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AI data startup Micro1 reaches $500M gross run rate amid AI training boom

AnnouncementFundingAug 21, 2026

Micro1 expanded its gross annual run rate from $100 million to $500 million over eight months, with a net run rate between $150 million and $200 million. The data-labeling startup trails competitors Mercor and Handshake but continues growing as demand for AI training data surges. Micro1, which raised a Series A at a $500 million valuation last September, may have secured another round at a higher valuation. The company does not sell data to Chinese model makers.

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