# Scale AI: physical AI company

Canonical ID: `e864cbda-33fb-417b-a698-f1ff16df97a8`

- **Slug:** scale-ai
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2016
- **HQ:** San Francisco, CA, USA
- **Valuation of record:** $13.8B (Company-claimed, as of May 2024; Priced round: [Series F post-money](https://scale.com/blog/scale-ai-series-f)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md)

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (1)

- [Jason Droege](/people/jason-droege.md) Interim CEO (secondary-verified)

## Founders (2)

- [Alexandr Wang](/people/alexandr-wang.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_
- [Lucy Guo](/people/lucy-guo.md) (cofounder) _no longer at company_

## Former / Previously (2)

- [Alexandr Wang](/people/alexandr-wang.md) Co-founder and CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Lucy Guo](/people/lucy-guo.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (1)

- [Meta x Scale AI (49% investment)](/partnerships/meta-x-scale-ai-investment-2025.md) with Meta _investment_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Scale AI?

Scale AI provides high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power leading AI models, along with tools that help enterprises and governments build and oversee AI applications. It was founded in 2016 and is based in [San Francisco](/locations/san-francisco-ca.md).

### What does Scale AI make?

Scale AI has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Scale AI builds physical robots.

### Is Scale AI publicly traded?

No. Scale AI is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Scale AI?

Scale AI is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Scale AI headquartered?

Scale AI is headquartered in [San Francisco, CA](/locations/san-francisco-usa.md), [USA](/locations/waymo-fleet-usa.md).

### Who owns Scale AI?

Scale AI is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Scale AI a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Scale AI ranks in roughly the top 3% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Scale AI founded?

Scale AI was founded in 2016.


## Sources (8)

1. https://scale.com/about
2. https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/21/data-labeling-startup-scale-ai-raises-1b-as-valuation-doubles-to-13-8b/ · 2024-05-21
3. https://scale.com/blog/scale-ai-announces-next-phase-of-company-evolution · 2025-06-12
4. https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/21/data-labeling-startup-scale-ai-raises-1b-as-valuation-doubles-to-13-8b/ · 2024-05-21
5. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/12/scale-ai-founder-wang-announces-exit-for-meta-part-of-14-billion-deal.html · 2025-06-12
6. https://scale.com/blog/scale-ai-series-f · 2024-05-21
7. https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/21/data-labeling-startup-scale-ai-raises-1b-as-valuation-doubles-to-13-8b/ · 2024-05-21
8. https://scale.com/blog/scale-ai-announces-next-phase-of-company-evolution · 2025-06-12

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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