A 23-year-old’s AI startup wants a $20bn valuation, months after a breach cost it Meta

The Next Webby Cristian DinaJuly 10, 2026tech

A three-year-old startup run by a 23-year-old is in talks to double its worth to $20bn. The numbers are dazzling. Read the footnotes. Mercor, the AI training marketplace, has told investors it can raise at a $20bn valuation. It says it already holds at least one term sheet at that price, Bloomberg reports. The talks […] This story continues at The Next Web

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A 23-year-old’s AI startup wants a $20bn valuation, months after a breach cost it Meta

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