Mercor Secures $750 Million In Series D Funding Led By Nvidia And Salesforce

Mercor, a San Francisco-based AI company, operates a network of vetted professionals who help develop, train and evaluate frontier AI models, while expanding into enterprise AI tools and agent infrastructure. Founded in 2023 by Brendan Foody and his co-founders, the company raised $750 million in a Series D round at a $20 billion valuation, led by investors including Nvidia, Benchmark, General Catalyst, Apollo-affiliated funds and Salesforce. The funding will accelerate its enterprise business, particularly AI evaluations and post-training, as Mercor expands beyond data services into AI agent testing and deployment.

FOUNDERS: Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath & Surya Midha

INVESTORS: Nvidia, Benchmark, General Catalyst, Apollo-affiliated funds, Salesforce & Soma Capital

ROUND: Series D AMOUNT: $750,000,000 VALUATION: $20,000,000,000

HQ: San Francisco, California

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