micro1 is the talent and data infrastructure for AGI. We partner with leading AI labs and enterprises to vet human intelligence, curate world-class teams, and transform their expertise into the highest-quality AI training data.
Products:
1. Data engine: End-to-end human data platform turning human intelligence into high-quality datasets that drive frontier models.
2. Zara: AI recruiter agent that sources, vets, and qualifies world-class talent with unprecedented speed and precision.
3. Intelligence: Accelerate model capability with real-world RL environments and expert-built datasets ready to train on.
Products:
1. Data engine: End-to-end human data platform turning human intelligence into high-quality datasets that drive frontier models.
2. Zara: AI recruiter agent that sources, vets, and qualifies world-class talent with unprecedented speed and precision.
3. Intelligence: Accelerate model capability with real-world RL environments and expert-built datasets ready to train on.
Location: United States, California, Palo Alto
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +63 915 642 4958
Total raised: $36.89M
Valuation: $500M
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 30.05.2025 | David Haus... | davidhause... |
| - | Dream Vent... | dreamventu... |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 22.09.2025 | Series A | $35M | 01a |
| 20.10.2023 | - | $1.3M | - |
| 06.08.2022 | Pre-Seed | $588.4K | - |
Mentions in press and media 13
| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.12.2025 | 34-year-old entrepreneur earns $200 an hour from side gig training AI models: ‘Intellectual curiosity drew me in’ | Utkarsh Amitabh says he definitely wasn’t in the market for a new job in January 2025, when data labeling startup micro1 approached him about joining its network of human experts who help companies train artificial intelligence models. The ... |
| 24.09.2025 | Micro1 Secures $35M Series A. Human Intelligence Fuels AI Breakthroughs. | Micro1 secured $35M in Series A funding, pushing its valuation to $500M. The company empowers AI by linking frontier labs with human intelligence. Its AI recruiter, Zara, finds top experts: doctors, PhDs, professors. Their specialized knowl... |
| 22.09.2025 | micro1: $35 Million Series A Raised At $500 Million Valuation For Talent And Data Platform | micro1 is an innovative platform designed to connect artificial intelligence companies with some of the world’s leading experts. This collaboration aims to improve the intelligence of large language models, commonly referred to as LLMs. Rec... |
| 12.09.2025 | MICRO1 RAISES $35M SERIES A AS DEMAND GROWS FOR HUMAN INTELLIGENCE IN AI | Now Valued at $500M, micro1 Has Added Top AI Labs, Fortune 10 Clients, and Reached a $50M Annual Run Rate, With 40% Month-Over-Month Growth Human brilliance is needed more than ever. The way models now learn is through net new human data. m... |
| 29.07.2025 | Scale AI competitor Micro1 raising funds at $500 million valuation | Synopsis Micro1, a data labelling startup, is closing a funding round valuing it at $500 million. With strong revenue growth and new investors, itâs gaining ground as rival Scale AI loses clients like Google and OpenAI after its CEO joine... |
| 28.03.2025 | micro1 announces Zara, the AI recruiter agent that automatically sources, vets, and onboards top global talent | SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, March 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- micro1, a pioneer in AI-driven recruitment technology, is excited to introduce Zara, its AI recruiter agent designed to streamline the hiring process by automatically so... |
| 29.10.2024 | LinkedIn upgrades its Recruiter with an AI Hiring Assistant | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More LinkedIn will deploy AI agents to connect recruiters and potential candidates on its platform. Hiring Assistant, ... |
| 20.05.2024 | How micro1’s AI interviewer could make tech hiring more efficient and fair | Join us in returning to NYC on June 5th to collaborate with executive leaders in exploring comprehensive methods for auditing AI models regarding bias, performance, and ethical compliance across diverse organizations. Find out how you can a... |
| 28.11.2023 | Los Angeles startup Micro1 is using AI to reinvent how companies hire engineers | Are you ready to bring more awareness to your brand? Consider becoming a sponsor for The AI Impact Tour. Learn more about the opportunities here. Micro1, a Los Angeles-based startup, is aiming to transform how companies build engineering te... |
| 20.10.2023 | micro1 Raises $1.3M in Funding | micro1, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of an AI-driven platform to hire software engineers, raised $1.3M in funding. The round, which brought the company’s valuation to $30m, was led by Aryan Bhatnagar and Dream Ventures, with participati... |
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