Wilson Sonsini Advises Scale AI on $14.35 Billion Investment from Meta

Client Highlights

June 13, 2025

On June 12, 2025, Scale AI, Inc., the humanity-first AI company, announced a $14.35 billion investment from Meta Platforms, Inc. that values Scale at over $29 billion. The agreement will also substantially expand Scale and Meta’s commercial relationship to accelerate deployment of Scale’s data solutions. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is advising Scale on the transaction.

In addition, Scale’s founder, Alexandr Wang, is joining Meta to work on Meta’s AI efforts. He will continue to serve as a director on Scale’s board of directors and support Scale’s ongoing work to unlock the power of AI and keep human values at the forefront.

Scale will distribute proceeds from Meta’s investment to Scale shareholders and vested equity holders, providing them with substantial liquidity as well as the opportunity to continue participating in Scale’s success as ongoing equity holders of the company. Following its investment, Meta will hold a minority of Scale’s outstanding equity.

The Wilson Sonsini team advising Scale on the transaction was led by partners Rezwan Pavri, Marty Korman, Rich Mullen, John Brust, and Lester Ang. The team also included:

Corporate
Ryan Cooper
Brian Chan
Jordan Hecht
Katherine Fuller
Courtney Matteson
Jacqueline Jung
Andrew Lu
Emily Campbell
Jaclyn Ragusa

Antitrust
Jamillia Ferris
Kimberley Biagioli