Nvidia(US:NVDA) 3 6 Ke·2025-10-31 09:53Core Insights - Nvidia plans to invest up to $1 billion (approximately 7.1 billion RMB) in the AI startup Poolside, potentially increasing Poolside's valuation to $12 billion (approximately 85.3 billion RMB) [1][3] - Poolside was founded in early 2023 by former GitHub CTO Jason Warner and entrepreneur Eiso Kant, focusing on AI programming [1][3] - Nvidia previously participated in Poolside's $500 million Series B funding round, which valued the company at $3 billion (approximately 21.3 billion RMB) [1][3] Funding and Valuation - Poolside is negotiating to raise $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation, with Nvidia expected to invest between $500 million and $1 billion in this round [3] - The company has already secured over $1 billion in investment commitments for this round, including approximately $700 million from existing investors [3] - In August 2023, Poolside completed a $126 million seed funding round led by billionaire Xavier Niel and Felicis Ventures [3] Product and Technology - Poolside has launched a coding assistant for software engineers in government and defense sectors, set to debut in October 2024 [4] - The company offers two models, Point and Malibu, with Point being approximately 10 times faster than comparable models [4] - Poolside employs innovative technology called "Learning through Code Execution Feedback" (LCE) to train models to think like developers [4] Strategic Partnerships and Infrastructure - Poolside is collaborating with CoreWeave to build a large data center in Texas as part of its "Project Horizon," with an expected capacity of 2 gigawatts, sufficient to power around 1.5 million homes [5] - The company aims to use part of the new funding to purchase Nvidia's GB300 chips, indicating a strategic partnership [4][5] - Poolside intentionally avoided participation from major tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon in its previous funding rounds to maintain independent growth [5]