Ollama - About the company
Ollama is a funded company based in Palo Alto (United States), founded in 2023 by Jeffrey Morgan and Michael Chiang. It operates as a Platform offering open-source tools for running large language models locally. The company has 156 active competitors, including 35 funded and 10 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Nota, Arthur AI and Fiddler Labs.
Company Details
Platform offering open-source tools for running large language models locally. It includes support for various AI models and a simple API for management.
- Website
- ollama.com
- Email ID
- *****@ollama.com, *****@ollama.com, *****@ollama.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2023
Location
Palo Alto, United States
Stage
Funding Raised
Investors
Ranked
20th among 156 active competitors
Employee Count
46 as on Jan 31, 2026
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Ollama's funding and investors
Ollama is a funded company. Ollama has 1 institutional investor.
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Ollama's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Ollama's key team members:
- Jeffrey Morgan: Co-Founder & CEO of Ollama. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Michael Chiang: Co-Founder of Ollama.
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Ollama's employee count trend
Ollama has 46 employees as of Jan 26. Here is Ollama's employee count trend over the years:
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Ollama's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Ollama include Nota, Arthur AI and Fiddler Labs. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Ollama, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Nota 2015, Seoul (South Korea), Public | Developer of AI optimization solutions for on-device and edge computing | $63.1M | 68/100 | |
2nd | Arthur AI 2018, New York (United States), Series B | Provider of AI and cloud-based solutions to control and monitor AI models | $63M | 66/100 | |
3rd | Fiddler Labs 2018, Palo Alto (United States), Series C | Developer of AI observability platform for monitoring, explainability, and responsible AI | $100M | 65/100 | |
4th | Arize AI 2020, Berkeley (United States), Series C | Provider of AI and SaaS-based ML model observability platform | $131M | 63/100 | |
5th | Comet 2017, New York City (United States), Series B | AI and SaaS-based ML solutions | $63M | 63/100 | |
6th | Portkey 2023, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of platform offering AI gateway, observability, and governance tools | $18M | 61/100 | |
7th | TruEra 2019, Redwood City (United States), Acquired | Platform offers tools for monitoring machine learning models | $42.3M | 58/100 | |
8th | Humanloop 2020, London (United Kingdom), Seed | Provider of solutions to train and deploy NLP models | $2.85M | 57/100 | |
9th | Why Labs 2019, Seattle (United States), Acquired | Provider of an AI analysis platform for ML models | $14M | 55/100 | |
10th | Seldon 2011, Shoreditch (United Kingdom), Series B | Open source framework for deploying ML models | $39.1M | 54/100 | |
20th | Ollama 2023, Palo Alto (United States), Funding Raised | Platform offering open-source tools for running large language models locally | - | 44/100 |
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Ollama's Investments and acquisitions
Ollama has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Ollama
Media has covered Ollama for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates.
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Ollama Runs Faster on Mac: Apple MLX Framework Significantly Improves PerformanceNewMobileLife•Mar 31, 2026•Ollama
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Ollama makes local AI more accessible with new app for macOS and WindowsTugaTech•Aug 01, 2025•Ollama
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