Durant's annual NBA salary is $43.9 million, but the $250,000 he casually invested 8 years ago might have turned into $60 million—a 240x return Back in 2018, Hugging Face was far from being as famous as it is today, but Durant and his business partner Rich Kleiman got in early through 35V. Seed round: $100,000. Series A: $150,000. Total investment: $250,000. NVIDIA is reportedly acquiring Hugging Face for around $12.9 billion. Based on the rumored shareholding and dilution estimates, Durant's investment could end up being worth over $60 million. $250,000 → $60 million. Nearly 240x.