CoreWeave's downsized IPO flops, company's 250,000 chips could be a problem

Mikhail Konoplev/iStock via Getty Images CoreWeave's ( NASDAQ: CRWV ) market debut was the first significant IPO of the artificial intelligence era, a bellwether for the AI industry as investors become increasingly vocal about return on investments. The company's shares closed flat after opening nearly 3% below their offer price.