These two Indian-Americans surpassed Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest self-made billionaire: They are college dropouts

Three 22-year-old entrepreneurs have made history by becoming the world’s youngest self-made billionaires, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s long-standing record. The trio founded Mercor, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence recruitment startup, which recently reached a $10 billion valuation following a $350 million funding round led by Felicis Ventures. The company connects leading AI laboratories with thousands of skilled human experts, helping refine machine learning models through human-in-the-loop processes. Chief executive Brendan Foody, chief technology officer Adarsh Hiremath, and chairman Surya Midha each own roughly 22 per cent of the company. Founded in 2021 while the founders were still in college, Mercor has rapidly become one of the fastest-growing players in the human