Outlier

formerly Outlier AI

Outlier is an artificial intelligence company in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2023. It has raised $28.3M across 2 rounds, most recently a $22.1M Series B in January 2020.

Train the Next Generation of AI as a Freelancer

Employees
10001+
Founded
2023
Business Model
Marketplace
Website
outlier.ai
Total Funding
$28.3M
Last Round
$22.1M Series BJan 2020
Rounds
2

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About

Outlier is an AI training platform operated by Scale AI that connects domain experts — including MAs, PhDs, and college graduates — with leading AI companies to provide high-quality human feedback that improves large language models. Contributors complete tasks such as writing challenging prompts, creating grading rubrics, and rating AI-generated responses across fields including coding, STEM, languages, and law. The platform has paid out over $500 million to more than one million experts across 50 countries, operating with full schedule flexibility and no minimum hour requirements. Outlier serves as a key pipeline for RLHF data used by major AI labs.

Summary

It lists 10001+ employees. It has raised $28.3M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $22.1M Series B round in Jan 2020. Investors include Scale AI, Emergence Capital and Ridge Ventures.

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Funding & Exit History

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Acquisition2022 (est.)

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Funding: Series A through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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