# AI training startup Mercor valued at $20 billion in latest funding round

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ai-training-startup-mercor-valued-at-20-billion-in-latest-funding-round/
- Published: 2026-11-10T15:37:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T20:11:47+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/ai-training-startup-mercor-valued-20-billion-in-latest-funding-round-6540151
- Topics: AI, Business, Companies, Technology, World

## Key points

- Mercor raised $750 million at a $20 billion valuation.
- Nvidia and other investors joined the Series D round.
- The funding will support training and testing AI agents.

## Summary

Mercor has raised $750 million in a Series D funding round, valuing the AI training startup at $20 billion. The deal reflects strong investor interest in businesses that help develop AI, and gives Mercor more funding to train and test AI agents for professional tasks.

The San Francisco-based company connects technology firms with subject-matter experts who help train, test and improve AI models and agents. Investors included Benchmark, Felicis, Fundomo, Nvidia and funds managed by Apollo affiliates. Mercor was valued at about $10 billion after raising $350 million last October; AI-driven startups raised $102 billion, or 64 per cent of global venture capital, in the third quarter of 2026, according to Crunchbase.

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