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Labelbox

San Francisco, US · Founded 2018 · 479 employees on LinkedIn · 13 known investors

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Labelbox provides data infrastructure, environments, and evaluation tools for AI teams to build, evaluate, and improve AI agents and models. The platform serves both frontier AI labs and enterprise customers implementing AI on real workflows.

AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure

Founders & leadership

Labelbox was founded in 2018 by Manu Sharma.

MSManu Sharma
Manu SharmaCEO & Co-founderBefore co-founding Labelbox in 2018, Manu Sharma held product manager roles at satellite imaging company Planet and at DroneDeploy, where he also worked as a drone engineer. He earlier founded Ardulab/Infinity Aerospace and Nuovo Wind, and attended Singularity University's Graduate Studies Program in 2012.
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Brian RiegerFounder
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Dan RasmusonFounder

Investors · 13

Andreessen Horowitzlisted by Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

How we know: a16z's portfolio · a partner's Signal profile · funding news · company funding news (hacker news) · globenewswire.com · Not right? Tell us

B Capital Grouplisted by B Capital GroupSan Francisco · $10M – $50M

How we know: B Capital Group's portfolio page · press coverage · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us

B4 Capitallisted by B4 Capital$10M – $50M
Draft Ventures Llclisted by Draft Ventures LlcSan Francisco

How we know: Draft Ventures Llc's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

First Round Capitallisted by First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M

How we know: globenewswire.com · firstround.com · Not right? Tell us

Gradient Ventureslisted by Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M

How we know: Gradient Ventures's portfolio page · a partner's Signal profile · globenewswire.com · the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

In-Q-Tellisted by In-Q-TelWashington · $100K – $2.5M

How we know: In-Q-Tel's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

Kleiner Perkinslisted by Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M

How we know: Kleiner Perkins's portfolio page · funding news · globenewswire.com · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

SoftBank Vision Fundlisted by SoftBank Vision FundLondon
Tau Ventureslisted by Tau VenturesPalo Alto · $500K

How we know: Tau Ventures's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Titan Capitallisted by Titan CapitalGurugram

How we know: Titan Capital's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

Databricks VenturesreportedSan Francisco

How we know: press coverage · the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

SnowPoint VenturesreportedWest Palm Beach

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Labelbox went on to found or lead other companies.

Anna PattersonBoard MemberFounded Ceramic AIDan RasmusonCo-Founder & CTOFounded Humata

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Companies working in the same space as Labelbox.

Non-dilutive funding · 1 SBIR/STTR award

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2020$50K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

In the news

Labelbox - 7wData7wdata.be · Jul 2026Labelbox Raises $110 Million Series D Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2globenewswire.com · Jan 2022Artificial Intelligence Startup Labelbox Closes $25M in Series B Fundingglobenewswire.com · Feb 2020

Frequently asked questions

What does Labelbox do?
Labelbox provides data infrastructure, environments, and evaluation tools for AI teams to build, evaluate, and improve AI agents and models. The platform serves both frontier AI labs and enterprise customers implementing AI on real workflows.
Who founded Labelbox?
Labelbox was founded by Manu Sharma in 2018.
Who are Labelbox's investors?
Labelbox's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, B Capital Group, B4 Capital, Draft Ventures Llc, First Round Capital, Gradient Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Kleiner Perkins and 5 more.
Where is Labelbox headquartered?
Labelbox is headquartered in San Francisco, US.