Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $12.93B; Thinking Machines eyes $40B valuation
创业邦 · wechat · 2026-09-05
Chuangyebang's Sept 4 morning brief, AI highlights:
- Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93B: the three French cofounders each net $1.8B; deal expected to close H1 2027 with the platform staying open and founders on 6-year retention deals;
- Thinking Machines Lab (Mira Murati) reportedly raising $1B+ at a $40B+ pre-money valuation, led by Accel with Nvidia in talks;
- Datacenter builder Crusoe raised $3B+ at $30B valuation; Saudi Humain seeks a $2.5B datacenter fund;
- AI-music startup ACE raised $40M for its base model and new product Miya; embodied-AI firm SimpleAI raised nine-figure RMB Pre-A+;
- Microsoft named Yang Hou Asia co-president covering Greater China, India and SEA;
- Also: Musk warned Tesla staff of a JFrog Artifactory vulnerability; Cybercab went live in Austin with China showcases planned; Galbot's humanoid ET1 hit 200 pre-orders on day one.
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