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Scale AI hires team behind remote developer recruiting platform Pesto AI

From TechCrunch

By Ivan Mehta

June 2, 2025

Scale AI hires team behind remote developer recruiting platform Pesto AI

Scale AI hires team behind remote developer recruiting platform Pesto AI

Data-labeling startup Scale AI has hired the team behind Pesto AI, which helps companies recruit developers remotely, according to a blog post by one of Pesto’s founders.

Founded in 2017 by Ayush Jaiswal and Indian food delivery platform Swiggy’s co-founder Rahul Jaimini, Pesto AI is backed by the likes of Product Hunt’s Ryan Hoover and Gumroad’s Sahil Lavingia. According to Crunchbase, it has raised more than $8 million in funding.

Pesto will be shutting down its operations. According to its LinkedIn page, Pesto had 71 employees, but it’s not clear how many of those are joining Scale AI.

“Earlier this year, I made the exciting decision to join Scale. This move marks the next chapter in a journey I’ve been deeply passionate about for years—exploring how we can harness the power of AI to create meaningful opportunities for people around the world,” Jaiswal, whose LinkedIn profile says he now is the head of growth at Scale, wrote in the blog post.

Previous reporting about Pesto suggests the startup was also involved in educating developers during its early years.

Scale AI did not immediately return requests for comment.

View original article on techcrunch.com

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