Alexandr Wang dropped out of MIT to co-found Scale and was quickly lauded as one of Silicon Valley's most promising entrepreneurs, raising funding from blue-chip venture capital firms and achieving billionaire status in his 20s.

Meta is discussing a multi-billion dollar investment in Scale AI, according to Bloomberg. In fact, the deal value could reportedly exceed $10 billion, making it the largest external AI investment for the Facebook parent company and one of the largest funding events ever for a private company.

Meta has finalised an investment of $14.3 billion in Scale AI, valuing the startup at over $29 billion. Scale CEO Alexandr Wang will join Meta's new AGI-focused unit, with Jason Droege as interim CEO.