Scale AI

Amount: USD 14.3B; Post-money valuation: Over USD 29B (Scale official basis); Led by Meta Platforms | This is the most worth-studying deal in the AI industry because it simultaneously accomplished three things: ① Pricing (USD 29B)—Scale officially stated the transaction valued the company at over USD 29B. ② Acquiring talent (acquihire)—Founder Alexandr Wang joined Meta to lead Superintelligence Labs, but the company remained independent, with Wang retaining a board seat. Operational control was transferred to former Chief Strategy Officer Jason Droege (former Uber Eats founder, initially interim CEO). A USD 29B company by...