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title: "Open Source AI Tool Ollama Raises $65M, Nears 9M Users"
source: "TechCrunch：AI（RSS）"
source_tier: "t2"
url: "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/popular-open-source-ai-developer-tool-ollama-raises-65m-grows-to-nearly-9m-users/"
permalink: "https://feed.astralor.com/items/itm_2b56d024188e1825552fb645"
published: "2026-07-09T13:00:00.000Z"
score: 71
channel: "finance"
tags: ["Series A","Benchmark","Ollama","Open Source AI Tool"]
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# Open Source AI Tool Ollama Raises $65M, Nears 9M Users

## AI commentary

> This funding round is crucial. Ollama has built strong community goodwill, but with competition from Docker-based AI deployments and cloud vendors, how this capital is deployed will determine whether it evolves from a 'personal toy' to enterprise infrastructure. For AI app developers, Ollama's trajectory could influence the standard choice for local AI workflows.

## At a glance

Ollama, a popular open-source AI developer tool that makes it easy to run large language models on local PCs, has raised $65 million in a round led by Benchmark. The company has amassed 176,000 GitHub stars and nearly 9 million users. Funds will be used to expand the team and enhance product capabilities.

## Key points

- Ollama raised $65M in Series A led by Benchmark
- 176k GitHub stars and nearly 9M users
- Positioned as the easiest way to run AI models locally

## Full text

Benchmark-backed Ollama has amassed 176,000 stars, and nearly 17,000 forks on GitHub by helping developers easily run AI on their PCs.

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