Hugging Face Reportedly Seeking Buyer for $13B Valuation
AGI Hunt · wechat · 2026-08-24
Hugging Face is reportedly seeking a buyer with a valuation starting at $13B, according to Business Insider. The company, which hosts over 3M models and has 13M users, recently passed $100M in annual revenue. Despite previously rejecting a $500M investment from Nvidia, it has hired an investment bank to explore options. A major challenge is maintaining neutrality: acquisition by a tech giant like Microsoft or Google risks alienating the developer community, similar to the GitHub acquisition drama.
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