Adarsh Hiremath
Adarsh Hiremath, the Chief Technology Officer of the AI recruiting platform Mercor, is one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the world at just 22 years old. Born to parents who emigrated from Karnataka, India, he attended Harvard University, where he studied computer science before co-founding Mercor with his high school friends. The company has quickly risen to prominence in Silicon Valley, securing $350 million in funding and achieving a valuation of $10 billion, which has contributed to Hiremath's impressive net worth exceeding $2 billion.
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Adarsh Hiremath co-founded Mercor with Brendan Foody and Surya Midha.
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United States· 2026-02-17
Adarsh Hiremath, along with his friend Surya Midha, turned Mercor into a billion-dollar bridge between talent and AI labs in Silicon Valley.
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Vietnam· 2025-12-26
Adarsh Hiremath is one of the youngest self-made billionaires ever, breaking Mark Zuckerberg’s record.
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India· 2025-11-05
Adarsh Hiremath is the CTO of Mercor and is known for his vision of building a unified global labor marketplace.
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