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Who is behind Scale AI?
Shows documented founders, leaders, board members, funders and owners. Not who made decisions, or why.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
2016 –
Who is behind Scale AI?
Shows documented founders, leaders, board members, funders and owners. Not who made decisions, or why.
until 12 Jun 2025
Led by. 12 Jun 2025 – 10 Aug 2026: Jason Droege, CEO of Scale AI.
Interim CEO, appointed by Scale’s board.
until 12 Jun 2025: Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI.
An SEC filing by Expedia dates his tenure from 2016; Fortune reports that Lucy Guo, who recruited him, was the original CEO.
Since 30 Jul 2026: Alexandr Wang, chair of Scale AI. Chairman of the Board.
The date is that of Scale’s announcement that calls him Chairman of the Board; when he took the post is not stated.
Since 10 Aug 2026: Francis deSouza, CEO of Scale AI.
Appointed by Scale’s board; announced 2026-07-30, effective 2026-08-10.
May 2017
Money in. May 2017: Accel invested in Scale AI. Led $4.5 million Series A.
Round total, not Accel’s share. May 2017 is the announcement date given by Scale’s 2018 release and Accel’s 2018 post; Scale’s own post is dated 2017-07-16.
Aug 2018: Index Ventures invested in Scale AI. Led $18 million Series B.
Round total, not Index’s share. Index partner Mike Volpi was to join Scale’s board.
5 Aug 2019: Adam D’Angelo invested in Scale AI. Individual investor in the Series C.
TechCrunch (2019) describes him as Quora’s CEO.
Founders Fund invested in Scale AI. Led $100 million Series C at a valuation of over $1 billion.
Round total, not Founders Fund’s share. Accel, Coatue, Index Ventures, Spark Capital and Thrive Capital took part, as did Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger and Adam D’Angelo.
13 Apr 2021: Dragoneer Investment Group invested in Scale AI. Co-led $325 million Series E.
Round total, not Dragoneer’s share. Co-led with Greenoaks Capital and Tiger Global.
Greenoaks Capital invested in Scale AI. Co-led $325 million Series E.
Round total, not Greenoaks’s share. Co-led with Dragoneer and Tiger Global.
21 May 2024: Accel invested in Scale AI. Led $1 billion Series F at a $13.8 billion valuation.
Round total, not Accel’s share; a mix of primary and secondary funding.
Greg Brockman invested in Scale AI.
Index Ventures’ 2018 release lists him among individual investors to that date and writes ‘OpenAPI co-founder’ (sic); the round, date and amount are not stated.
Owners. Alexandr Wang owns a stake in Scale AI. 15%, as of 11 Apr 2023.
Forbes’s figure, valued from secondary-market prices.
Lucy Guo owns a stake in Scale AI. 5.99%, as of 11 Jul 2023.
Figure from a screenshot Fortune reviewed in 2023 and repeated in December 2024.
Meta Platforms owns a stake in Scale AI. 49%, as of 12 Jun 2025.
A press-reported figure; a Scale spokesperson said Meta has no voting power.
Shows documented founders, leaders, board members, funders and owners. Not who made decisions, or why.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
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