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Scale AI
the labeling incumbent adapting
- Domains
- Data Labeling · Agents · Multi-domain
- Founded
- Est. 2016
- HQ
- San Francisco, USA
- Funding
- Reported ~$29B valuation
- Openness
- Closed
§ Positioning
The data-labeling giant of the chatbot era, now retooling for agents and environments through its Forge offering.
Best for · Enterprise-scale environment operations and delivery.
Team · Founded by Alexandr Wang.
Focus · Primarily data labeling; extending into agents and environments via its Forge product line.
Notable customers · Major AI labs & enterprises
§ Incumbent
Unranked — adjacent incumbent
Scale AI is a major player in the broader human-data and AI services market that has extended into RL environments. It's listed here for context but isn't scored against the environment-native rubric.