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Nvidia’s $1 billion Poolside AI bet lifts startup’s valuation to $12 billion
Nvidia's up to $1 billion investment in Poolside AI values the startup at $12 billion, highlighting its open-weight Laguna S 2.1 model, defense contracts with DoD and RTX, and the growing race among AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, and Codeium to deliver agentic, enterprise‑grade t
7/28/2026, 8:51 AM PDTBy Priya NairNvidiaPoolside AILaguna S 2.1