Mercor
Mercor, founded in 2023 in San Francisco, uses AI to reimagine the recruiting process.
Position in SVTR
Snapshot 2026-10-22- Startup SignalsTop 25%↓13
- Enterprise Software#4of 149↑1
- HR#3of 31–
About
Mercor, founded in 2023 in San Francisco, uses AI to reimagine the recruiting process. Companies can describe candidates in natural language and find matches within seconds.
Full tier & rationale — an SVTR Intelligence benefit
Timeline
- 2026-07-09M&AAcquired Deeptune
- 2026-02-06M&AAcquired Sepal AI
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Capital graph
Company· 12
Investor· 8
Founders / team· 3
Funding history
- 2025-09Series C$350M
Investors · Felicis Ventures, General Catalyst, BenchmarkSource · SVTR Weekly #129 ↗
- 2025-02Series B$100M
Investors · DST Global, Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst, Benchmark, Felicis VenturesSource · SVTR Weekly #093
- 2024-09New funding round$32M
Investors · BenchmarkSource · SVTR Weekly #071
- 2024-01New funding round$4M
Investors · 2 | Twelve Angels, SOMA Capital, Link Ventures, General CatalystSource · SVTR Weekly #035
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M&A deals
Investors that may fit
Y Combinator
41 Enterprise Software deals in the last 24 months · 7 at a nearby stage · 32 in Silicon Valley
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22 Enterprise Software deals in the last 24 months · 8 at a nearby stage · 16 in Silicon Valley
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19 Enterprise Software deals in the last 24 months · 6 at a nearby stage · 17 in Silicon Valley
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18 Enterprise Software deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 13 in Silicon Valley
Request intro →Sequoia Capital
17 Enterprise Software deals in the last 24 months · 6 at a nearby stage · 13 in Silicon Valley
Request intro →Accel
15 Enterprise Software deals in the last 24 months · 6 at a nearby stage · 9 in Silicon Valley
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