CoreWeave Acquires OpenPipe, Brings New Capabilities for Custom AI Agent Development

Staff Reporter | PNN

CoreWeave, which provides cloud servers for training AI models to large companies, announced on Wednesday that it is acquiring the two-year-old startup OpenPipe. OpenPipe, a Y Combinator-backed startup, helps organizations create customized AI agents using reinforcement learning techniques.

CoreWeave co-founder Brian Venturo said, “Reinforcement learning is a crucial technology that enhances model performance for agentic and reasoning tasks. By combining OpenPipe’s advanced self-training tools with CoreWeave’s high-performance AI cloud, we are building a powerful platform for developers.”

The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed by either company. OpenPipe’s open-source toolkit, ART (Agent Reinforcement Trainer), helps organizations train AI agents according to their specific needs.

Through this acquisition, CoreWeave aims to provide small and large AI labs and organizations with the necessary computing power and services to develop custom AI agents. OpenPipe’s team will now join CoreWeave, and OpenPipe’s customers will become part of CoreWeave’s client base.