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Inside Datumo: The Startup Taking on Scale AI

In Machines we Trust

In Machines we Trust

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4.36 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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With Datumo challenging Scale AI, the dynamics of AI infrastructure are entering a new phase. Analysts are watching closely to see how this emerging competitor shifts the balance. Could this signal the start of a more diverse AI industry?


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0:00.0

Today on the podcast, I want to talk about a really interesting startup called Dato Mo that just

0:03.8

raised $15.5 million to take on scale AI. The reason why I think they're interesting is basically

0:11.1

what they're doing. I think the industry and all the drama behind scale AI's recent meta,

0:15.9

Aqua Higher Acquisition investment thing makes it a really interesting company, but also how they were able

0:21.2

to get their investment. They actually got it from Salesforce ventures in, I think, maybe like a very

0:26.3

unique way. So I want to dive into everything this company is doing and where the market is

0:30.4

going in this area because I think it is an absolutely massive market, as we've seen with scale

0:35.7

and meta doing their, you know, $14 billion deal.

0:39.0

There's a lot going on here. So let's dive into it. Before we do, I wanted to mention if you

0:43.3

want to try any of the AI models I talk about on the show, I'd love for you to check out my

0:47.5

startup, which is called AI Box. On AI Box, I have the top 40 AI models. You're able to try all

0:54.0

of them in one playground and eventually

0:57.0

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1:01.7

month. So instead of paying that for an individual platform, you get access to over 40 different

1:06.9

models and we're adding new ones all the time. So if you want to try that out, it is AIbox.a.I. I'd love to have you try it out. Let's get into the show today.

1:14.5

So this company is based out of Seoul, South Korea. It's called De Dumo. And they're taking on

1:21.1

scale AI. What's interesting is I think most companies are basically from surveys that have been done,

1:27.2

say that they're not prepared to use

1:29.2

AI in a safe and responsible way. I think this is kind of a funny statistic. It's also, this is done by

1:34.3

like a report out of McKinsey, basically, that kind of had these findings. I will say,

1:39.3

there's got to be some biases in there on who is polled inside of this. I think there's

1:45.2

plenty of companies that say that they know how to use AI safely, but probably also a lot of

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