Poolside
22 known investors
Poolside builds open-weight foundation models and agentic coding models, including the Laguna family, along with the systems and infrastructure needed to train, refine, and improve these models.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Founders & leadership
JW
Jason WarnerFounder & CEO
EK
Eiso KantFounder
Investors · 22
7GC & CoLos Angeles
Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M
B4 Capital$10M – $50M
Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M
Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M
Fin CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M
FPVJackson · $100K – $5M
Inovia CapitalMontreal · $250K – $8M
IsaiParis · $108K – $54M
ISAI Gestion
Italian Angels for GrowthMilan
LG Technology VenturesSanta Clara
Motive ForceSan Francisco
Premji InvestMenlo Park
Preston-Werner VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $3M
Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M
Scribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M
Abstraction CapitalreportedKansas City · $50K – $400Kvia Taylor Clauson · inferred
Adams Street PartnersreportedChicago · $150M – $750M
B Capital GroupreportedManhattan Beach · $100K – $60M
B Capital GroupreportedManhattan Beach · $10M – $50M
FrstreportedParis · $540K – $5.4M
In the news
- Nvidia to invest up to $1bn in AI firm Poolside - report - DCDdatacenterdynamics.com · 2026
- Poolside Secures $1 Billion Investment from Nvidia - FNEXfnex.com · 2025
- Nvidia to Invest Up to $1 Billion in AI Startup Poolside - Bloombergbloomberg.com · 2025
- AI-Coding Startup Poolside Raises Massive $500M Series Bnews.crunchbase.com · 2024
- AI coding startup Poolside raises $500M from eBay, Nvidia, and others | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2024