Ollama
Ollama is the easiest way to automate work using open models while keeping data safe through local-first and cloud-compatible AI orchestration.
At a Glance
- Developers
- AI Startups
- Privacy-conscious Enterprises
- Hobbyists
AI Tools by Ollama
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Run LLMs Locally
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Products & Services
Local inference engine and CLI for running large language models on personal hardware (macOS, Windows, Linux).
Native GUI application for easier interaction with local AI models, including chat and file support.
Managed cloud-based inference service for low-latency access to frontier models.
Official libraries for integrating Ollama into Python and JavaScript applications.
Market Position
Local-first alternative to cloud-only AI providers like OpenAI and Anthropic, competing on privacy, speed, and cost-efficiency while being easier to use than raw llama.cpp.
Leadership
Founders
Jeffrey Morgan
CEO and Founder of Ollama. Previously Senior Engineer and Product Manager at Docker, Inc. Co-founder and CEO of Kitematic (acquired by Docker). Fellow at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Interned at Google and Twitter. Education: University of Waterloo.
Michael Chiang
Co-founder of Ollama. Education: University of Waterloo. Previous experience in software engineering.
Executive Team
Jeffrey Morgan
CEO & Founder
Former Docker Senior Engineer, Kitematic CEO.
Michael Chiang
Co-founder
Software engineer and co-founder.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Started by Jeffrey Morgan and Michael Chiang to simplify the process of running large language models locally, removing technical barriers for developers and ensuring data privacy.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Freemium model with free local software and a paid Cloud subscription for managed inference.
Pricing Tiers
Run open-source models on your own hardware. No subscription required.
Managed cloud inference, high-performance GPUs, and seamless scaling.
Target Markets
- Developers
- AI Startups
- Privacy-conscious Enterprises
- Hobbyists
- Local AI development
- Privacy-sensitive data processing
- AI Agents and automation
- Edge deployment
- Code assistance
- IBM
- Obsidian community
- LangChain community