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micro1

Micro1 offers an AI platform that converts human expertise into structured datasets and recruitment processes for companies.

ARR
$500M
as of Sep 2026
Employees
~300
as of Sep 2026
Valuation
$4B
8.0× ARR
ARR / employee
$2M
revenue efficiency
About micro1

Micro1 offers a platform that converts human expertise into structured datasets and recruitment processes for companies using AI. It provides a Data Engine that handles the recruitment of experts and manages human-in-the-loop operations to generate data used in post-training of AI models. It also provides Zara, an AI recruiter agent, which discovers, vets, and qualifies talent globally for enterprises and large-volume recruitment firms. The company maintains a Research Lab that publishes studies related to evaluating AI-assisted recruitment, speech-to-text systems, proctoring models, and other aspects of human-data integration into AI systems. It delivers APIs to access its human-data services and recruiter tools.

AI training data and expert workforce for frontier labs. ARR $7M (Jan 2025) → $100M (Dec 2025) → $500M+ (Sep 2026); $100M+ raised at $4B.

Investors · 17

Board01 AdvisorsVenture capital· Adam Bain (Co-founder at 01 Advisors (former Twitter COO))12 partners on file
BoardBrowder CapitalVenture capital· Joshua Browder (Founder of Browder Capital; founder and CEO of DoNotPay (angel investor and board member))
Investor01 AdvisorsVenture capital12 partners on file
InvestorActivant CapitalVenture capital4 partners on file
InvestorAfore CapitalVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorAntler Elevate (Antler)Accelerator11 partners on file
InvestorCompanyon VenturesVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorCosmic Venture PartnersVenture capital1 partner on file
InvestorCountdown CapitalVenture capital1 partner on file
InvestorDream VenturesVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorFlybridgeVenture capital13 partners on file
InvestorLAUNCHAccelerator3 partners on file
InvestorLG Technology VenturesCorporate14 partners on file
InvestorM12Corporate16 partners on file
InvestorMotley Fool VenturesVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorPareto HoldingsVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorSeaplane VenturesVenture capital1 partner on file
91 partner contacts across these firms, emails and LinkedIn are in Investor Contacts for paid members.
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micro1Debt financingOct 9
Hercules Capital (lead), Citi (lead) · AI training data
$1B
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Microsoft, 1X, Amazon · AI data / expert labeling
$100M
val. $4B
8.0× EV/ARR

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Dealmicro1 lines up Citi and Hercules Capital financing for a $1B, 12-month enterprise data buying programOct 9DealMicro1 raises $100M at $4B as expert data for post-training boomsSep 22
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