micro1: The Next Multi-Billion Dollar AI Startup (Founder Interview with Ali Ansari)

In this episode, Galileo Russell from HyperChange sits down with Ali Ansari, Founder & CEO of micro1, to unpack one of the most compelling growth stories in AI right now.

micro1 has scaled revenue from $8M to $150M+ in a single year. The company works with leading AI labs and the world’s largest tech companies, including Microsoft, to source and manage expert human talent that trains, evaluates, and improves frontier AI systems.

Gali and Ali discuss what’s driving micro1’s explosive growth, why human expertise is becoming the critical bottleneck in AI progress, and what it means to be building at the frontier of the AI revolution. As long-time investors, it’s been remarkable to watch Ali and micro1 reach this level of scale and momentum.