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Nov 6, 2025 · Industry Insights

Three 22‑Year‑Old Dropouts Disrupt AI Recruiting, Landing $10 B Valuation in Two Years

Mercor, founded by three 22‑year‑old college dropouts, raised a $350 million Series C round that lifted its valuation to $10 billion within two years, built an AI‑powered recruiting platform serving OpenAI, Meta, Google and others, launched the APEX benchmark to measure economic value of AI models, and survived intense work‑culture pressures, a legal dispute, and rapid team changes.