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Mercor

Mercor

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaAI, Data & Cloud Infrastructurehttps://www.mercor.com

Last Round

Series C

Oct 27, 2025

Est. Valuation

$10B

Total Funding Raised

$483.6M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Mercor is a technology company that offers an artificial intelligence-driven hiring platform that simplifies the recruitment process by connecting candidates with top remote job opportunities and allowing them to apply to numerous companies simultaneously.

Sector

AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure

Verticals

HR, ML Platforms, NLP & Conversational AI, Workflow Automation

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Marketplace Commission, Data as a Service, Subscription SaaS, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

AI hiring platformtalent marketplaceAI recruiterAI interviewsRLHFAI training dataautomated vettingReinforcement Learning from Human Feedbackhuman feedback datatechnical recruitingExpert-as-a-Servicerecruitment automationglobal talentEmployer of RecordEORglobal payrollEaaSdata annotation

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Mercor Comps

Public and private peers based on sector, stage, and business model.

Mercor comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Mercor Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series COct 27, 2025
Series BFeb 20, 2025
Series ASep 19, 2024
SeedJan 15, 2024

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OperationDatePriceSizeShare ClassStructure
OFFER

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Brendan Foody

CEO, Co-Founder, CEO, Co-Founder

Founding Team

Kevin Shiau

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Mercor Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Mercor investors
InvestorRounds
Link VenturesSeed
Benchmark CapitalSeries B, Series A
DST GlobalSeries B
2.12 AngelsSeed
Venture HighwaySeries A, Series B, Series C, Seed
Soma CapitalSeed
Menlo VenturesSeries B

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  • Apr 22, 2026

    AI platform experienced a serious data breach, described as more than a cybersecurity mishap.

  • Apr 16, 2026

    Former employees suspect infiltration by North Korean IT workers.

Mercor Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range7,724
Year Founded2023
Last FundingOct 27, 2025

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