Rank #1911
Surya Midha
Net worth $2.2B
AI Software · United States
- Born
- Jun 03, 2003
- Age
- 22
- Source
- AI Software
- Residence
- San Francisco, California
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Single
- Children
- 0
- Education
- Drop Out, Georgetown University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Surya Midha is a cofounder of Mercor, a recruiting startup that helps Silicon Valley's biggest AI labs train their models.
- Midha and his cofounders Brendan Foody and Adarsh Hiremath became the world's three youngest self-made billionaires in October 2025, when private investors valued Mercor at $10 billion. All three were 22 at the time, but Midha is the youngest by roughly two months.
- Foody serves as CEO of Mercor, while Hiremath serves as chief technology officer. Midha transitioned from his role as chief operating officer to become the company's chairman in October 2025.
- Foody, Hiremath and Midha founded Mercor in 2023. Each cofounder owns an estimated 22% stake in the company.
- In September 2025, Mercor announced the company had hit $500 million in annualized revenue, up from $100 million in March.