Bootstrapped company Surge AI is one such rare example of an AI-focused organization that has soared in valuation but is also delivering on its financials. Surge AI’s OfferingsSan Francisco-based Surge AI was set up by Google, Facebook, and Twitter alum Edwin Chen. Surge AI has capitalized on this by employing highly skilled contractors instead of large pools of low-wage labor. Surge AI’s data annotators follow instructions to interact with online chatbots. Scale AI’s loss of market ended up being Surge AI’s gain.