Three American college dropouts — Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath, and Surya Midha — have achieved what few can even dream of at 22. The trio, two of whom have Indian roots, have officially become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires, surpassing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who reached the milestone at 23.

Their company, Mercor, has just closed a $350 million (₹3,107 crore) funding round, valuing the AI-driven recruiting startup at a staggering $10 billion (₹88,779 crore), according to . Based in San Francisco, Mercor helps Silicon Valley’s top AI labs train and enhance their models — a space that has exploded amid the global artificial intelligence boom. Advertisement

High school debaters to billionaire entrepreneurs

The founders’ story began at Bellarmine College Prepara

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