Nvidia in talks to acquire Hugging Face for over $13B
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-08-27
Nvidia is in talks to acquire Hugging Face for more than $13 billion, according to Business Insider.
Key Details:
- Status: Discussions have occurred recently, but no deal has been reached and talks could still fall apart.
- Competition: Microsoft also met with Hugging Face, but those talks are not ongoing.
- History: Nvidia participated in Hugging Face's $235 million funding round in 2023 at a $4.5 billion valuation.
- War Chest: Nvidia holds $47.9 billion in private company investments and has committed another $18 billion for equity investments this fiscal year.
Related event: NVIDIA Reportedly Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for ~$12.9B(60 posts)→
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