Founded Year

2023

Stage

Series C | Alive

Total Raised

$485.7M

Valuation

$0000 

Last Raised

$350M | 24 days ago

Revenue

$0000 

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About Mercor

Mercor offers artificial intelligence-based services for talent acquisition in the human resources sector. It provides a platform that matches candidates with job opportunities and facilitates the hiring process for companies. The company services are designed to streamline the recruitment process by offering tools for resume indexing, interview scheduling, and global payment compliance. It was founded in 2023 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Headquarters Location

San Francisco, California, 94105,

United States

707-595-0594

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ESPs containing Mercor

The ESP matrix leverages data and analyst insight to identify and rank leading companies in a given technology landscape.

EXECUTION STRENGTH ➡MARKET STRENGTH ➡LEADERHIGHFLIEROUTPERFORMERCHALLENGER
Enterprise Tech / HR Tech

The job search platforms market refers to websites and mobile apps that connect job seekers with employment opportunities through job boards, career marketplaces, and recruiting networks. These platforms provide solutions like job listings, candidate-employer matching, resume databases, application tracking, and career resources. Some companies focus on specific types of jobs or populations, such …

Mercor named as Highflier among 15 other companies, including Upwork, ZipRecruiter, and Handshake.

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Research containing Mercor

Get data-driven expert analysis from the CB Insights Intelligence Unit.

CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Mercor in 5 CB Insights research briefs, most recently on Aug 14, 2025.

Expert Collections containing Mercor

Expert Collections are analyst-curated lists that highlight the companies you need to know in the most important technology spaces.

Mercor is included in 6 Expert Collections, including Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

20,894 items

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HR Tech

6,137 items

The HR tech collection includes software vendors that enable companies to develop, hire, manage, and pay their workforces. Focus areas include benefits, compensation, engagement, EORs & PEOs, HRIS & HRMS, learning & development, payroll, talent acquisition, and talent management.

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AI agents (March 2025)

376 items

Companies developing AI agent applications and agent-specific infrastructure. Includes pure-play emerging agent startups as well as companies building agent offerings with varying levels of autonomy. Not exhaustive.

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Generative AI

2,951 items

Companies working on generative AI applications and infrastructure.

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AI agents & copilots

1,777 items

Companies developing AI agents, assistants/copilots, and agentic infrastructure. Includes pure-play emerging agent startups as well as companies building agent offerings with varying levels of autonomy.

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Unicorns- Billion Dollar Startups

