Argilla
Carpesa, Valencia · Founded 2022 · Delaware corporation · 5 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors
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Argilla develops open-source, data-centric software for building and improving AI and NLP models, with a focus on human feedback and data quality. It targets machine learning teams and developers working on natural language processing applications.
Founders & leadership
Argilla was founded in 2022 by Francisco de Asis Aranda Montes, Daniel Vila Suero, Daniel Vila, and Paco Aranda.
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Francisco de Asis Aranda MontesCo-founder
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Daniel Vila Sueroin𝕏CEO & Co-founder (acquired by Hugging Face)2017–2024Daniel Vila Suero is a director and promoter of Argilla, an open-source platform for data-centric AI and NLP development, which was acquired by Hugging Face in 2024. He currently builds data tooling and datasets at Hugging Face.
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Daniel Vilain𝕏CEODaniel Vila was CEO and co-founder of Argilla, an open-source software platform for building and improving AI and NLP models through human feedback and data quality tools, before the company's acquisition by Hugging Face in 2024. He currently works on data tooling and datasets at Hugging Face.
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Paco ArandainCTO
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James AlcornNamed on SEC filing
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Paco NathanNamed on SEC filing
Board
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Albert Morro VallBoard director
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Investors · 7
Abstraction CapitalKansas City · $50K – $400Kvia Taylor Clauson · inferred
Criteria Venture TechBarcelona · $550K – $5.5M
Eniac VenturesNew York · $1.2M
SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto
Vermilion Cliffs VenturesNew York · $200K – $500Kvia Ashley Smith · inferred
Zetta Venture Partnersreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M
Also in the syndicate · 1
Caixa Capital Risclead
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$7M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2023–2025
- $1.6MSeedJan 2023 · 3 sourcesSource ↗
▶$5.4MraisedNov 2023 · 10 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$5.4MraisedNov 2023 · 10 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Albert Morro VallDirector
- James AlcornDirector
- Hadley HarrisDirector
- Francisco de Asis Aranda MontesExecutive Officer, Director
- Daniel Vila SueroExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Paco NathanDirector
- Offering amount
- $5.5M
- Amount sold
- $5.4M
- Minimum investment
- $5K
- First sale
- Oct 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2022
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Competitors · 4
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Hugging Face60 shared keywordsHugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications. It offers both open-source tools for the ML community and paid compute and enterprise solutions for teams building AI applications.
Netezza26 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
NVIDIA21 shared keywordsNVIDIA designs GPUs, AI computing hardware, and software platforms for AI development, data centers, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, serving developers, researchers, and enterprises. Its offerings include AI models, power architecture for AI factories, and compute infrastructure used across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and automotive.
Super Annotate17 shared keywordsSuperAnnotate is a data platform used to build, manage, and refine training data for AI and machine learning models. It is positioned as a data pipeline partner for teams developing AI systems.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Argilla do?
- Argilla develops open-source, data-centric software for building and improving AI and NLP models, with a focus on human feedback and data quality. It targets machine learning teams and developers working on natural language processing applications.
- Who founded Argilla?
- Argilla was founded by Francisco de Asis Aranda Montes, Daniel Vila Suero, Daniel Vila, Paco Aranda in 2022.
- Who are Argilla's investors?
- Argilla's investors include Abstraction Capital, Criteria Venture Tech, Eniac Ventures, SAV (Scale Asia Ventures), Vermilion Cliffs Ventures, Zetta Venture Partners.
- How much funding has Argilla raised?
- Argilla has disclosed $7M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Argilla headquartered?
- Argilla is headquartered in Carpesa, Valencia.