AI招聘独角兽Mercor完成C轮融资 估值达100亿美元

Group 1 - Mercor, an AI startup, completed a Series C funding round, raising $350 million and achieving a valuation of $10 billion, a fivefold increase from its previous round in February last year [1] - The funding round was led by Felicis, which also led Mercor's $100 million Series B round at a $2 billion valuation, with participation from Benchmark, General Catalyst, and new investor Robinhood Ventures [1] - The new investment will focus on expanding the talent network, improving the matching mechanism between experts and training opportunities, and increasing delivery speed [1] Group 2 - Following Meta's $14 billion investment in Scale AI and the hiring of its CEO, concerns arose regarding Scale AI's neutrality, leading major AI labs like OpenAI and Google DeepMind to terminate collaborations with Scale AI, which allowed Mercor to capture more demand [2] - Mercor faces competition in the data labeling sector, particularly from Surge AI, which is planning a new funding round targeting $1 billion [2] - Other competitors include Turing AI, which reached a valuation of $2.2 billion in March, and Invisible Technologies, which completed a $100 million funding round in September, exceeding a $2 billion valuation [2]