Meta Discussed Buying Perplexity Before Investing in Scale AI Meta Platforms Inc held discussions with artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity AI Inc about a possible takeover before moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI
Meta Weighed Acquiring Perplexity Before Backing Scale AI The failed attempt to acquire Perplexity and the successful investment in Scale AI both reflect how Meta is thinking about AI expansion: speed, influence, and access to talent appear to outweigh the traditional build-versus-buy dichotomy Where Meta can’t acquire, it’s willing to invest heavily—as long as the relationship yields strategic
Meta Mulled Buying Perplexity Before Investing in Scale AI Following the Perplexity detour, Meta decisively turned to Scale AI, a data-labeling leader with which it struck a $14 8–14 3 billion deal for a 49% stake The agreement, valued at roughly $29 billion post-deal, brings Scale’s cofounder and CEO Alexandr Wang into Meta’s “superintelligence” research initiative
Meta eyed Perplexity before $14B Scale AI deal Meta tried to recruit Perplexity's CEO The talks with Perplexity came before Meta's $14 3 billion investment in Scale AI, which gave it a 49% stake in the data-labeling start-up
Metas AI Ambitions: Failed Perplexity AI Acquisition Talks Precede . . . Meta Discussed Buying Perplexity Before Investing in Scale AI Meta Platforms Inc held discussions with artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity AI Inc about a possible takeover before moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI, according to people familiar with the matter