Meta Eyes $10B Investment in Scale AI
Meta’s Potential Mega-Deal With AI Data Giant
Facebook’s parent company Meta is reportedly in advanced talks to invest over $10 billion in Scale AI, according to Bloomberg. This would mark Meta’s largest external AI investment to date and create one of the biggest funding rounds ever for a private company.
Why Scale AI Matters in the AI Race
The San Francisco-based company provides crucial data labeling services that help tech giants like Microsoft and OpenAI train their AI models. Scale AI relies on a workforce of contractors – a business model that recently faced, but ultimately weathered, a Department of Labor investigation into employment classification practices.
Explosive Growth Trajectory
Scale AI’s financial performance shows remarkable momentum:
- 2024 revenue: $870 million
- 2025 projected revenue: $2 billion
- Current valuation: $13.8 billion (from May 2024 Series F round)
Deepening Ties With Meta
This potential investment would significantly expand an existing relationship. Meta previously participated in Scale AI’s $1 billion Series F funding round. The companies have also collaborated technically, with Scale AI developing Defense Llama – a specialized large language model for military applications built on Meta’s open-source Llama 3 foundation.
If finalized, this deal would represent one of the most significant strategic moves in the rapidly evolving AI infrastructure landscape, giving Meta even greater influence in the tools powering the next generation of artificial intelligence systems.