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Thomas Wolf

CSO & Co-Founder

CSO & Co-Founder of Hugging Face

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Quick Facts

  • Role CSO & Co-Founder
  • Company Hugging Face
  • Country United States
  • Industry AI in Enterprise Software
  • Founded 2016
  • Known For Hugging Face is the default meeting point for the open-source AI community and a growing share…
  • Last Reviewed Jul 2026

Executive Summary

Thomas Wolf is listed in public materials as CSO & Co-Founder of Hugging Face. This Brel Digital profile records the verified public leadership association using official company sources. Biographical details that are not evidenced on the cited official pages are omitted.

Career Timeline

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  1. 2016 Company founded

    Hugging Face was founded in 2016 per the company profile source on file.

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  2. 2023 Funding

    2023: Raises a $235 million Series D round led by Salesforce at a $4.5 billion valuation, with participation from Google, Amazon, and Nvidia.

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  3. 2025 Development

    Late 2025: Turns down a reported $500 million investment offer from Nvidia at a $7 billion valuation, citing a preference to avoid a single dominant investor.

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  4. 2026 Funding

    Early 2026: Confirms it has not raised new funding in nearly three years and continues to fund growth primarily through revenue from enterprise and managed-inference products.

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  5. 2026 Partnership

    2026: Continues to expand hosting partnerships, including support for Nvidia's open robotics and Nemotron model families on its platform.

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  6. Leadership

    CEO Clu00e9ment Delangue states the company has no near-term plan to pursue an IPO, prioritizing a long-term, capital-efficient approach instead.

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Enterprise AI platform

Hugging Face platform

A platform for hosting, sharing, and running open-source AI models, datasets, and applications, including the widely…

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Industry Intelligence

AI in Enterprise Software Open industry

Overview

Thomas Wolf is listed in public materials as CSO & Co-Founder of Hugging Face. This Brel Digital profile records the verified public leadership association using official company sources. Biographical details that are not evidenced on the cited official pages are omitted.

Role

Thomas Wolf holds the publicly documented role of CSO & Co-Founder at Hugging Face. Readers should confirm current titles on the company’s official leadership or about pages, as executive roles change over time.

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Last Reviewed

This profile was last reviewed on July 14, 2026.

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