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Mercor, an AI data startup, achieved $614M in gross revenue in H1 2026 (70% growth versus all of 2025), with 91% of revenue concentrated among a small number of foundation model makers like OpenAI and Anthropic, signaling both explosive AI market growth and significant revenue concentration risk. This highlights the strategic importance of AI training data infrastructure as a critical dependency for large language model providers and reveals emerging vendor concentration risks in the AI supply chain. IT leaders should recognize that AI data quality and supply chain resilience are becoming core strategic assets, while also noting that heavy reliance on few customers creates both opportunity and vulnerability in this rapidly evolving market.