Ollama is an open-source AI developer-tools company that builds a local runtime for large language models, enabling developers to run open-weight models directly on their own machines. Ollama's Twitter Score is 103 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #6,899 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Ollama was co-founded by Jeffrey Morgan and Michael Chiang. The software runs locally across macOS, Windows, and Linux, and ships with a local REST API alongside Python and JavaScript libraries, giving developers a straightforward path to building with open models. Because execution stays on the user's own hardware, Ollama Inc. states it never sees prompts or user data.
Ollama supports local execution of open-weight model families including Llama, Gemma, Mistral, Qwen, and DeepSeek. Per TechCrunch, the company raised a $65 million Series B led by Theory Ventures, following a $15 million Series A led by Benchmark. Combined with earlier backing from 8VC and Y Combinator, total funding reached $88 million. As of July 2026, Ollama reported serving 8.9 million developers.
Ollama has 179,356 followers as of August 2026 on X and has published 8,595 posts. The account has been mentioned by 168 accounts, with 361 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Ollama include 572 founders, 104 angel investors, 172 influencers and 6 VCs. Among them are Marc Andreessen, Udi Wertheimer, Tarun Chitra, Vance Spencer, H.E. Justin Sun and Mario Nawfal.