CoreWeave joins the Nasdaq-100 just 15 months after its IPO, capping a wild ride from crypto mining to AI darling

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CoreWeave will join the Nasdaq-100 on 22 June 2026, just 15 months after its IPO. The GPU cloud provider, which started as a crypto mining operation, reported $2.1 billion in Q1 revenue but carries nearly $25 billion in debt. Its founders have sold $2.3 billion in stock since the lockup expired.

CoreWeave, the AI cloud infrastructure company that began life as a New Jersey cryptocurrency mining operation called Atlantic Crypto, has been selected for inclusion in the Nasdaq-100 Index. The addition takes effect before market open on 22 June, just 15 months after CoreWeave priced its IPO at $40 per share in March 2025.

CoreWeave will join the index alongside Astera Labs, Nebius Group, Rocket Lab, and Teradyne as part of the June quarterly rebalance. Charter Communications, Cognizant, Insmed, Verisk Analytics, and Zscaler are being dropped.

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