A look at CoreWeave, whose financing strategy involves using GPUs as collateral for large loans, which enabled rapid expansion but resulted in $11.2B in debt (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes)

Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: A look at CoreWeave, whose financing strategy involves using GPUs as collateral for large loans, which enabled rapid expansion but resulted in $11.2B in debt  —  A knack for creative financing and an enormous appetite for risk helped CoreWeave's Michael Intrator ride the AI data center boom to a $6.7 billion personal fortune.

Sep 23, 2025 - 04:02
A look at CoreWeave, whose financing strategy involves using GPUs as collateral for large loans, which enabled rapid expansion but resulted in $11.2B in debt (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes)
Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: A look at CoreWeave, whose financing strategy involves using GPUs as collateral for large loans, which enabled rapid expansion but resulted in $11.2B in debt  —  A knack for creative financing and an enormous appetite for risk helped CoreWeave's Michael Intrator ride the AI data center boom to a $6.7 billion personal fortune.