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OpenAI reportedly offered to invest roughly $100 million in Hugging Face before Nvidia’s roughly $13 billion deal

CNBC reports, citing sources, that Hugging Face also drew potential acquisition interest from AMD and Salesforce before Nvidia agreed to buy the open-source platform.

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CNBC reports, citing sources, that OpenAI offered to invest roughly $100 million in Hugging Face. The platform also drew potential acquisition interest from AMD and Salesforce before Nvidia agreed to buy it for roughly $13 billion.

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Kate Rooney@Kr00neyscoop: OpenAI sparked Hugging Face bids with early investment offer ahead of Nvidia’s $13 billion deal @CNBC ✔️Hugging Face saw a flurry of deal interest before Nvidia agreed to buy the open-source platform for roughly $13 billion. ✔️OpenAI offered to invest roughly $100 million in Hugging Face (after the ChatGPT creator’s agents hacked into the platform in July), according to sources. ✔️Hugging Face also attracted potential acquisition interest from AMD and Salesforce, sources said https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/openai-spark-hugging-face-bid-war-early-investment-bid-ahead-of-nvidia.html11d
Techmeme@TechmemeSources: OpenAI offered to invest ~$100M in Hugging Face before Nvidia's $13B acquisition, but talks fell apart; AMD and Salesforce also held talks (@kr00ney / CNBC) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)11d
Katie Roof@Katie_RoofRT @Kr00ney: scoop: OpenAI sparked Hugging Face bids with early investment offer ahead of Nvidia’s $13 billion deal @CNBC ✔️Hugging Face…11d
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    Kate Rooney@Kr00neyscoop: OpenAI sparked Hugging Face bids with early investment offer ahead of Nvidia’s $13 billion deal @CNBC ✔️Hugging Face saw a flurry of deal interest before Nvidia agreed to buy the open-source platform for roughly $13 billion. ✔️OpenAI offered to invest roughly $100 million in Hugging Face (after the ChatGPT creator’s agents hacked into the platform in July), according to sources. ✔️Hugging Face also attracted potential acquisition interest from AMD and Salesforce, sources said https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/openai-spark-hugging-face-bid-war-early-investment-bid-ahead-of-nvidia.html11d
    Techmeme@TechmemeSources: OpenAI offered to invest ~$100M in Hugging Face before Nvidia's $13B acquisition, but talks fell apart; AMD and Salesforce also held talks (@kr00ney / CNBC) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)11d
    Katie Roof@Katie_RoofRT @Kr00ney: scoop: OpenAI sparked Hugging Face bids with early investment offer ahead of Nvidia’s $13 billion deal @CNBC ✔️Hugging Face…11d
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