Mercor

Mercor is a rapidly growing AI recruitment startup founded in 2023 by three 21-year-old Thiel Fellows: Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath, and Surya Midha. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and specializes in connecting domain experts with organizations to train and advance artificial intelligence models. Mercor has achieved significant milestones, including a $2 billion valuation as of February 2025, and has been recognized in Forbes' Cloud 100 and AI 50 lists.