21 August 2026
Nvidia licenses Poolside AI coding startup for $6 billion
First reported
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- Nvidia paid $6 billion in a licensing deal to use Poolside's AI code-writing technology, which the startup developed to help programmers write software.
- Nvidia made a separate $1 billion investment in Poolside and offered jobs to 109 of its employees, though the founders stayed to run the company.
- The licensing agreement is non-exclusive, meaning Poolside can license its technology to other companies alongside the Nvidia deal.
How it was covered
The NeuronPete Huang & Grant Harvey
Nvidia struck a non-exclusive $6 billion licensing agreement with AI coding startup Poolside, invested an additional $1 billion, and offered jobs to 109 employees while the founders remained.