Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
My interview with Ali Ansari the founder of micro1.ai, an AI startup that has grown revenue from $8M to $150M+ this year and is on track for a multi-billion dollar valuation. They are working with most of the AI labs and largest tech companies in the world (including Microsoft) to hire human experts to train AI. We've been investing in Ali for years now and it's been epic to see his insane growth and recent traction. Ali and micro1 are at the forefront of the AI revolution.
Ali Ansari Founder of micro1.ai on X: https://x.com/aliniikk
micro1 website: micro1.ai
0:00 Forbes Article, $2.5B Valuation?
1:35 Micro1: The AI Platform For Human Intelligence
7:18 Micro1’s Insane Growth ($8M to $100M ARR in one year)
9:54 Are We In An AI Bubble?
16:16 Micro1’s Long Term Vision
20:25 Micro1 Training Tesla Optimus
25:20 Why Did You Found Micro1?
29:10 The Early Days Ebay Flipping
33:08 $15B Market Growing 100%+
34:35 Human Demonstration Business (Teaching Robots)
37:00 Micro1’s Next Funding Round
My X: twitter.com/gfilche
HyperChange Patreon :) patreon.com/hyperchange
Disclaimer: I'm an investor in micro1 personally and through my VC firm HyperGuap. This is not financial advice.
My interview with Ali Ansari the founder of micro1.ai, an AI startup that has grown revenue from $8M to $150M+ this year and is on track for a multi-billion dollar valuation. They are working with most of the AI labs and largest tech companies in the world (including Microsoft) to hire human experts to train AI. We've been investing in Ali for years now and it's been epic to see his insane growth and recent traction. Ali and micro1 are at the forefront of the AI revolution.
Ali Ansari Founder of micro1.ai on X: https://x.com/aliniikk
micro1 website: micro1.ai
0:00 Forbes Article, $2.5B Valuation?
1:35 Micro1: The AI Platform For Human Intelligence
7:18 Micro1’s Insane Growth ($8M to $100M ARR in one year)
9:54 Are We In An AI Bubble?
16:16 Micro1’s Long Term Vision
20:25 Micro1 Training Tesla Optimus
25:20 Why Did You Found Micro1?
29:10 The Early Days Ebay Flipping
33:08 $15B Market Growing 100%+
34:35 Human Demonstration Business (Teaching Robots)
37:00 Micro1’s Next Funding Round
My X: twitter.com/gfilche
HyperChange Patreon :) patreon.com/hyperchange
Disclaimer: I'm an investor in micro1 personally and through my VC firm HyperGuap. This is not financial advice.
