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Surya Midha

Unicorn founder

Cofounder at Mercor

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedMercor$10B

Thiel Fellow 202430 Under 30 2025 · AI

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1,516 people in our graph share verified history with Surya — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

James DetweilerunlockedSurya: together at Mercor (2024–2026)
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About

Surya Midha of San Jose, 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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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

BFBrendan Foody
Brendan FoodyCofounder
AHAdarsh Hiremath
Adarsh HiremathCofounder
AHAdarsh H.
Adarsh H.Founder

Experience

  1. MercorCo-Foundercurrent2022 — present

Frequently asked questions

Who is Surya Midha?
Surya Midha of San Jose, 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 Surya Midha work?
Surya Midha is Cofounder of Mercor.
What companies did Surya Midha found?
Surya Midha founded Mercor.

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