Runpod has raised $100M at a $1bn valuation, a tenfold jump in two years, and says it turned down buyout offers worth more than $500M.

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Runpod has raised $100M at a $1bn valuation, a tenfold jump in two years, and says it turned down buyout offers worth more than $500M.