Oracle and CoreWeave Face Pressure Amid $3.6 Trillion AI Financing Landscape
CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) announced plans to raise up to $3 billion through convertible debt, with an option for another $500 million, causing its shares to fall over 4%. The move comes as new research by Sona Asset Management highlights the AI industry's massive financing needs—$3.6 trillion across 176 deals involving 202 entities—with CoreWeave and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) identified as two of the most leveraged companies in the supply chain. Sona’s analysis reveals that many AI-related investments are circular, with firms like Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), OpenAI, and cloud providers such as Oracle repeatedly appearing across roles as investors, customers, or suppliers. Oracle has $125.3 billion of borrowings and an additional $288 billion in long-term data-center leases, while CoreWeave faces significant capital expenditures this year to support its AI infrastructure growth. The report underscores the fragility of the current model: if financing becomes more expensive or demand for AI slows, companies like Oracle and CoreWeave could face financial pressure. Polymarket traders currently assign a low probability (12%) of an industry downturn by December 31.
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