Artificial Intelligence · Brooklyn, NY
Hugging Face
$62.20
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About Hugging Face
Open-source AI hub and platform — model and dataset hosting, evaluation, and managed training/inference. Anchors the open-weights ecosystem alongside enterprise compute partnerships.
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, NY
- CEO
- Clem Delangue
- Employees
- 350
- Last valuation
- $4.5B
- Total funding
- $1.1B
Funding history
Priced rounds with a disclosed valuation — newest first.
| Round | Valuation | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Series D | $4.5B | Aug 2023 |
| Series C | $2B | May 2022 |
Recent news
Updated weekly · 5 items
- Sep 7, 2026Could NVIDIA's purchase of Hugging Face boost the EU's AI sovereignty?Euronews.com
- Sep 5, 2026Nvidia’s $13 Billion Hugging Face Deal Signals a New Phase for Business AITimes Square Chronicles
- Sep 4, 2026Nvidia bags Hugging Face, AI models play leapfrog and CrowdStrike doubles down on AISiliconANGLE
- Sep 4, 2026The ‘Deeply Nerdy’ Founders Behind Nvidia’s $13 Billion Bet on Hugging FaceWSJ
- Sep 4, 2026My first VentureBeat story was the 'Woodstock of AI.' My last is Nvidia buying Hugging Face for $12.9 billion.VentureBeat
Frequently asked
What am I actually buying when I invest in Hugging Face?
A fractional position in Hugging Face's shares. VeldenStake sources a finite block of real shares and resells fractions to you; your position appears in your portfolio at the prevailing private-market price and is held until Hugging Face goes public.
Can I sell my position before the IPO?
No. Pre-IPO shares are private and illiquid — there's no secondary market to sell them back into, and transfers require the company's approval. Your position is locked until Hugging Face IPOs or is acquired. This is the same arrangement every pre-IPO investor accepts.
What happens when the company goes public?
When Hugging Face IPOs, your position settles at the IPO price and you choose how to receive it — cash credited to your balance, or the shares delivered to you.
How is the price set?
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Are there any fees?
A 1% commission applies to each purchase. It's shown on the order ticket and confirmation screen before you submit — added on top of the subtotal. Deposits and withdrawals are free.
What if Hugging Face never IPOs?
Your position remains valid as long as Hugging Face exists. If it's acquired, your position is paid out at the deal price. If it stays private, you keep holding until a liquidity event.
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