Scale AI

Scale AI is a data labeling and AI infrastructure company founded in 2016 by Alexandr Wang when he was just 19 years old, making him the youngest self-made billionaire in history. The company provides high-quality training data for machine learning models used by companies like OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US Department of Defense. Scale AI has raised over $1.6 billion in funding at a $14 billion valuation from investors including Accel, Tiger Global, and Founders Fund. The company employs over 1,000 people and is headquartered in San Francisco. Scale AI operates several products including Scale Data for data labeling, Scale Generative AI for fine-tuning and evaluation, and Scale Government for defense applications. The company has been profitable since 2021 and generates hundreds of millions in annual revenue. Scale AI is considered critical infrastructure for the AI industry.