Mercanis
Mercanis sells AI-powered procurement software to large companies like BASF and Amer Sports. The Berlin-based company has 82 employees and raised $30M in Series A funding.
The growth story
Mercanis grew from 15 to 82 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $30M along the way, most recently a Series A in June 2025.
About
Mercanis provides a procurement platform that combines sourcing, supplier management, contracts and purchase-to-pay processes. Its AI agents automate routine tasks for enterprise procurement teams, aiming to reduce costs while maintaining control over purchasing workflows.
The company reached 82 employees since its 2020 founding, with engineering making up nearly a third of its workforce. Its $30M Series A round in 2025 suggests rapid scaling ambitions, though specific growth metrics aren't available.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Mercanis' largest function with 26 employees, representing nearly a third of its 82-person workforce. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, indicating relatively recent hiring.
The Mercanis org chart
Fabian Heinrich (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 19 mapped leaders with 2 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 32 (+113% YoY), Business Development 14 (+40% YoY), Sales 12 (+71% YoY), Product Management 5 (+67% YoY), Marketing 5 (+400% YoY), Customer Success and Support 3 (-40% YoY).
Talent flow
Mercanis recruits heavily from procurement software firms like Scoutbee, SAP and Coupa, each contributing 2-3 hires. Its alumni move to startups like boilr and larger firms including PwC Deutschland and Delivery Hero.
Most common previous employers of Mercanis staff: Scoutbee (3), SAP (3), KPMG Deutschland (3), Coupa (2), Enpal (2), Cognizant (2). Former Mercanis employees most often moved to boilr (3), PwC Deutschland (2), deskbird (1), valantic (1), Delivery Hero (1), Coupa (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Mercanis mafia
Four Mercanis alumni have founded companies, including Daato (20 employees) and boilr (7 employees).
4Satya Kamal Raparthi, was Co-Founder & Head of Product until 2021Jakob Bjelac, was Product Management Intern until 2024Henri Jung, was GTM Engineer until 2025Hendrik Geis, was Founders' Associate until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Mercanis: JavaScript (30), Python (Programming Language) (25), Project Management (23), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (22), HTML (21), SQL (20), Communication (19), React.js (19).
Where the team actually sits
Mercanis people are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (18), Berlin Metropolitan Area (7), Germany (7), England, United Kingdom (5).
Search footprint
Mercanis attracts about 621 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $9K a month if bought through ads. It gained 243 ranking keywords and lost 247 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 5.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Mercanis has 82 employees as of September 2026.
Mercanis has raised $30M in total, most recently a Series A round in June 2025.
Mercanis was founded in 2020 by Fabian Heinrich, Leander Bauser, Leo Burghoff, Aurelian Brovot.
Fabian Heinrich (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of Mercanis's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Mercanis staff are Scoutbee (3 people), SAP (3 people), KPMG Deutschland (3 people).
Former Mercanis employees most often move to boilr (3), PwC Deutschland (2), deskbird (1).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Mercanis, including Daato - Part of EQS, boilr, Superkind.
Mercanis attracts about 621 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $9K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Mercanis staff are JavaScript, Python (Programming Language), Project Management, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML.
Mercanis staff are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (18), Berlin Metropolitan Area (7), Germany (7).
Mercanis has about 32 people in Engineering, up 113% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Mercanis has about 14 people in Business Development, up 40% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 72 current and 63 former Mercanis profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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