Observed Signal · Jul 13, 2022 · M&A - Announced · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 4/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Nvidia to Acquire Hugging Face in $12.93B Deal
Nvidia confirmed it is acquiring Hugging Face, the leading platform for open AI models, for $12.93 billion. CEO Jensen Huang announced the deal in a blog post, stating that Hugging Face's community of over 18 million developers, hosting more than three million models, lacks the infrastructure to scale further. Nvidia plans to provide infrastructure and engineering resources while preserving Hugging Face's open ecosystem, multi-cloud support, and neutrality; Nvidia compute will not be required. The transaction is subject to antitrust review and not yet finalized. Hugging Face was valued at $4.5 billion in its last major funding round, which included investments from Nvidia, Salesforce, Google, Amazon, AMD, Intel, Qualcomm, and IBM. Nvidia also reiterated a planned $26 billion investment over five years in open models.
This is a landmark $12.93B acquisition of the central hub for open-source AI models by Nvidia, which could reshape AI model distribution and infrastructure, with broad implications for AI-driven advertising technologies.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Nvidia agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion.
- Hugging Face hosts over 18 million developers, 3 million models, 500,000 datasets, and 1 million applications.
- Nvidia commits to keeping Hugging Face an open platform with no requirement to use Nvidia compute.
- The acquisition is pending antitrust review and has not closed.
- Hugging Face was valued at $4.5 billion during its last major funding round.
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