Nvidia acquires Hugging Face to fuel a scaled American open-source AI ecosystem
Borthwick · x · 2026-09-03
Betaworks' first investor John Borthwick congratulates Nvidia on acquiring Hugging Face, calling it a landmark for open AI.
- The deal endorses Clem, Julien, Thomas and the HF team; Jensen Huang is "kicking open the door" for a scaled American open-source AI ecosystem as a counterweight to closed models
- Nvidia's unique position in the AI stack means the acquisition accelerates the shift from monolithic AI to a distributed ecosystem — part open, part closed, spanning cloud and local hardware, both large and small models
- Expected to benefit the broader economy and HF's massive builder community
Related event: NVIDIA Officially Acquires Hugging Face for $12.93 Billion(93 posts)→
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