How 22-year-old Indian-Americans became world’s youngest self-made billionaires

Three American college dropouts, two of whom have Indian roots, have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. At just 22 years of age, these founders have beaten Mark Zuckerberg, who first became a billionaire at 23 two decades ago. Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha are the founders of Mercor, a startup that helps improve top AI models. According to a Forbes report, the three founders have recently secured $350 million (Rs 3,107.27 crore) in funding, valuing the company at $10 billion (Rs 88,779 crore). Let’s take a closer look. Mercor is a startup based in San Francisco, United States, that helps Silicon Valley’s AI labs to train their models. It initially began as a human resources and recruiting startup that deployed artificial intelligence (AI) to automate resume screening, evaluate candidates and match them with the best roles, reported The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The main focus was on technical jobs, ranging from software engineers to mathematicians. Th

Three American college dropouts, two of whom have Indian roots, have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. At just 22 years of age, these founders have beaten Mark Zuckerberg, who first became a billionaire at 23 two decades ago. Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath and Surya Midha are the founders of Mercor, a startup that helps improve top AI models. According to a Forbes report, the three founders have recently secured $350 million (Rs 3,107.27 crore) in funding, valuing the company at $10 billion (Rs 88,779 crore). Let’s take a closer look. Mercor is a startup based in San Francisc