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Scale AI

Active · Data-centric infrastructure to accelerate the development of AI

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
45signal of 100 · rising 7
  • team of 500Team size · YC's directory+14
  • 87 open rolesHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+7.8
  • led by AccelNotable round · Funding (funding.fru.dev)+6
  • YC top companyOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+6
  • on 8 Glyph sourcesSeen across Glyph · the registry (companies.fru.dev)+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • 2 programsMore than one program · this site+3
  • raised $15KFunding raised · Funding (funding.fru.dev)+0.1

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Founders

  • Alexandr WangAlexandr WangFounder/CEO

Photos: Alexandr Wang, Village Global, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Programs

Programs Scale AI went through
ProgramCohortSource
Y CombinatorS16YC Page
NeoNot statedNeo Page

About Scale AI

Scale accelerates the development of AI within organizations of any size to deliver critical business insights and operational efficiency. Its data-centric infrastructure platform leverages RLHF (Reinforced Learning with Human Feedback) to help organizations build the strongest AI models that supercharge their business, with customers across industries including Meta, Microsoft, U.S. Army, DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit, Open AI, General Motors, Toyota Research Institute, Brex, Instacart and Flexport.

YC batch
S16 · Summer 2016
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI, Developer tools
Team size
500
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2016
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Machine Learning, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Scale AI in S16: 102 companies, 18% AI

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Scale AI: questions

Which YC batch was Scale AI in?

Scale AI was in Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch (S16).

Which accelerators did Scale AI go through?

Scale AI is listed by Y Combinator (S16), Neo.

Is Scale AI still active?

Y Combinator lists Scale AI as active.

Who founded Scale AI?

Scale AI's founders, as listed on its YC page: Alexandr Wang (Founder/CEO).

Where is Scale AI based?

Scale AI lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.