Mercor

Mercor operates at the intersection of labour markets and AI research, partnering with leading AI labs and enterprises to supply the human intelligence required for frontier AI model development. Its core product is a talent and expert network: domain specialists who train AI systems by contributing knowledge, experience, and context. The network exceeds 30,000 experts, who collectively earn over $1.5 million per day.

The company is headquartered in San Francisco, where it has opened a new base and runs in-person work five days a week. Team members work alongside researchers, operators, and AI companies developing systems applied across enterprise and research settings. Mercor describes the work as creating a new category of employment in which expertise directly supports AI advancement.

Mercor is profitable and reached a $10 billion valuation at Series C. Its technical focus spans AI research, human intelligence for AI training, and frontier model training, serving clients in the AI lab, enterprise, and labour market sectors.