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Francis deSouza

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CEO at Scale AI · Founder at Synth Labs

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedSynth Labs

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Francis deSouza is Chief Executive Officer of Scale AI. He co-founded SynthLabs, an AI alignment company backed by Microsoft and First Spark; IMlogic, an IT security firm acquired by Symantec; and Flash Communications, an instant messaging company acquired by Microsoft. He previously served as CEO of Illumina, President at Symantec, and Product Unit Manager at Microsoft.

CEO at Scale AIYC S16

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Scale AI went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — Francis is an executive there, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Scale AI's group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Scale AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Scale AI's investors · 112

1435 CapitalSkillman8VCAustin · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checks · since 2021AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2024Across Capital PartnersMiami · since 2019Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checksAdit Ventures Management, LlcNew YorkAirAngelsMiami Beach · since 2019AIspace VenturesSilicon ValleyAlpana VenturesGenevaAlpha Square GroupNew YorkAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021AMD VenturesSanta ClaraAmino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021Amino CollectiveBerlin · $216K – $1.6M checks · since 2019Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019Archerman CapitalBostonArena VenturesVeniceAxevil CapitalSan FranciscoBalderton CapitalLondon · $5M – $50M checks · since 2019Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2019Beyond CapitalSan DiegoBling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M checks · since 2021Breakpoint CapitalAspen · since 2019Cai Leung Leung PartnersCatapult CapitalSan Francisco · $50M – $500M checks · since 2019Cheyenne VenturesWoodsideCisco InvestmentsSan Jose · since 2024Citi VenturesNew York · since 2019Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2024CoinFundNew York · $6M – $10M checks · since 2019CPP InvestmentsTorontoCreandumSan Francisco · $216K – $8.6M checks · since 2019CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2020Depth VenturesSan FranciscoDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2021DragonflyNew York · $3M – $30M checks · since 2019Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)San MateoDurable Capital PartnersBethesda · since 2021Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks · since 2019Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checksForerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2019Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024G SquaredChicagoGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Geodesic CapitalSilicon ValleyGokul Rajaramsince 2020Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checks · since 2019GreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2024Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2025Harmony PartnersNew YorkHarvard Management CompanyAllstonHuman CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $200M checksID8 InvestmentsNew YorkIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2024Inertia VenturesNew York · $2M checksInnovation EndeavorsPalo Alto · $1M – $15M checks · since 2021Integra GroupeMenlo Park · $100K – $200K checksIntel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2020JuniperoMiamiKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2021Light Street CapitalPalo AltoLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2021Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Merantix CapitalBerlin · $540K – $4.3M checksMetaMenlo Park · since 2026Moonfire VenturesLondon · since 2020Multicoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checks · since 2021Neuberger BermanChicagoNext Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksNFDGWilmingtonNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2024OkeanosWashingtonOurCrowdJerusalemOutcast VenturesSan Francisco · $500K checksOutlander VCNew York · $500K – $2.5M checksPartners ResoluteChicagoQatar Investment AuthorityDohaQualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksRiverbend CapitalWashingtonRogue Insight CapitalMarkhamRosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checksS VenturesMountain View · $1M – $5M checksS32Palo AltoScale Venture PartnersFoster City · $5M – $50M checks · since 2020Scott Belskysince 2020Section 32Palo AltoSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2020ServiceNow VenturesSanta Clara · since 2024Siesta VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksSocium VenturesAtlanta · $3M – $25M checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2024Stepstone GroupCharlotteSusa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2020Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2024Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2024TMT InvestmentsTOLOKA SYNDICATE LIMITEDKyiv · $5K – $1.5M checksTOP-Direct IVGenevaTribe CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $40M checks · since 2021U.S. Air Forcesince 2021Upload VenturesSao Paulo · $1M – $10M checks · since 2020US Innovative TechnologyCoraopolis · since 2025WCM VenturesGarden CityWellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks · since 2024Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Scale AI

AWAlexandr Wang
Alexandr WangCEO
LGLucy Guo
Lucy GuoFounder

Founder at Synth Labs

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Synth Labs's investors · 2

First Spark Ventures, LlcMenlo ParkM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks

Co-founders at Synth Labs

NLNathan Lile
Nathan LileFounder

Frequently asked questions

Who is Francis deSouza?
Francis deSouza is Chief Executive Officer of Scale AI. He co-founded SynthLabs, an AI alignment company backed by Microsoft and First Spark; IMlogic, an IT security firm acquired by Symantec; and Flash Communications, an instant messaging company acquired by Microsoft. He previously served as CEO of Illumina, President at Symantec, and Product Unit Manager at Microsoft.
Where does Francis deSouza work?
Francis deSouza is Founder of Synth Labs and CEO at Scale AI.
What companies did Francis deSouza found?
Francis deSouza founded Synth Labs.

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