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xAI

HQ Palo Alto, USFounded 2023late stageWebsite @xai
Composite score
0.0
rank #6 · risers
Headcount
2.2k
0.0%
90d change
0.0%
Funding events (90d)
0
9 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
5 mo
recent raise
LinkedIn followers
196.2k
brand reach

Hiring flow · xAI

source: PDL v25

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

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. The Verge24d ago
    Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic

    xAI named as one of seven companies striking Pentagon classified AI deals; part of core story.

  2. DecryptHeadline28d ago
    Elon Musk’s Fight With Colorado Over AI Law Hits Pause as State Considers Revisions

    Article is primarily about xAI's legal challenge to Colorado's AI discrimination law and the pause in litigation.

  3. TechCrunch1mo ago
    SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60B

    xAI rents compute to Cursor and hired two senior Cursor engineers; integral to the partnership context.

Events

Funding · series e · $20B
5mo ago
Funding · secondary market · $300K
6mo ago
Layoff · 6.69% (136 roles)
Departures in 2025-11: 189 vs 6-mo baseline of 53.5 (3.53× spike). Derived from PDL.
7mo ago
Layoff · 6.59% (132 roles)
Departures in 2025-09: 170 vs 6-mo baseline of 37.5 (4.53× spike). Derived from PDL.
9mo ago
Funding · series unknown · $5.3B
11mo ago
Funding · debt financing · $5.0B
11mo ago
Funding · series unknown · $28M
1y ago
Funding · series c · $6.0B
2y ago
Funding · series b · $6.0B
2y ago
Funding · series unknown · $135M
2y ago
Funding · corporate round · $250M
3y ago

Score history

2026-05-25
0.0
rank #6
2026-05-18
40.8
rank #17
2026-05-11
41.9
rank #16
2026-05-04
41.9
rank #16
2026-04-27
41.9
rank #16
2026-04-20
51.5
rank #14
2026-04-13
51.5
rank #14
2026-04-06
88.3
rank #2
2026-03-30
88.3
rank #2
2026-03-23
74.2
rank #5
2026-03-16
74.2
rank #5
2026-03-09
80.1
rank #4