The Hugging Face Mafia — Dealroom

16 VC-backed startups founded by Hugging Face alumni. $7.4B combined value, 2 unicorns. The chart shows 5 of them.

• 16 VC-backed startups
• 2 unicorns ($1B+)
• $7.4B combined enterprise value
• 5 countries
• Founded 2018-2024

Companies

1. Factory

   Founder: Eno Reyes · Valuation: $5B · Founded 2023 · Sector: Enterprise Software · HQ: San Francisco, United States

2. Arcee

   Founder: Brian Benedict · Valuation: $1B · Founded 2023 · Sector: Enterprise Software · HQ: Miami, United States

3. Contextual AI

   Founder: Douwe Kiela · Valuation: $480M · Founded 2023 · Sector: Enterprise Software · HQ: San Francisco, United States

4. Adaptive ML

   Founder: Alessandro Cappelli · Valuation: $121M · Founded 2023 · Sector: Enterprise Software · HQ: Paris, France

5. Kotoba Technologies

   Founder: Noriyuki Kojima · Valuation: $60M · Founded 2023 · Sector: Enterprise Software · HQ: Tokyo, Japan

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