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M&AJun 12 · Scale AI

Meta pays $14.3B for 49% of Scale AI and hires Alexandr Wang to run superintelligence

Meta invested $14.3B for a 49% non-voting stake in Scale AI on June 12, 2025, valuing the data-labeling company at $29B, and brought CEO Alexandr Wang in to lead Meta Superintelligence Labs. Structured as an investment to avoid a merger review, it emptied Scale of several big model-lab customers.

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Deal sheet

CompanyScale AI

Type49% stake

Amount$14.3B

Valuation$29B

SectorAI data

HQSan Francisco, US

Acquirer

Metaacquirer

Scale AI website ↗

Source

Scale AI ↗

Rewritten in our words. The original is the source of record.

Deal sheet

CompanyScale AI

Type49% stake

Amount$14.3B

Valuation$29B

SectorAI data

HQSan Francisco, US

Acquirer

Metaacquirer

Scale AI website ↗

Source

Scale AI ↗

Rewritten in our words. The original is the source of record.

Deal sheet

CompanyScale AI

Type49% stake

Amount$14.3B

Valuation$29B

SectorAI data

HQSan Francisco, US

Acquirer

Metaacquirer

Scale AI website ↗

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