Acquired by Hugging Face, 2024.
Argilla no longer appears in the directory or on the maps; its funding history is kept below.
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Argilla built an open-source, data-centric platform for labeling, curating, and improving NLP and LLM training/evaluation datasets (formerly known as Recognai/Rubrix). Founded in Madrid in 2017, the company raised a seed round before being acquired by Hugging Face in June 2024 for roughly $10M, with the full team joining Hugging Face; Argilla and its Distilabel tool continue to operate as open-source projects within Hugging Face rather than as an independent startup.
SectorsAI & Data, Enterprise Software, Developer Tools
Founders
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Daniel Vila Suero
Co-founder & CEO
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Francisco (Paco) Aranda
Co-founder & CTO
Global models 5
SScale AI
United States · scale.com ↗
Leading VC-backed data labeling and annotation platform for AI/ML training data, the largest comparable to Argilla's data-centric NLP labeling model.
$1.6BComparable
SSnorkel AI
United States · snorkel.ai ↗
Programmatic data labeling and evaluation platform for building and improving ML/LLM training datasets, directly comparable to Argilla's dataset-curation focus.
$235MComparable
LLabelbox
United States · labelbox.com ↗
Data labeling and training-data platform for AI teams, same core business model of tooling for dataset annotation and quality control.
$189MComparable
SSurge AI
United States · surgehq.ai ↗
Human-in-the-loop data labeling and RLHF platform for LLMs, same model as Argilla though largely self-funded rather than VC-backed.
$1.2M (bootstrapped/self-funded, minimal disclosed VC)Comparable
EEncord
United Kingdom · encord.com ↗
Data-centric AI platform for annotating, curating, and validating training datasets, closely mirroring Argilla's product category.
$50MComparable
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Investors 6
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CCriteria Capital Risc
www.caixacapitalrisc.es
ZZetta Venture Partners
EEniac Ventures
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SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)
AAmplify Partners
HHugging Face
Funding rounds 2
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-10 | Seed | approximately $5.5M |
Eniac Ventures
+3 more
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| 2023-01-25 | Seed | €1.5M | Zetta Venture Partners, Caixa Capital Risc |
News 3
Open as list →| Published | Article |
|---|---|
| 2024-06-20 |
Hugging Face Acquires AI Software Startup to Boost Datasets ↗
AI Business
2024-06-20 |
| 2023-06-20 |
Argilla Named to the 2023 CB Insights AI 100 List of Most Innovative Artificial Intelligence Startups ↗
PR Newswire
2023-06-20 |
| 2023-01-30 |
Spanish NLP Data Labeling Platform Argilla Raises USD 1.6M in Seed Funding ↗
Slator
2023-01-30 |