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Company

Mercor

10 articles decelerating

Mercor has appeared in 10 articles since 2025-02. Coverage peaked in 2026Q1 with 4 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside AI, Felicis.

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10
mentions
Velocity
-25.0%
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Acceleration
-0.250
velocity change
Sources
7
publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-07-21
The Information

Docs: AI data startup Mercor had $614M in gross revenue in H1 2026, up 70% from all of 2025, with ~91% from foundation model makers like OpenAI and Anthropic

Mercor, a three-year-old data startup whose army of contractors teaches AI to give better answers, is growing fast but relies heavily …

2026-07-10
Bloomberg 2 related

Sources: AI contractor marketplace Mercor is discussing raising new funds at a ~$20B valuation, after raising a $350M Series C at a $10B valuation in October

2026-07-09
Bloomberg 5 related

Sources: AI contractor marketplace Mercor is discussing raising new funds at a roughly $20B valuation, less than a year after raising money at a $10B valuation

Mercor, a startup that helps improve artificial intelligence models with rich specialized data, is discussing raising new funds …

2026-03-10
The Verge 1 related

How AI training company Mercor, valued at $10B in 2025, uses AI interviewer Melvin and invasive monitoring software Insightful to manage its 30K+ workforce

2026-02-08
Forbes 2 related

Sources: Mercor rival micro1 has told investors it is now generating $200M in recurring revenue; Mercor is offering micro1 employees signing bonuses up to $2M

Anna Tong /Forbes:LinkedIn:Jenna EarnshawandAnna TongLinkedIn:Jenna Earnshaw:“The explosive growth of the so-called human data market comes down to a simple constraint: AI models don't get smarter on ...

2026-01-26
Financial Times 1 related

A profile of Mercor, which pays ~$2M per day to ~30K experts training AI models at $95 per hour on average, with roles like radiologists earning up to $375/hour

Tens of thousands of professionals are joining tech start-up Mercor to hone technology in their skills  —  At first Lola thought the job ads were fake.

2026-01-25
Financial Times

A profile of Mercor, which pays about $2M daily to ~30K experts training AI models at $95/hour on average, with roles like radiologists earning up to $375/hour

Tens of thousands of professionals are joining tech start-up Mercor to hone technology in their skills  —  At first Lola thought the job ads were fake.

2025-11-02
Forbes 3 related

A profile of AI contractor marketplace Mercor, which is valued at $10B and whose three 22-year-old founders are Thiel Fellows, each holding a roughly 22% stake

“Mercor, a recruiting startup that helps Silicon Valley's biggest AI labs … Bluesky: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : The founders of Mercor are the world's youngest self made billionaires at 22 as the...

2025-11-01
Forbes 3 related

A profile of AI contractor marketplace Mercor, which is valued at $10B and whose three 22-year-old founders are Thiel Fellows, each holding a roughly 22% stake

Mercor founders (left to right): Adarsh Hiremath, Brendan Foody and Surya Midha.  —  ULY INC. FOR MERCOR

2025-10-27
Wall Street Journal 2 related

Sources: AI contractor marketplace Mercor is finalizing $350M in funding led by Felicis at a $10B valuation; founded in 2023, Mercor manages 30K contractors

Founded in 2023 by three college dropouts, Mercor recruits humans to train chatbots, a new industry gold mine

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Quarterly Coverage

Top Sources

Narrative

TEXXR tracks 30 tech news articles mentioning Mercor, dating back to September 2024. The biggest stories include Sources: Meta has paused its work with Mercor while it investigates a security breach at... and Sources: AI contractor marketplace Mercor is discussing raising new funds at a roughly.... Frequently covered alongside Brendan Foody, Meta, OpenAI, and Bluesky. Coverage has shifted toward enterprise, consumer themes and away from funding, research.

Key Moments

2025Q1research -100pts
2025Q3enterprise +33pts; research +33pts; funding -67pts
2025Q4enterprise +50pts; competition -50pts

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