Scale is an AI data annotation, model evaluation, and infrastructure company co-founded by Alexandr Wang and Lucy Guo. In June 2025, Meta Platforms announced a $14.3 billion investment for a 49% stake in the company, after which Alexandr Wang stepped down as CEO to join Meta's superintelligence team while remaining on Scale's board. Scale's Twitter Score is 72 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of October 2026, ranking #11,515 (top 5%) among 498,181 tracked accounts.
Scale was co-founded in 2016 and went through Y Combinator before growing into a major AI infrastructure platform. In 2024, the company raised a $1 billion funding round led by Accel, lifting its valuation to nearly $14 billion. Following the June 2025 Meta deal, Jason Droege became interim CEO while Scale remained an independent entity. The company counts Nvidia, Cisco Investments, and Amazon among its backers.
Scale has also faced legal challenges. In December 2024, a former worker filed a lawsuit alleging wage theft and worker misclassification; Scale disputed the allegations. By October 2025, Scale AI agreed to settle four California contractor lawsuits alleging misclassification and underpayment, with settlement terms undisclosed and subject to court approval. Scale maintains a presence across 2,299 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 210 accounts a total of 546 times, reflecting its standing in AI industry conversations.
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Scale draws a broad audience of crypto and tech professionals. The accounts that follow Scale include 326 founders, 84 angel investors, 97 influencers and 9 VCs. Among its notable followers are Erik Voorhees, 6529, H.E. Justin Sun, Tyler Winklevoss, John Wang and Mario Nawfal.