Mercor is a private company building in artificial intelligence / ai data labeling, founded in 2023. Its most recent disclosed valuation is $20B (rumored). No public ticker exists for the company.
2 valuations. The latest, $20B rumored, was set by the Series funding in Jan 2026.
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General Catalyst
NvidiaFelicisBenchmarkMercor recruits experts including engineers, lawyers, doctors, bankers and journalists to train AI models and chatbots. Its customers include OpenAI and Anthropic . Mercor was founded in 2023 by Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath, and Surya Midha, three Bay Area high school friends, and the company is headquartered in 181 Fremont , San Francisco . According to the company, it manages 30,000 contractors as of October 2025.
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. Mercor to acquire Deeptune followed in mid-2026.
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No. Mercor is a private company; its shares do not trade on a public exchange.
The last valuation is $20B (rumored, Jan 2026).
Lead investors for each round are in the funding timeline.