1,309 items

Latest Mercor News

每天给白领发 1000 万,他成了硅谷最年轻亿万富翁

Nov 18, 2025

出生于 2003 年,年仅 22 岁的 Brendan Foody,已经是 Mercor 公司的联合创始人兼 CEO,Mercor 刚完成一轮 3.5 亿美元的融资,公司估值达到 100 亿美元, 这也让 Foody 超越扎克伯格,成为史上最年轻的白手起家亿万富翁 。 他的故事不仅关乎个人传奇,更是 AI 浪潮下新型「工作经济」的缩影。 01从大学辍学生到 AI 「中介巨头」 根据外媒报道,Brendan Foody 和他的两位同样年仅 22 岁的同学 Adarsh Hiremath、Surya Midha 一起在 2023 年从大学退学,创立了 Mercor。 Mercor 的商业模型很简单:做中介。 如今的 AI 公司仍需通过人类专家的「微调」来提升性能,尤其是在许多专业领域,但这些公司又不可能自主培养各行各业的专家,于是他们就把训练需求发给 Mercor。 Mercor 接单后,再分配给一批有博士、律师、华尔街投行背景的自由职业者,让他们教 AI 怎么思考、怎么写、怎么判断。 这些「AI 教师」的时薪最高可达 200 美元(约 1460 元),而 Mercor 再从客户与劳务之间的价差中盈利 。 200 美元是最高时薪,Mercor 的平均时薪是 87 美元|图源:Mercor 从另一层面看,Mercor 让那些看起来会被 AI 取代的白领,反过来成为教 AI 的老师,这让它又像 AI 的「教辅机构」。 因此,面对「AI 会取代白领的工作」这一论调,Foody 显得十分乐观。 Foody 相信,在未来十年里,人类不会被 AI 取代,反而会投入到一个更宏大的任务中:教会 AI 像人类一样做知识型工作,让 AI 培养出「判断、细微的情感与品味」。 他描绘出一个充满理想主义色彩的场景:每个人都能拥有一千万美元的购买力,住在舒适的公寓里,想工作就工作,不想工作就享受生活。 这位 22 岁的企业家还带着那种少年式的自信,说着「当大家都在谈论工作被 AI 取代时,我们可能正在打造人类史上最大的新型工作类别。」 Foody 的乐观并非空穴来风,他的自信来自于 Mercor 惊人的利润率。 02 AI 浪潮中的商业神话 就在最近,公司成立还不到三年,Mercor 已经完成一轮 3.5 亿美元的融资,公司估值跃升至 100 亿美元。 据《华尔街日报》披露,这一轮融资让 Mercor 的估值在短短半年内增长了五倍,也直接让三位 22 岁的创始人正式取代了当年 23 岁便登上福布斯榜单的马克·扎克伯格,成为「史上最年轻的白手起家亿万富翁」。 当被问及 22 岁成为亿万富翁是什么感觉时,Foody 微笑着说「超现实」和「幸运」。| 图源: The San Francisco Standard 巧合的是,Mercor 的新总部,就设在扎克伯格的 Meta 公司曾经的旧址。但和不善社交的二十岁版扎克伯格不同,Foody 自带明星创始人气质。 他谈公司、谈 AI、谈未来,什么都能聊,并且语速很快、神采飞扬,对媒体充分释放着自己的外向魅力。 Foody 描绘着自己的理想主义,也深谙资本的叙事。他知道怎么讲一个好故事:他把 AI 的成长与人类的教导绑在一起,既满足了大公司的需求,又让人类在「被替代」这件事上,暂时找回了一点尊严。 而他的公司 Mercor,恰好诞生在一个投资人疯狂追逐「AI 入口」的时代。 半年前,Meta 斥资 143 亿美元收购数据标注公司 Scale AI 的 49% 股份。这让其他 AI 公司不得不寻求新的合作方,于是他们把订单转向了 Mercor。 这是风口在对着 Mercor 狂吹。 在 Scale AI 被收购不到半年的时间里,Mercor 的年度营收增长率从 1 亿美元飙升至 5 亿美元,年初只有不到 20 名员工,现在有 300 名。 哪怕 Mercor 每天要给高知白领们支付约 150 万美元的工资,但它依旧能保持盈利 。 但也有人提醒,这场盛宴可能只是泡沫。就连 OpenAI 的 Sam Altman 都曾警告过,「我们正处在一场 AI 泡沫之中」。 Foody 却不以为意,他依然坚信:当其他人担心 AI 抢走工作时,Mercor 正在创造一种前所未有的新型劳动。 03新型劳动 or 血汗工厂 Mercor 的故事,起点并不在旧金山,而是在南美洲。 2022 年,年仅 19 岁的三位创始人在巴西的一场黑客马拉松上相遇。他们在巴西看到了另一种经济形态:年轻人不依赖传统的雇主和公司,而是用个人技术去做灵活的兼职收入。 换言之,就是当下流行的「零工经济」。 「我们那时意识到,未来的工作,可能不是全职的,而是任务制的。」Foody 在采访中说道。 他们三人因此萌生了「从大公司接单,再给灵活就业者派单」的想法,这也就是 Mercor 的雏形。 Mercor 公司|图源: The San Francisco Standard Mercor 起步时更像一家外包公司:承接美国本土企业的软件需求,再把实际开发工作外包给印度的工程师,从中赚取差价。 随着规模扩大,他们开始引用 AI 来筛选零工,结果应聘者越来越多,到 2024 年初,Mercor 已经有了 10 万名专业白领的「高技能人才网络」。 于是 Mercor 把目光投向了正在崛起的 AI 模型训练。 可以说,Mercor 的爆发式成长和 ChatGPT 等 AI 模型的崛起是同步的,因为 AI 模型越多,就越需要人类来「微调」它们的行为。 但这种同步,也意味着 Mercor 的命运与少数几家 AI 公司高度绑定,一旦巨头收紧预算,或 AI 热潮降温,Mercor 这类公司可能将第一批搁浅。 不过,Foody 显然并不担心, 他甚至预言,未来 Mercor 每天向全球发放的合同薪酬可能高达数百亿美元 。 「因为训练 AI 将成为这个星球上最大的劳动类别」Foody 说道。 实际上,低时薪的工作申请者反而更多|图源:Mercor 从某种意义上看,Mercor 正在用「AI 时代的劳务市场」重写硅谷逻辑。 上一波互联网浪潮,引出网约车和外卖这两大「零工经济」,现在 Mercor 想在 AI 时代打造的是「高技能者」的零工经济。 当然,这种模式也引发了争议。本质上, Mercor 实际上是在制造一个「精英版外包市场」,尽管时薪可观,但让曾经掌握决策权,在人类社会中头脑最聪明的一批人,沦为算法学习的工具 。 这种隐隐约约的「压榨感」,还体现在 Mercor 扩张期的招聘广告上写着:应聘者应当愿意每周工作六天。尽管公司对外口径是「正常办公五天」。 这种微妙的劳动压榨,可能是所有 AI 劳务市场成立的核心逻辑。 间接促成 Mercor 估值起飞的 Scale AI 就曾因劳动条件饱受诟病。Scale AI 的标注工人常常面临高强度任务、严格的绩效考核和不稳定的收入,许多人抱怨工作如「数字流水线」,缺乏福利保障,却被包装成「灵活就业机会」。 在这一争议的背景下,转向 Foody 的办公室,他的办公桌上摆着一份《华尔街日报》,上周商业与金融版块的头版头条报道了 Mercor 估值达 100 亿美元的消息。 同一天的另一头条,则详述了亚马逊计划裁员多达 3 万人的计划。 Foody 对此的态度是:「 这完美诠释了我们所处的时代:亚马逊正在裁员数千人,而我们正在创造数千个就业机会 。」 本文为专栏作者授权创业邦发表,版权归原作者所有。文章系作者个人观点,不代表创业邦立场,转载请联系原作者。如有任何疑问,请联系editor@cyzone.cn。

Mercor Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • When was Mercor founded?

    Mercor was founded in 2023.

  • Where is Mercor's headquarters?

    Mercor's headquarters is located at San Francisco.

  • What is Mercor's latest funding round?

    Mercor's latest funding round is Series C.

  • How much did Mercor raise?

    Mercor raised a total of $485.7M.

  • Who are the investors of Mercor?

    Investors of Mercor include General Catalyst, Felicis, Robin Hood Ventures, Benchmark, Peter Thiel and 21 more.

  • Who are Mercor's competitors?

    Competitors of Mercor include Findem and 8 more.

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