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xAI

HQ Palo Alto, USFounded 2023late stageWebsite @xai
Composite score
44.6
rank #27 · risers

#27 Riser. 2.3k people and hiring.

Headcount
2.3k
0.0%
90d change
+0.2%
Funding events (90d)
0
12 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$2.4M
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
40.0%
high — churn risk
Average tenure
1.0 yrs
new hires — fast growth or churn
Time since last raise
5 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · xAI

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
868
+89%
Education
494
-15%
Operations
103
+55%
Finance
96
+341%
Human Resources
56
+60%
Analyst
53
+2%
Legal
33
+50%
Creative
33
+26%
Other
173

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. DecryptHeadlinetoday
    Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk's xAI, Claiming He Was Fired After Raising Grok Safety Concerns

    Article is primarily about a whistleblower lawsuit against xAI alleging wrongful termination after raising Grok safety concerns.

  2. Decrypt1d ago
    Morning Minute: Citadel Cautions Against the AI Trade Ahead of SpaceX IPO

    xAI mentioned as part of SpaceX's absorbed compute business driving IPO valuation, but not central to article.

  3. TechCrunchHeadline1d ago
    xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims

    Article is entirely about xAI engineer's lawsuit claiming wrongful termination for raising AI safety concerns about Grok.

  4. TechCrunch6d ago
    Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute

    xAI mentioned as the original builder of Colossus 1 data center, now part of SpaceX; tangential to the Google-SpaceX deal.

  5. TechCrunch7d ago
    Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents

    xAI mentioned as popularizer of modular gas turbine tactic that Meta adopted, but not a primary subject.

  6. Decrypt10d ago
    Elon Musk's SpaceX Warns $1.75 Billion IPO Investors of Potential Future Share Dilution

    xAI mentioned as acquired by SpaceX in Feb; material to IPO but not article focus.

  7. TechCrunch10d ago
    Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO

    xAI mentioned as now part of SpaceX ahead of IPO; subsidiary context only, not primary subject.

  8. TechCrunch10d ago
    SpaceX says it may issue ‘significant’ equity in ‘future transactions’

    xAI mentioned as company acquired by SpaceX last year; contextual to M&A discussion but not primary focus.

Events

Funding · series e · $20B
5mo ago
Funding · secondary market · $300K
6mo ago
Layoff · 6.73% (140 roles)
Departures in 2025-11: 194 vs 6-mo baseline of 53.5 (3.63× spike). Derived from PDL.
7mo ago
Funding · series unknown · $96M
8mo ago
Layoff · 6.74% (138 roles)
Departures in 2025-09: 179 vs 6-mo baseline of 40.5 (4.42× spike). Derived from PDL.
9mo ago
Funding · series unknown · $5.3B
11mo ago
Funding · debt financing · $5.0B
1y ago
Funding · series unknown · $56M
1y ago
Funding · series unknown · $28M
1y ago
Funding · series c · $6.0B
2y ago
Funding · series b · $6.0B
2y ago
Funding · series unknown · $3M
2y ago

Score history

2026-06-08
44.6
rank #27
2026-06-01
44.6
rank #27
2026-05-25
44.6
rank #27
2026-05-18
33.8
rank #27
2026-05-11
32.0
rank #27
2026-05-04
32.2
rank #27
2026-04-27
45.9
rank #27
2026-04-20
47.8
rank #27
2026-04-13
47.8
rank #27
2026-04-06
62.8
rank #13
2026-03-30
84.2
rank #7
2026-03-23
71.6
rank #11