Julien Chaumond, Angel Investor

Julien Chaumond is the co-founder of Hugging Face, a leading AI company building tools and open-source models that power the global machine learning community. With a background in applied mathematics and computer science from École Polytechnique and Stanford University, he has spent his career at the intersection of engineering, research, and entrepreneurship. Before founding Hugging Face, Julien co-founded Glose, an educational reading platform, and served as an advisor on digital affairs to the French Ministry of Economy. Earlier, he worked in software engineering and research roles at Stupeflix and Stanford University, developing his expertise in natural language and machine learning systems. Julien has made over 20 investments across the AI and technology landscape, backing innovative startups such as Pyannote AI, Sourcetable, Fal, and Ankar AI. His investment activity reflects a deep commitment to advancing the future of intelligent systems and supporting founders building in applied artificial intelligence.