DEAL_OVERVIEW
Deal Terms
Date
2025-06-12
Amount
$14.3B
Est. Multiple
N/A
Key Talent
N/A
Integration Time
N/A
Categories
AI InfrastructureData LabelingTalent
Deal Multiples
No detailed multiples available
Strategic Rationale
$14.3B for a 49% non-voting stake in the data-labeling leader — structurally an investment, functionally a talent deal: founder Alexandr Wang left to run Meta Superintelligence Labs, the reorganized AI division. The deal that kicked off the 2025 reverse-acquihire era.
POST_ACQUISITION_TIMELINE1 EVENTS
2025-06-12team departure
Alexandr Wang leaves to lead Meta Superintelligence Labs
Scale's founder-CEO and several researchers joined Meta; Jason Droege stepped in as Scale's interim CEO.
KEY_PEOPLE1 TRANSITIONS
AW
Alexandr Wang
Scale AI (minority) Founder & CEO→Meta Chief AI Officer, Meta Superintelligence Labs