mercor

Culture & Overview

Mercor, founded in 2023 by Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath, and Surya Midha, aims to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. The company has raised significant funding, including a $350 million Series C round in October 2025, valuing it at $10 billion. Mercor leverages millions of domain experts to train frontier AI models, and its APEX benchmark family measures AI's real-world impact on professional work. The company has also developed AI models to predict job performance and has processed over 300,000 candidates and conducted more than 100,000 interviews. In January 2026, Mercor released its first APEX-Agents AI benchmarking report. The company has faced challenges, including a supply-chain attack in March 2026 that exposed internal data and led to class-action lawsuits. - Mercor in the news ## Read more about us CNBC logo ### Mercor raises a $350 million Series C at a $10 billion valuation Time logo ### AI Productivity Index sets a new standard for measuring whether AI can perform high-value work The Verge logo ### Mercor is the fastest-growing company supplying human expertise Fast Company logo ### Engineers, doctors, and finance professionals are joining a fast-g - Artificial intelligence hiring startup Mercor announced on Thursday a $100 million Series B funding round, with the company reaching a $2 billion valuation. The company was valued at $250 million just five months ago, raising $30 million in its Series A round in September. Since launching, Mercor has processed 300,000 candidates and conducted more than 100,000 interviews. [...] "At a high level, M - Artificial intelligence hiring startup Mercor announced on Thursday a $100 million Series B funding round, with the company reaching a $2 billion valuation. The company was valued at $250 million just five months ago, raising $30 million in its Series A round in September. Since launching, Mercor has processed 300,000 candidates and conducted more than 100,000 interviews. [...] "At a high level, M - In May 2025, the company hired Uber's former chief product officer Sundeep Jain as its first president. In October 2025, the company raised a $350 million Series C at a $10 billion valuation, making the three then 22-year old founders the youngest self-made billionaires. In January 2026, the company released its first APEX-Agents AI benchmarking report, to show how successfully the leading AI mode

Salary Insights

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