investor and was named a Gartner Cool Vendor for AI in Automotive. It has also been featured on Forbes and the UK’s top 100 startups list. The acquisition aligns with McKinsey’s findings that AI adoption in complex manufacturing could boost R&D efficiency by 20 to 80 percent, depending on the sector. CoreWeave and Monolith aim to make this transformation accessible to industrial enterprises worldwide.