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Total raised$1000.0M
StageSeries E+
Hiring pace135 roles / 90d
Founded2016
Team size201-500
HQSan Francisco, California
Industries
AI/MLMachine LearningData InfrastructureEnterprise Software

About Scale AI

Scale AI provides data-centric infrastructure to accelerate AI development. The company aims to help organizations build strong AI models that supercharge their business. It serves customers across industries including Meta, Microsoft, the U.S. Army, DoD's Defense Innovation Unit, OpenAI, General Motors, Toyota Research Institute, Brex, Instacart and Flexport. Scale AI accelerates AI development within organizations of any size to deliver critical business insights and operational efficiency. It operates in the AI infrastructure market.

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Company at a glance

Location
San Francisco, California
Websitescale.com
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Founders & Leadership

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Jason Droege

Interim Chief Executive Officer at Scale AI

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Joshua Waldron

CAO and SVP, Head of Finance @ Scale AI | Board Member | ex-Uber & Thumbtack

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Saharsha N.

CTO @ Lexor • CS @ UPenn • Prev @ Google DeepMind, MIT

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Alexandr Wang

Chief Executive Officer at Scale AI

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Anas --

Backend & AI Systems Engineer | Python • C++ • Distributed Systems | Ex–DRDO, DTU IIF | President & Tech Lead @SAE | CSE @ DTU ’27

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Team Composition

4954 people
  • Engineering33 senior1005
  • Operations41 senior436
  • Education316
  • Quality Assurance1 senior286
  • Information Technology4 senior258
  • Research3 senior255
  • Program and Project Management2 senior178
  • Consulting2 senior140

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