According to CoinMeta, Mercor, a AI training data startup, recently completed a $750 million Series D financing round, raising its valuation to $20 billion. According to Reuters, the valuation of Mercor has grown rapidly in just one year: it was $2 billion in February 2025, reached $10 billion in October 2025, and then $20 billion in November 2026. The founder of Mercor was only 21 years old when the company first reached a valuation of $2 billion. Investors in this financing round include Benchmark, General Catalyst, NVIDIA, Salesforce, and Zoom.