The D series round was signed with the participation of funds managed by Benchmark, Felicis, Fundomo, Nvidia and Apollo, as well as other investors.
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Mercor was founded as an artificial intelligence-supported recruitment platform and today it brings technology companies together with professionals who are experts in their fields. The knowledge of these experts is used to train, test and develop artificial intelligence models and agents. Backed by Jack Dorsey and venture capitalist Peter Thiel, Mercor reached a valuation of approximately $10 billion after the $350 million investment tour in October last year.
Mercor, which operates in the field of training artificial intelligence models, announced that it completed a new investment round of $ 750 million and the company's valuation reached $ 20 billion.
Funds managed by participants from Benchmark, Felicis, Fundomo, Nvidia and Apollo, as well as other investors, also participated in the Series D investment round, the company announced on Tuesday.
Increasing investor interest in artificial intelligence has led to a sharp rise in financing for private companies this year. This development has increased the number of startups reaching billions of dollars in valuations and raising large amounts of capital.
Established as an artificial intelligence-supported recruitment platform, Mercor today brings technology companies together with professionals who are experts in their fields. The knowledge of these experts is used to train, test and develop artificial intelligence models and agents.
The San Francisco-based company stated that it will use the new financing to train and test artificial intelligence agents to perform professional tasks.
“Every job in the economy will need its own AI agents, and every company will need a way to train and evaluate those agents on their business,” said Brendan Foody, Co-CEO of Mercor.
$102 billion investment in artificial intelligence initiatives in the third quarter
According to Crunchbase data, artificial intelligence-focused startups received $102 billion in investments in the third quarter of 2026. This amount constituted 64 percent of global venture capital investments in the same period.
Backed by Jack Dorsey and venture capitalist Peter Thiel, Mercor reached a valuation of approximately $10 billion after the $350 million investment tour in October last year.
With the latest financing round, the company's valuation doubled in about a year to $20 billion.
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Mercor will use its new funding to train and test artificial intelligence agents to perform professional tasks.
Very likely · Within months
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