About Poolside
Poolside is a generative AI platform focused on building open-weight foundation models and agentic coding systems. Designed for developers, researchers, and organizations that need cutting-edge, customizable AI to automate coding and development tasks, Poolside offers models such as Laguna XS 2.1 (optimized for on-device operation) and Laguna M.1 (offering high capability via API). The platform emphasizes transparency in AI research and development, making its models and research practices openly accessible.
Latest News about Poolside
Why AI startups are choosing AWS Trainium to train world models
Beyond Anthropic and OpenAI, a new wave of AI startups is choosing Trainium to train models that simulate the physical world.
AI startup Poolside teams up with CoreWeave on 2GW data center in Texas
Aims to use natural gas produced in Permian Basin
American AI startup Poolside launches free, high-performing open model Laguna XS.2 for local agentic coding
By putting the weights of a highly capable, 33B-parameter agentic model in the hands of researchers and startups, Poolside is positioning itself as a cornerstone of the open-AI ecosystem.
Poolside AI's 4B Texas Collapse: CoreWeave Out [2026]
Poolside AI's 4B Project Horizon collapses as CoreWeave exits and a B Series C with Nvidia fails. Inside the AI coding startup's 2GW Texas unwind.
Air Street Capital’s $232m fund is now Europe’s biggest solo GP raise
Nathan Benaich's Air Street Capital has closed a $232m Fund III, making it the largest solo GP venture fund ever raised in Europe.
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