CoreWeave Inc., an AI cloud-computing company, this week announced an agreement to acquire Monolith AI Limited, a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve complex physics and engineering challenges.
CoreWeave, which has its U.S. headquarters in Livingston, said the acquisition strengthens its position in manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and other industrial sectors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Combining Monolith’s simulation and test-driven machine learning capabilities with CoreWeave’s purpose-built AI cloud enables the combined companies to offer a full-stack platform for industrial and manufacturing enterprises. The aim is to enable users to shorten R&D cycles, accelerate product development and design, and unlock new levels of competitive advantage through AI-driven innovation.
“Every leader we meet across the industrial and manufacturing sectors knows AI can transform their business,” said Brian Venturo, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at CoreWeave in an Oct. 6 statement. “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,” Venturo said. “Together we will help these enterprises better harness AI to accelerate breakthroughs and bring better products to market faster.”
Monolith Founder and CEO Richard Ahlfeld said Monolith was founded to put AI directly into the hands of engineers, enabling them to create breakthrough technologies.
“Joining CoreWeave will allow us to scale that mission dramatically,” Ahlfeld said. “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.”
According to McKinsey, AI adoption in complex manufacturing could increase R&D efficiency by 20 to 80%, underscoring the enormous opportunity for AI to unlock productivity gains. Monolith’s platform is already used by many of the world’s leading engineering companies including Nissan, BMW, and Honeywell to cut months out of the product development cycle and accelerate innovation.
Monolith is recognized for its expertise in applying AI and machine learning to some of the most intractable physics and engineering problems. Its tools include anomaly detection, test plan optimization, and next test recommendation, which help engineers make faster, more reliable decisions without requiring in-house AI or coding expertise. By embedding machine learning directly into engineering workflows, Monolith reduces physical testing that slows progress, while improving quality, and accelerating innovation.
The acquisition of Monolith, along with OpenPipe for reinforcement learning, and Weights & Biases for model iteration and experiment tracking, reflects CoreWeave’s commitment to being the essential AI cloud used by builders to develop and deploy AI across every industry, the company said.
In the automotive sector, CoreWeave serves as the Official AI Cloud Computing Partner of the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One® Team, supporting the development of the team’s first large-scale cloud computing facility.
