Mercor

We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.

mercor.com

Mercor

We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.

mercor.com

HQUS

Team Size4975

Open Jobs11244

Total Funding-

Latest FundraiseUnknown

TL;DR

What they do: AI-driven hiring platform that understands human ability and matches talent to opportunities

Founded: January 2023

Founders / leadership: Brendan Foody (CEO), Adarsh Hiremath (CTO), Surya Midha (COO)

Notable funding: Series B $100M (Feb 2025) at $2B valuation; Series A and seed prior

Industry / scale: Software development / recruiting; reported employee count 4,880

Company Overview

Problem Domain

Hiring and talent matching / recruiting automation

Founded

2023

Industry

Software Development

Funding Track Record

Seed- 2023

Reported seed in 2023 (amount not specified in provided evidence)

Series A- 2024

$32M

Reported Series A in 2024 (reported ~$32M)

Series B- 2025-02-20

$100M

Announced Feb 20, 2025; reported valuation $2B

Series C- 2025-10-27

$350M

Reported Oct 27, 2025; reported valuation $10B

Investor Signal

“Includes participation from top-tier VCs such as Felicis, Benchmark, General Catalyst, DST Global, and Menlo Ventures; individual backers reported include Peter Thiel and Jack Dorsey.”

Founders

What we do

TL;DR

Company Overview

Funding Track Record

Founders

What we do

Mercor

We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.

mercor.com

Mercor

We use AI to understand human ability and match talent with the opportunities they're best suited for.

mercor.com

HQUS

Team Size4975

Open Jobs11244

Total Funding-

Latest FundraiseUnknown

TL;DR

What they do: AI-driven hiring platform that understands human ability and matches talent to opportunities

Founded: January 2023

Founders / leadership: Brendan Foody (CEO), Adarsh Hiremath (CTO), Surya Midha (COO)

Notable funding: Series B $100M (Feb 2025) at $2B valuation; Series A and seed prior

Industry / scale: Software development / recruiting; reported employee count 4,880

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Company Overview

Problem Domain

Hiring and talent matching / recruiting automation

Founded

2023

Industry

Software Development

Funding Track Record

Seed- 2023

Reported seed in 2023 (amount not specified in provided evidence)

Series A- 2024

$32M

Reported Series A in 2024 (reported ~$32M)

Series B- 2025-02-20

$100M

Announced Feb 20, 2025; reported valuation $2B

Series C- 2025-10-27

$350M

Reported Oct 27, 2025; reported valuation $10B

Investor Signal

“Includes participation from top-tier VCs such as Felicis, Benchmark, General Catalyst, DST Global, and Menlo Ventures; individual backers reported include Peter Thiel and Jack Dorsey.”

Founders

What we do

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Join the Team

Environmental Scientist - Fully Remote

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Remote • US

About The Job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Teeming tracks opportunities at over 24,000 AI startups, then works with you to find (and land) the one you'll love.

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Position: Conservation Scientist

Type: Contract Compensation: $65–$115/hour Location: US, UK, or Canada Duration: Through mid 2026 Commitment: 15+ hours/week Role Responsibilities

Design questions related to conservation science for AI research projects.
Evaluate AI model training and outputs to enhance accuracy in conservation contexts.
Collaborate with AI teams to improve model reasoning and data quality.
Work independently and asynchronously to meet project deadlines.
Utilize technical skills to shape AI model performance in conservation tasks.

Qualifications Must-Have

4+ years full-time work experience as a Conservation Scientist.
Be based in the US, UK, or Canada.
Access to a desktop or laptop computer (Chromebooks not accepted).

Compensation & Legal

Hourly contractor
Compensation based on professional background and geographic location.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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