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Company Snapshot
Poolside is a Developer tools company, founded 2023 by Jason Warner, Eiso Kant. Latest valuation $12B (As of Aug 2026, The Information).
Recent changes
- Aug 20, 2026Aug 20, 2026Raised $1B at a $12B (pre-money) valuation Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Aug 20, 2026Aug 20, 2026New investor: Nvidia Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Aug 20, 2026Aug 20, 2026Nvidia Pays Poolside $6B to License AI Models Pulse story
- Aug 20, 2026Aug 20, 2026Poolside Strikes $6B Nvidia Deal, Raises $1B at $12B Pulse story
- Aug 2026Aug 2026Valuation rose from $2B to $12B The Information
Earlier changes (1)
- Oct 2024Oct 2024First reported valuation: $2B The Information
Funding History
1 event · sources dated per rowUnderlying values
| As of | Value | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $12B | Reported | The Information |
| Oct 2024 | $2B | Reported | The Information |
Investors
Latest Pulse
- Sep 7, 2026August Venture Funding Hit $42B, Up 122%Global venture investors deployed $42 billion across more than 1,500 startups in August 2026 -- more than double August 2025, but a quarter below July's $56 billion.→
- Sep 7, 2026Torvalds on a Bloated Linux 7.3 rc2: Blame AILinus Torvalds called the second release candidate for Linux 7.3 a 'full fat' rc and joked that everyone would blame AI for its size -- while saying nothing in it actually looked unusual.→
- Sep 5, 2026Jane Street Leads $1.5B Into Fluidstack at $18BThe Oxford spinout that builds and operates data centers for Anthropic and Google has more than doubled its valuation since December, on the back of contracts it signed before it owned a single chip.→
- Sep 3, 2026August VC Funding Jumped 122% From a Year AgoGlobal venture funding hit $42 billion across more than 1,500 startups in August, up 122% year over year but down 25% from July, with seven companies closing billion-dollar rounds led by Databricks at a $190 billion valuation.→
- Aug 28, 2026Open-Weight Labs Become the Valley's Acquisition TargetNvidia's reported $13 billion Hugging Face agreement, its $6 billion Poolside deal and Stripe's $7 billion-plus OpenRouter purchase have consolidated the open-model layer, even as enterprise adoption sits at 6%.→
- Aug 28, 2026a16z Raises $1.1B to Build AI's Physical LayerAndreessen Horowitz has closed a $1.1 billion Machine Age fund dedicated to chips, memory, cooling, power and robotics -- the hardware underneath AI rather than the software on top of it.→
- Aug 27, 2026Nvidia Posts $96.2B Quarter, Guides Even HigherNvidia reported record fiscal second-quarter revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% year over year, with Data Center revenue at $89 billion and third-quarter guidance of $108 billion, sending shares up 8.7%.→
- Aug 22, 2026Nvidia's Cloverleaf Deal Is Patching AI Bubble CracksNvidia's new partnership with data-center developer Cloverleaf is the latest example of Nvidia using its own balance sheet to prop up the infrastructure ecosystem its chip sales depend on, The Register argues -- and I largely agree.→
- Aug 20, 2026Nvidia Pays Poolside $6B to License AI ModelsNvidia agreed to pay AI startup Poolside $6B to license its model-development software and invest $1B more at a $12B valuation, while hiring more than 100 Poolside employees onto its own teams.→
- Aug 20, 2026Poolside Strikes $6B Nvidia Deal, Raises $1B at $12BAI coding-model startup Poolside struck a $6B licensing deal with Nvidia for its model-development software and separately raised $1B for the remaining company at a $12B valuation, Newcomer reports.→
Coverage Timeline
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FUNDING$6B license + $1B invest
Nvidia Pays Poolside $6B to License AI Models
Nvidia agreed to pay AI startup Poolside $6B to license its model-development software and invest $1B more at a $12B valuation, while hiring more than 100 Poolside employees onto its own teams.
DEEP DIVE
Poolside Strikes $6B Nvidia Deal, Raises $1B at $12B
AI$6B licensing + $1B raise
Poolside Strikes $6B Nvidia Deal, Raises $1B at $12B
AI coding-model startup Poolside struck a $6B licensing deal with Nvidia for its model-development software and separately raised $1B for the remaining company at a $12B valuation, Newcomer reports.
DEEP DIVE
Nvidia Pays $6B to License Poolside's Coding AI
BIG TECH
Nvidia Pays $6B to License Poolside's Coding AI
Nvidia agreed to pay $6B to non-exclusively license Poolside's code-generation models and invest $1B at a $12B valuation, while extending job offers to roughly 109 Poolside employees.
DEEP DIVE
Value Add Research
- AI & Technology · Aug 28, 2026Stripe OpenRouter Acquisition: $8B Price, 6x Valuation Jump
- AI & Technology · Aug 22, 2026Nvidia's $7B Poolside Deal: The Reverse Acquihire Playbook
- AI & Technology · Jun 30, 2026Baseten's ARR Grew 1,900% YoY to a $13B Valuation
- Market & Trends · Jun 14, 2026Unicorns 2026: 101+ Hit $1B
- VC & Investing · May 14, 2026European VC vs US VC: €19B vs $170B
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Poolside FAQ
What is Poolside's valuation?
Poolside's valuation is $12B (As of Aug 2026, The Information).
Who are Poolside's investors?
Poolside's investors include Nvidia, Bain Capital Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Scribble Ventures (As of Aug 2026).
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Where these figures come from
- The Informationmajor outlet1 fact
- Value Add Pulse researchValue Add VC data1 fact
Figures are labelled Reported (a source states it), Estimated, Derived (computed from other facts) or Rumored (in talks / unconfirmed). Rumors never replace a confirmed figure. Each figure keeps its own as-of date; history is preserved rather than overwritten.