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xAI

HQ Palo Alto, USFounded 2023late stageWebsite @xai
Composite score
76.8
rank #7 · risers
Headcount
2.2k
0.0%
90d change
+2.5%
Launches (30d)
3
3 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$2.5M
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
41.0%
high — churn risk
Average tenure
0.9 yrs
new hires — fast growth or churn
Time since last raise
3 mo
recent raise
LinkedIn followers
196.2k
brand reach

Hiring flow · xAI

source: PDL v25
+2,384 hires889 exits+1,495 net · last 18 months

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
827
+98%
Education
469
-15%
Operations
97
+56%
Finance
86
+335%
Human Resources
57
+111%
Analyst
47
-2%
Legal
31
+55%
Creative
31
+23%
Other
162

Headcount · xAI

158 weeks · source: mock_v1
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Events

Launch · xAI API
via product_hunt · 361 votes
15d ago
Launch · xAI v2.5
via product_hunt · 1483 votes
23d ago
Launch · xAI Pro
via product_hunt · 1512 votes
1mo ago
Funding · series_e · 20000.0M from Erick Tseng
Crunchbase
4mo ago
Funding · secondary_market · 300.0k from null
Crunchbase
4mo ago
Funding · series_unknown · 5318.5M from null
Crunchbase
9mo ago
Funding · debt_financing · 5000.0M from null
Crunchbase
10mo ago
Funding · series_unknown · 27.7M from Michael Baßler
Crunchbase
1y ago
Funding · series_c · 6000.0M from null
Crunchbase
1y ago
Funding · series_b · 6000.0M from Alwaleed Bin Talal
Crunchbase
2y ago
Funding · series_unknown · 134.7M from Alessandro Possati
Crunchbase
2y ago
Funding · corporate_round · 250.0M from null
Crunchbase
2y ago

Score history

2026-04-20
76.8
rank #7
2026-03-30
90.3
rank #4
2026-03-23
62.8
rank #8
2026-03-16
59.9
rank #10
2026-03-09
66.2
rank #7
2026-03-02
65.8
rank #5
2026-02-23
94.1
rank #2
2026-02-16
92.2
rank #3
2026-02-09
94.6
rank #2
2026-02-02
94.6
rank #2
2026-01-26
90.2
rank #2
2026-01-19
90.5
rank #2