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By , Technology Correspondent In one of the year’s biggest funding stories, Mercor — the fast-rising platform connecting businesses with AI-driven and human software developers — has raised $350 million in a Series C round, pushing its valuation to an impressive $10 billion. This marks a fivefold jump from its...

Raises from Floodgate, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, and Kanye West’s Yeezy Brand By September 2025 A Daring Bet on Artificial Intelligence In a daring bet on artificial intelligence’s red-hot ramp to disrupt much of tech and every other industry or vertical, training startup Mercor wants to raise more than $10 billion—an...

In a sign of the intense competition in the field of artificial intelligence, Scale AI has filed a lawsuit against one of its former top executives and the rival start-up Mercor. The company contends that its former employee improperly accessed sensitive business documents and used them to poach its most...