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Scale AI

AI Infrastructure · Pre-IPO · $14B (post-Meta investment, Q2 2025)
C

Mixed (C) — Round Z Pre-IPO Risk Grade

Scale AI's June 2025 transaction with Meta — a $14B effective valuation in exchange for a 49% non-controlling stake plus founder hiring — created an unusual structural outcome. The company continues to operate independently with Meta as minority investor, but customer relationships with non-Meta hyperscalers (Microsoft, Google, OpenAI) are subject to competitive cross-pressures.

58
Composite / 100
/ Subscore Breakdown · 5 Dimensions

Where this grade comes from.

Governance Risk
C+
Valuation Methodology
C
Secondary Liquidity
B-
Financial Disclosure
C
Exit Probability
C-
/ Public-Record Events

Key risk events & disclosures.

  • Meta acquihire-equivalent transaction June 2025 — $14B effective, 49% non-control stake
  • Founder Alexandr Wang departed to lead Meta Superintelligence
  • Customer relationships with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft subject to competitive review
  • Independent operating status post-Meta transaction

/ Best for

Investors who can price the Meta-relationship structurally and assess the customer-retention implications.

/ Watch out for

Customer concentration shifts post-Meta transaction will materially affect revenue trajectory through 2026. The Meta minority structure is unprecedented and produces unclear governance dynamics.