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Mercor Founders Become Billionaires Amid Political Turmoil

10/31/2025

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Mercor's three 22-year-old founders—Brendan Foody (CEO), Adarsh Hiremath (CTO), Surya Midha (board chair)—became billionaires after a $350 million fundraising round valuing Mercor at $10 billion.
Mercor aimed to connect Indian engineers to U.S. companies but shifted to data labeling.
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Republicans to end the Senate filibuster amid a government shutdown.
The Senate approved a resolution against Trump's tariffs, but the House is unlikely to support it.

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Mercor's three 22-year-old founders—Brendan Foody (CEO), Adarsh Hiremath (CTO), Surya Midha (board chair)—became billionaires after a $350 million fundraising round valuing Mercor at $10 billion.
Mercor aimed to connect Indian engineers to U.S. companies but shifted to data labeling.
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Republicans to end the Senate filibuster amid a government shutdown.
The Senate approved a resolution against Trump's tariffs, but the House is unlikely to support it.