Who uses it: Primary buyers are AI labs (OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia cited) whose post-training and evaluation budgets fund the marketplace; secondary buyers are enterprises seeking expert-matched contractors.[3]AI hiring startup Mercor valued at $10 billion with new funding roundcnbc.comJun 3 2026Independent report+4Reported

Public signals: When you go from $2 million a month to $2 million a day[15]When you go from $2 million a month to $2 million a daymercor.comJun 3 2026Company-authoredCompany-authored

Financing: Total raised is $483,600,000.[22]Apollo org enrichment for mercor.com