SAN FRANCISCO / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – Three young entrepreneurs have taken the tech world by storm with their AI-based startup Mercor. At 22, Adarsh Hiremath, Brendan Foody and Surya Midha are the youngest self-made billionaires and have overtaken Mark Zuckerberg in this regard. Your company, which specializes in AI-powered recruiting, is experiencing rapid growth and attracting significant investment.
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The tech world has new stars: Adarsh Hiremath, Brendan Foody and Surya Midha, who have become the youngest self-made billionaires in history with their company Mercor. At just 22 years old, they dethroned Mark Zuckerberg, who at 23 was considered the youngest self-made billionaire. Mercor, a San Francisco-based AI-based recruiting startup, has reached a $10 billion valuation following a funding round.
Mercor began with a mission to connect Indian engineers with US companies. But the company has evolved and now offers an AI-powered platform where candidates can conduct interviews with AI avatars. This innovative technology makes it possible to automatically match applicants with suitable companies, which significantly speeds up the recruiting process and makes it more efficient.
Mercor’s growth is impressive. According to industry reports, annualized sales in March 2025 were still at $100 million, while today they have already reached $500 million. The latest funding round raised $350 million, led by renowned investors such as Felicis Ventures, Benchmark and General Catalyst. Each of the three founders holds around 22 percent of the company, bringing their individual stake to around $2.2 billion.
All three founders were part of the Peter Thiel Fellowship program, which supports young talents who are willing to give up their studies for entrepreneurial projects. Adarsh Hiremath decided to drop out of Harvard University after two years to focus fully on Mercor. This decision paid off because Mercor is now one of the most exciting companies in the field of artificial intelligence and recruiting.
Mercor’s story shows how quickly billion-dollar companies can emerge in the age of artificial intelligence. But it also raises questions about the sustainability of such assessments. Experts agree that Mercor will be one of the companies to watch closely in the coming years as it has the potential to fundamentally change the way companies recruit talent.
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