Mercor acquired Deeptune, building hundreds of simulated apps for agents to practice in
ccerrato147 · x · 2026-11-11
Mercor had experts who could create realistic work and judge results, but needed replicas of the software those experts use. That's why it acquired Deeptune, whose team built hundreds of simulated applications where agents can practice, including Salesforce. Together this closes the loop: realistic software environments plus expert-written tasks and grading.
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