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

- Source: TechCrunch
- Published: 2026-11-11T19:54:00+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/11/coreweave-turns-to-customer-prepayments-shorter-contracts-to-fund-ai-growth/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/coreweave-turns-to-customer-prepayments-shorter-contracts-to-fund-ai-g-e030f8/

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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