In 2018, Kevin Durant Invested $100k In A Tech Company Called Hugging

Kevin Durant's $250,000 Hugging Face bet is reportedly worth $60M

Kevin Durant and his business partner invested $250,000 in Hugging Face’s early rounds and his payout is reported at around $60M if Nvidia’s $12.9B acquisition completes. Employees at late-stage European startups own roughly 10% of their companies against 20% in the United States. Kevin Durant put $250,000 into Hugging Face and may be about to […] This story continues at The Next Web

Kevin Durant Could Earn Massive Payout from Early Hugging Face Investment After Reported $12.9B Sale

Kevin Durant is one of the greatest basketball players in history and, apparently, a fairly shrewd investor as well.

In 2018, Kevin Durant Invested $100k In A Tech Company Called Hugging

Back in 2018, Kevin Durant invested $100k in a strange little technology startup called Hugging Face. At the time, Hugging Face was mostly known for being an "artificial BFF" chatbot aimed at teenagers. Users could create a digital friend, send it messages, photos and emojis, and receive responses tailored to their mood. This was years before the release of ChatGPT. In the years that followed, Hugging Face pivoted away from the consumer chatbot …

Kevin Durant scores huge Hugging Face return

Kevin Durant and his longtime business partner Rich Kleiman reportedly made an extremely lucrative early investment in artificial intelligence company Hugging Face. Durant and Kleiman participated in the company’s seed and Series A funding rounds, getting involved well before Hugging Face reached its multibillion-dollar valuation. Nvidia has now reportedly acquired Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. […] The post Kevin Durant scores huge Hugging Fac…