Mercury
Mercury provides banking and financial workflow software for startups, serving over 300,000 companies. It has raised $657M, most recently a Series D in May 2026.
The growth story
Mercury grew from 558 to 1,769 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $657M along the way, most recently a Series D in May 2026.
About
Mercury offers digital banking accounts and financial management tools tailored for startups, with services provided through partner FDIC-insured banks. The platform helps companies track spending and align finances with business priorities.
The company has grown to 1,769 employees, with its sales team being the largest function at 76 people. It attracts talent heavily from fintech peers like Stripe, Square and Brex, as well as big tech firms including Google and Microsoft.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Mercury's largest department with 76 employees, suggesting a strong focus on customer acquisition. The company has a relatively young workforce with a median tenure of just one year.
The Mercury org chart
Immad Akhund (CEO & Founder) leads 58 mapped leaders with 6 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 379 (+32% YoY), Operations 149 (+41% YoY), Sales 147 (+107% YoY), Customer Success and Support 118 (+23% YoY), Finance 111 (+32% YoY), Human Resources 96 (+16% YoY).
Talent flow
Mercury recruits heavily from Stripe (23 hires), Google (22), and Square (22), with many employees coming from accounting firm Ernst & Young (16). Alumni frequently move to other fintechs like Stripe and Robinhood or AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Most common previous employers of Mercury staff: Stripe (23), Google (22), Square (22), Ernst & Young (16), Brex (15), Microsoft (15). Former Mercury employees most often moved to Stripe (4), Meta (3), OpenAI (3), Robinhood (3), Anthropic (3), Capital One (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Mercury mafia
Mercury alumni have founded 19 companies, including Holdings (48 employees), Venre (23), and Warrant (10), showing strong entrepreneurial spillover from the fintech.
20Faizan Usman, was Audit Manager until 2023Austin Melonie Carroll, was First Product Marketing Hire, Core Product (Credit Card, Banking) until 2023Alejandro Mesa, was Head of Engineering - Accounting until 2024Ian Crosby, was Head of Accounting Products until 2025
Chester Zelaya, was Raise until 2025
Melisa Fich, was Head of Talent Acquisition until 2024
Michael Ducker, was Vice President of Product Management until 2023
Arman Rafati, was Software Engineer Intern until 2023
Scott Christensen, was Design, Growth | Activation until 2025
Tara Sandhu, was Head of Risk Programs and Financial Crimes until 2024
Peter Nixey, was Investor until 2019
Alison Gonzalez, was Head of Partner and Product Marketing until 2024
Victoria Case, was Angel Investor until 2021
Devon Zuegel, was Freelance Software Engineer until 2017
Rohan Shetty, was Onboarding Specialist until 2021
Gabriel Tierney, was IC3 Agent until 2023
Anthony Armand Placet, was Investor until 2021
Shreeda Segan, was Deputy Editor, Meridian Magazine until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 75% direct, 13% search, 2% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Mercury: Leadership (529), Microsoft Office (502), Customer Service (456), Microsoft Excel (443), Communication (354), Project Management (346), Public Speaking (332), Teamwork (314).
Where the team actually sits
Mercury people are concentrated in California, United States (92), New York, United States (73), San Francisco Bay Area (37), United States (32).
Search footprint
Mercury attracts about 91,230 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $891K a month if bought through ads. It gained 9,170 ranking keywords and lost 8,131 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Mercury has 1,769 employees as of September 2026.
Mercury has raised $657M in total, most recently a Series D round in May 2026.
Mercury was founded in 2017 by Immad Akhund, Jason Zhang.
Immad Akhund (CEO & Founder) sits at the top of Mercury's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Mercury staff are Stripe (23 people), Google (22 people), Square (22 people).
Former Mercury employees most often move to Stripe (4), Meta (3), OpenAI (3).
At least 19 companies have a founder who previously worked at Mercury, including Holdings, Venre, Warrant.
Mercury attracts about 91,230 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $891K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Mercury staff are Leadership, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Communication.
Mercury staff are concentrated in California, United States (92), New York, United States (73), San Francisco Bay Area (37).
Mercury has about 379 people in Engineering, up 32% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Mercury has about 149 people in Operations, up 41% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 556 current and 344 former Mercury profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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