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title: "Nvidia to pay $6B for Poolside's AI model-building tech"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/nvidia-to-pay-6b-for-poolside-s-ai-model-building-tech-93932d
source_name: "The Decoder"
source_url: https://the-decoder.com/nvidia-is-acquiring-poolsides-model-factory-and-109-employees-for-6-billion/
published: 2026-08-21T08:27:23.000Z
topics: ["business"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
---

# Nvidia to pay $6B for Poolside's AI model-building tech

*2026-08-21 · Source: [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com/nvidia-is-acquiring-poolsides-model-factory-and-109-employees-for-6-billion/)*

Nvidia is acquiring Poolside's "Model Factory" software for building AI models, paying $6 billion. The deal brings 109 Poolside employees to Nvidia.

**Why it matters:** The acquisition extends Nvidia's reach beyond chips into the software used to build AI models, deepening its position across the AI stack. It also reflects a broader wave of large compute providers absorbing model-building startups rather than just supplying them with hardware.

**Topics:** business

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