Mercor raises $750M at $20B valuation to take AI agent evaluation to enterprises (opens siliconangle.com)
Mercor supplies human experts to train and evaluate AI models, drawing on a network of more than 5 million domain experts.
Context: Startups get PitchBook free in exchange for quarterly financials and milestones, which feed the new PitchBook Origin deal-sourcing service for investors.
From SiliconANGLE: Private markets data provider PitchBook Data Inc. today opened its platform to startups for free at Web Summit in Lisbon. Those that sign up have to share their financials. Some of that information will reach investors through the company’s new deal sourcing service, PitchBook Origin.
Mercor supplies human experts to train and evaluate AI models, drawing on a network of more than 5 million domain experts.
a16z's own announcement that it is leading General Translation's Series A.
Lightspeed led and Insight co-led; TechCrunch notes Nominal claims Anduril as a major customer and that the valuation tripled in eight months.
Pelion Ventures led the Series A in the AI adoption-measurement startup, which links AI tool use to productivity and spend data; it has raised $47M in total.
Hex says it rebuilt its data analytics platform for AI agents; Peak XV led the $100M round at a $1.2B valuation.
Broccoli AI sells AI agents to plumbing, HVAC and electrical companies; the Series A and Series B were announced together, with a source putting the valuation at $300M.