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Handshake AI
Expert/PhD data via student and alumni network, to frontier labs
Research as of Oct 7, 2026.
- Revenue / run rate
- ~$1B gross AI-training run-rate (Apr 2026), ~$300M net; $550M in Jan 2026
- Valuation
- Last priced $3.5B (2022); ~$435M raised
- Worker pay range
- PhD fellows $30–125/hr, avg ~$62
Pay range above is from company pages, listings, and reporting — not from worker submissions on this site.
Sources
- 1Dealroom
https://dealroom.co/news/127345-handshakes-arr-crosses-1b-as-ai-training-revenue-surges/
- 2The Information
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/handshake-mercor-revenue-surges-demand-human-contractors-train-ai
- 3Sacra
https://sacra.com/c/handshake/
- 4Handshake
https://support.joinhandshake.com/hc/en-us/articles/32264709473303-Handshake-AI-Fellowship-Overview-FAQs-for-EDU-Partners
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