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Mercura

YC W25

BY, DE · Founded 2024 · 20 employees · Hiring · 3 known investors

Mercura builds software to improve productivity and operations at companies in construction and manufacturing. The company serves enterprises in traditional industries that form the backbone of the economy.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)

Mercura was founded in 2024 by Lukas Bock and Stefan Zheng.

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Lukas BockinCo-Founder & CEOLukas Bock leads Mercura after serving as an AI engineer at Google X where he built machine learning systems, and as a data scientist at Allianz supporting AI deployment across its global operations. He attended the University of Cambridge and has long-standing familiarity with construction and mechanical systems industries through family background.
SZStefan Zheng
Stefan ZhenginCo-Founder & CPOHe previously worked as a management consultant at Bain, advised on operations across manufacturing plants, held a product management role at startups, and conducted research at MIT on language models. He studied at TU Munich and Harvard Business School.
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Sean SdahlinTechnical Development

Investors · 3

Y Combinator✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K
Tq Ventures LlcNew York
SignalFirereported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M

Funding

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Competitors · 1

by search overlap
Mercor3 shared keywordsMercor is a platform that connects skilled workers with AI-related tasks and projects, organizing human intelligence to support the development and training of AI systems.

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In the news

Mercura secures €1.8 million - Munich Startupmunich-startup.de · Jan 2026Mercura Secures $2.1M Seed Round | Signalbasetrysignalbase.com · Dec 2025AI startup Mercura raises over 2.1 million US dollars | Startbasestartbase.com · Dec 2025Mercura: Quotes in minutes, not daysycombinator.com · Feb 2025Mercura Funding: $2.1M | Complete Analysis | Extruct AIextruct.ai

Frequently asked questions

What does Mercura do?
Mercura builds software to improve productivity and operations at companies in construction and manufacturing. The company serves enterprises in traditional industries that form the backbone of the economy.
Who founded Mercura?
Mercura was founded by Lukas Bock, Stefan Zheng in 2024.
Who are Mercura's investors?
Mercura's investors include Y Combinator, Tq Ventures Llc, SignalFire.
Where is Mercura headquartered?
Mercura is headquartered in BY, DE.