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The basics:

• CoreWeave will acquire Monolith AI to expand AI cloud capabilities
• The deal aims to shorten R&D cycles, speed industrial product development
• Monolith’s platform already used by Nissan, BMW & Honeywell
• Acquisition builds on CoreWeave’s rapid growth and AI partnerships, including OpenAI and Meta

CoreWeave continues its slew of activity with another major development announced Oct. 6.

The Livingston-based company said it agreed to acquire Monolith AI Ltd. The company specializes in applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to complex physics and engineering challenges.

The acquisition combines Monolith’s simulation and test-driven machine learning capabilities with CoreWeave’s purpose-built AI cloud. Together they offer a full-stack platform for industrial and manufacturing enterprises.

The move aims to help companies shorten R&D cycles, accelerate product development and design, and unlock new levels of competitive advantage through AI-driven innovation.

In a press release, CoreWeave co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Brian Venturo noted that leaders across the industrial and manufacturing sectors know AI can transform their business.

“What they need are the right tools to use the technology to solve intractable physics and engineering problems. Those challenges have historically slowed industrial innovation, and Monolith has closed that gap,” said Venturo. “Together we will help these enterprises better harness AI to accelerate breakthroughs and bring better products to market faster.”

Monolith’s platform is already used by engineering leaders such as Nissan, BMW and Honeywell to reduce months from the product development cycle. The company’s tools—ranging from anomaly detection and test plan optimization to next test recommendation—allow engineers to make faster, more reliable decisions without requiring in-house AI or coding expertise.

The long game

Richard Ahlfeld, founder and CEO of Monolith, said he founded the company to put AI directly into the hands of engineers to enable them to create breakthrough technologies.

“Joining CoreWeave will allow us to scale that mission dramatically,” said Ahlfeld. “Together we will bring powerful tools and domain expertise to thousands more builders across industries who are eager to use AI but lack the infrastructure and know-how.”

The acquisition aligns with CoreWeave’s broader strategy to provide essential AI infrastructure for enterprises across sectors.

Learn more about CoreWeave from co-founder and CEO Michael Intrator:

Recent moves include the acquisition of OpenPipe for reinforcement learning as well as Weights & Biases for model iteration and experiment tracking. CoreWeave also serves as the Official AI Cloud Computing Partner of the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team. In that role, it supports the development of the team’s first large-scale cloud computing facility.

The Monolith deal marks the latest in a series of notable developments by CoreWeave, which NJBIZ has reported on, such as securing a $14.2 billion AI cloud deal with Meta; a $6.5 billion partnership expansion with OpenAI; and committing up to $6 billion to a new Pennsylvania AI data center.

These moves underscore the company’s rapid growth and strategic positioning as a leading provider of AI cloud infrastructure.

CoreWeave went public earlier in March, debuting on the Nasdaq Stock Market — with its share price more than tripling (as of this writing) since that initial public offering (IPO).

Terms of the Monolith transaction were not disclosed. The closing is subject to customary conditions.