Key Metrics
Valuation
$29B
As of Jul 20, 2026Value Add VC entity registry
Revenue
~$870M (~$2B projected for 2025)
Company Snapshot
Scale AI is based in San Francisco, United States, founded 2016 by Lucy Guo. Latest valuation $29B (As of Jul 20, 2026, Value Add VC entity registry).
Recent changes
- Jul 20, 2026Jul 20, 2026Valuation rose from ~$29B to $29B entity-registry reconciliation
- Jun 2025Jun 2025First reported valuation: ~$29BEstimated TechCrunch — Meta invests in Scale, Wang leaves (June 2025)
- 20252025First reported revenue: ~$870M (~$2B projected for 2025)Estimated TechCrunch — Meta invests in Scale, Wang leaves (June 2025)
Underlying values
| As of | Value | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | $29B | Reported | Value Add VC entity registry |
| Jun 2025 | ~$29B (Meta investment, June 2025) | Estimated | TechCrunch — Meta invests in Scale, Wang leaves (June 2025) |
| Jun 2025 | ~$29B | Estimated | TechCrunch — Meta invests in Scale, Wang leaves (June 2025) |
Investors
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Competitors
Trace's Take
Meta's ~$14B for half of Scale was really an aqui-hire of Alexandr Wang plus an insurance policy on data supply — and it quietly handed Scale's biggest gift to its competitors. Every rival lab now has a reason to move spend to Surge or Mercor rather than fund a Meta affiliate. The lesson for founders: a strategic at 49% can be worth more in cash than control, but it can also strand the rest of your market. Watch whether Scale's revenue holds diversify away.
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Where these figures come from
- TechCrunch — Meta invests in Scale, Wang leaves (June 2025)major outlet1 fact
- Value Add VC entity registryunspecified source1 fact
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