Mercator
DefunctYC S22San Francisco, US · Founded 2022 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
Mercator provides a data analytics platform that uses AI to help users write SQL queries with greater speed and efficiency. The platform serves data professionals and engineers who need to work with databases.
Also known as Quincy's
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGenerative AIB2BUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S22)
Mercator was founded in 2022 by Dayton Thorpe and Andrew Duberstein.
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Dayton ThorpeinCo-Founder & CEO2022–2024Dayton Thorpe holds a Physics PhD from UC Berkeley and previously worked in data science roles at Instacart, Valor Equity Partners, and Kabbage. He is co-founder and CEO of Mercator.
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Andrew Dubersteinin𝕏Co-Founder2022–2024Andrew Duberstein worked as a data scientist at OpenAI and held data science leadership roles at Instacart and Uber. He previously served as co-founder and CTO of Mercator, and co-maintains the pydeck.gl library.
Investors · 1
In the news
Mercator raises $150M in IPO, Nasdaq trading starts July 9stocktitan.net · Jul 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Mercator do?
- Mercator provides a data analytics platform that uses AI to help users write SQL queries with greater speed and efficiency. The platform serves data professionals and engineers who need to work with databases.
- Who founded Mercator?
- Mercator was founded by Dayton Thorpe, Andrew Duberstein in 2022.
- Who are Mercator's investors?
- Mercator's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Mercator headquartered?
- Mercator is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

