Scale AI
AI Data Infrastructure
Valuation
$29B (Meta 49% stake, 2025)
Total Funding
$15.9B (across 9 rounds, 62 investors)
Revenue
$870M 2024; ~$2B ARR 2025
Profit Status
Profitable on some segments; pivoting to defense
Employees
~1,500
About Scale AI
Scale AI provides data labeling and synthetic data infrastructure that powers AI training for leading frontier labs and enterprises. The 'picks and shovels' of the AI gold rush.
Company History
Founded 2016 by 19-year-old Alexandr Wang. Grew from data labeling to full AI infrastructure. Meta invested $14.3B for 49% stake (2025) - valuing Scale at $29B. $2B ARR by 2025. Pivoted heavily to defense after Google/OpenAI/xAI paused engagements over data confidentiality concerns. DoD Thunderforge prime contract (Anduril + Microsoft). Pentagon $500M CDAO contract boost (May 2026).
Products & Services
Company Details
Focus Area
AI Data Infrastructure
Stage
Founded
2016
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Employees
~1,500
Financial Overview
Total Funding
$15.9B (across 9 rounds, 62 investors)
Valuation
$29B (Meta 49% stake, 2025)
Revenue
$870M 2024; ~$2B ARR 2025
Profit Status
Profitable on some segments; pivoting to defense
Funding Rounds
- Series E$325M2021Tiger Global, Coatue
- Series F$1B2024Amazon, Meta
- Meta Strategic$14.3B2025Meta (49% stake)
Key Investors
Key People
- Alexandr Wang (CEO)
- Lucy Guo (co-founder)