Ollama Raises $65 Million in Funding
srikanth235 · hn · 2026-07-09
Ollama announced it has raised $65 million to accelerate the development of its open model ecosystem.
This post highlights a pure business event, focusing on the funding amount and the company's future direction rather than specific models or features. As Ollama is a crucial infrastructure tool for running local and open-source models, this funding round also reflects the continued heating up of the related ecosystem.
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