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: Crunchbase data shows about $48 billion invested around the Series B stage this year, the most in years, while round counts head for a multiyear low.
From Crunchbase News: Crunchbase data shows that so far this year, investors have poured around $48 billion into financings around the Series B stage, the highest tally in years. Yet round counts are below year-ago levels and are on track for a multiyear low. We take a look at the data.
Mercor supplies human experts to train and evaluate AI models, drawing on a network of more than 5 million domain experts.
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