Kevin Durant’s $250,000 Hugging Face bet is reportedly worth $60M
28-08-2026 10:02 via thenextweb.com

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 […]
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