Mercor (@mercor) — Twitter Score 42 out of 1000

Mercor is an AI data company that connects human expertise with frontier AI models, co-founded in January 2023 by Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath, and Surya Midha. Mercor's Twitter Score is 42 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #22,504 (top 5%) among 499,840 tracked accounts.

Mercor was co-founded by Brendan Foody as CEO, Adarsh Hiremath as CTO, and Surya Midha as COO. The company operates the APEX benchmark family and Mercor Enterprise, positioning itself as a platform that routes human expertise to power AI model development. Mercor is distinct from the unrelated Mercor Finance crypto project and has no verified token, blockchain product, or cryptocurrency affiliation.

Mercor raised a $30 million Series A at a $250 million valuation in September 2024, led by Victor Lazarte and Bill Gurley at Benchmark. The company then announced a $350 million Series C in October 2025, led by Felicis, with participation from Benchmark, General Catalyst, and Robinhood Ventures, valuing the company at $10 billion according to the company's own statement. Additional backers include Menlo Ventures, DST Global Partners, Soma Capital, Link Ventures, and 2 | Twelve Angels. Mercor has published 459 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 133 accounts a total of 204 times.

Who follows Mercor on X?

The accounts that follow Mercor include 223 founders, 70 angel investors, 41 influencers and 4 VCs, among them 6529, Tarun Chitra, Foobar, John Wang, Gabriel Shapiro and Bill Gurley.