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. Customer prepayments and deposits could help finance CoreWeave’s expansion. Its latest accounts separate that funding relief from profitability and expose the renewal risk in longer-dated loans. CoreWeave is rated Buy at 1.7x exit ARR, with a $132.