Jobs at Poolside

Recomputed daily from public data: capital freshness (0-35) + hiring velocity (0-30) + pay transparency (0-20) + employer rating (0-15; unrated scores the neutral 7), minus up to 10 for documented headwinds (lawsuits, layoffs, leadership churn). Transparent formula, not investment or career advice.

625Mtotal raised

Series B, $500M, 2024last round

Growthstage

ParisHQ

2023founded

~349headcount (as of 2026-05)

Founders: Jason Warner (ex-GitHub CTO; co-CEO) · Eiso Kant (serial founder (source{d}, Athenian); co-CEO)

Backed by: Bain Capital Ventures, DST Global, Nvidia, Felicis, Redpoint, StepStone Group

Signals

Founded by ex-GitHub CTO Jason Warner; $2B Series C at $14B pre-money collapsed Apr 2026

In the news

Nvidia to Pay Poolside a $6 Billion License, Tap Startup’s Staff Yahoo Finance · 2026-08-21

Nvidia is paying $6 billion to license AI model software from startup Poolside qz.com · 2026-08-24

Nvidia Pays Poolside $6 Billion To License Its Model Factory And Workers Forbes · 2026-08-24

Nvidia Is Spending $6 Billion to Build a Powerful U.S. Alternative to Chinese AI WSJ · 2026-08-22

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Momentum index 25/100 = capital freshness (0-35) + hiring velocity (0-30) + comp transparency (0-20) + workplace rating (0-15), minus documented headwinds. Recomputed daily; not investment or career advice.