Clem Delangue
About Clem Delangue
Clem Delangue is co-founder and CEO of Hugging Face, the open-source AI hub. Crunchbase lists him in that role since July 2016 and places him in Miami, Florida.
Before Hugging Face he worked at Mention as Product and CMO. He earned a master's in management at ESCP Business School and took a non-degree computer science program at Stanford.
On the Acquired podcast, Delangue said he had made 100 angel investments over two years, mostly in the community around Hugging Face. Fast Company reported that he joined the venture firm Factorial as an expert partner. Partners there manage their own portfolios and split the economics with the firm.
Tracked counts differ by data provider. Crunchbase lists 33 portfolio companies and Dealroom tracks 27. Treat these as approximate, since angel rounds are often undisclosed.
In May 2026 he took part in NanoCo's $12M seed round, led by Valley Capital Partners. NanoCo builds an enterprise assistant on the open-source NanoClaw agent framework. He was also named among the investors in SkyPilot's $20M round, alongside Lux Capital, which is a company that manages AI compute across clouds.
Tracxn shows two earlier rounds he joined: Phonic's $4M seed (April 2025) and NeuraCore's $3M seed (November 2025). It also lists Black Forest Labs' Series B (December 2025) as his most recent investment at the time of its profile.
Dealroom's data on his portfolio shows mostly seed and Series A entries, mainly in enterprise software. Most companies are US-based, with others in France and the UK. This is a third-party tally, not a stated strategy.
In the Fast Company piece, he described his main criterion as whether a company can be useful, impactful and helpful for the community. He has also said AI startups differ from software startups, because founders are often scientists and need heavy capital before returns. He has not publicly stated a check size.
- SkyPilot: manages AI compute across clouds; he was named in its $20M round (2026).
- NanoCo: enterprise AI assistant built on the open-source NanoClaw framework; he joined its $12M seed (May 2026).
- Black Forest Labs: image-model company; Tracxn lists his participation in its Series B (December 2025).
- Phonic: he participated in its $4M seed (April 2025), per Tracxn.
- NeuraCore: he participated in its $3M seed (November 2025), per Tracxn.
- Perplexity, Factory and Basis: Dealroom lists these as his largest current holdings; investment dates are not given.
- crunchbase.com/person/clement-delangue
- tracxn.com/d/people/clement-delangue/__2VXMsoJfYCP5nn-v1Jg-Xmzuy3wddBU
- dealroom.co/investors/clement-delangue
- fastcompany.com/90881930/hugging-face-ceo-factorial
- helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/20/nanoco-seed-funding-12-million
- portalerp.com/noticia/skypilot-raises-20m-to-manage-ai-compute-across-
- acquired.fm/acq2-episodes/building-the-open-source-ai-revolution-with-
- x.com/ClementDelangue/status/1634270772993708041
Investing activity
Clem Delangue appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $32M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $20M. The most recent are SkyPilot (Seed, $20M, Jul 2026) and NanoCo (Seed, $12M, May 2026).
Clem Delangue most often invests alongside Lux Capital, Jeffrey Dean, Amjad Masad and The House Fund, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Clem Delangue
Does Clem Delangue invest in AI startups?
Yes. He is Hugging Face's co-founder and CEO and has invested in AI and open-source companies. These include NanoCo's $12M seed in May 2026 and SkyPilot's $20M round in 2026.
What stage does Clem Delangue invest in?
Dealroom's data on his portfolio shows mostly seed entries, then Series A, with a few later rounds. He has not published a formal stage focus.
What is Clem Delangue's check size?
It is not public. Sources name his rounds but not the amounts he put in, so we do not state one.
What does Clem Delangue look for in a startup?
He told Fast Company that his test is whether a company can be useful, impactful and helpful for the community. His portfolio leans toward open-source and AI infrastructure.
How can founders contact Clem Delangue?
He is on X at @ClementDelangue and on LinkedIn. In a 2023 post he said founders who are struggling can message him because his DMs are open. That post was not a pitch invitation.
Is Clem Delangue an angel investor?
Yes. Clem Delangue invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Clem Delangue invested in?
Clem Delangue's AI investments include SkyPilot and NanoCo. The 2 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Clem Delangue invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Clem Delangue has invested at Seed, with a median round of $20M.
Who does Clem Delangue co-invest with?
Clem Delangue's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Lux Capital (1 deal), Jeffrey Dean (1 deal), Amjad Masad (1 deal), The House Fund (1 deal) and Amplify Partners (1 deal).
How can founders reach Clem Delangue?
Founders on Lounge can see Clem Delangue's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Clem Delangue to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.