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Brendan Foody

Unicorn founder

Cofounder at Mercor

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedMercor$10B

Thiel Fellow 202430 Under 30 2025 · AI

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1,669 people in our graph share verified history with Brendan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

James DetweilerunlockedBrendan: together at Mercor (2024–2026)
×8Brendan: together at Mercor
Brendan: together at Stealth
×2Brendan: together at Georgetown

About

Brendan Foody of Menlo Park, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2024, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Mercor.

Cofounder at Mercor

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In turn, Brendan can intro founders to Mercor's investors below.

Mercor's investors · 16

A*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2025DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2025Eastlink Capital PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025Firestreak VenturesG SquaredChicagoGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Kyber Knight CapitalSan FranciscoLink VenturesCambridge · $1M – $8M checksMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025Next Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyRaptor GroupMiami BeachSignalRankSquareOne CapitalMiamiSV AngelSan Francisco

Co-founders at Mercor

AHAdarsh Hiremath
Adarsh HiremathCofounder
SMSurya Midha
Surya MidhaCofounder
AHAdarsh H.
Adarsh H.Founder

Experience

  1. MercorCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Thiel CapitalThiel Fellowcurrent2024 — present
  3. SerosCEO, Founder2022Menlo Park, California, United States
  4. StealthCEO, Founder2020 — 2022Menlo Park, California, United States

Skills & more

OpenAI1Time Travel3Virtual Machines9Software Development12Public Policy5Supply Chain Analytics8Technical Recruiting1Entrepreneurship9Business Strategy5Cloud Computing2Product Management1Microsoft Azure7
+3 moreAmazon Web Services (AWS)Can-do AttitudeHigh Standards

Languages English · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brendan Foody?
Brendan Foody of Menlo Park, CA was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2024, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Mercor.
Where does Brendan Foody work?
Brendan Foody is Cofounder of Mercor.
What companies did Brendan Foody found?
Brendan Foody founded Mercor.
Where did Brendan Foody go to school?
Brendan Foody studied at Prod (Cohort 2.0); Georgetown University (Business Administration - BBA, Economics).

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