The Next Phase for Scale

Today, Scale has announced a significant new investment from Meta. But this moment represents more than just a commercial milestone—it marks a new phase in Scale’s evolution, as the company moves from an infrastructure layer into a foundational force shaping the future of intelligence. You can read more about what this means for Scale’s team and mission in their blog post. 

We’ve had the privilege of partnering with Alex and the Scale team since the very early days in August 2016 before they finished YC—including a chapter when the Scale office was my (not very nice, perhaps illegal) basement in the Mission. I have fond memories of piles of takeout containers, a broken toilet chain (that Alex dutifully fixed himself), and Halloween costumes (a very tall carrot).

Too often, investors mistake themselves for the main characters, daring to invest in founders when it’s risky. To me, Alex felt like a sure thing, and I am incredibly lucky and appreciative he took a chance on me. Thank you Alex. Thank you for everything you’ve done so far and will continue to do.

As AI reaches an inflection point, we believe Scale is poised to play a central role in shaping what comes next—and that this investment will only accelerate their growth and ability to tackle the industry's most complex challenges. It also deepens the company’s work with Meta and affirms Scale’s growing role as the foundational data infrastructure for the next generation of AI agents, superintelligence, and model development.  

Here's to what comes next. We're as excited to work with Scale during this era as we were during their basement days.