Clement Delangue
Co-founder & CEO, Hugging Face · USA
Clement Delangue is the CEO of Hugging Face. Delangue is based in USA. Delangue has held the role since 2016. Delangue was born in 1988 and educated at Institution Saint-Jean de Douai and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Clément Delangue is the co-founder and CEO of Hugging Face. He grew up in La Bassée, France, and earned a Master in Management degree from Stanford University before founding Hugging Face in 2016 in New York City with Thomas Wolf and Julien Chaumond.
Recent developments
AI summary of recent coverageRecent coverage has focused on Nvidia's acquisition of Hugging Face for approximately $13 billion, a deal that made Delangue and co-founders billionaires and positioned the open-source AI platform as central to Nvidia's infrastructure strategy. Headlines have examined Delangue's earlier rejection of Nvidia funding before eventually pursuing the sale, as well as the significance of Hugging Face's evolution into a major player in AI development. Earlier coverage also documented a security incident involving an alleged unauthorized agent and Delangue's public statements calling for accountability from OpenAI.
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Key Facts
Source: Wikidata ↗- Born
- June 14, 1988
- Citizenship
- France
- Education
- Institution Saint-Jean de Douai, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, University College Dublin
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Clement Delangue: FAQ
- Who is Clement Delangue?
- Clement Delangue is the Co-founder & CEO of Hugging Face, based in USA.
- What company does Clement Delangue lead?
- Clement Delangue is CEO of Hugging Face, a role held since 2016.
- Where was Clement Delangue educated?
- Clement Delangue studied at Institution Saint-Jean de Douai, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, University College Dublin.