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Ian Crosby

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Founder at Bench

San Francisco, California, United States

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Ian Crosby is the founder and CEO of Synthetic, a small business accounting startup, and invests in vertical SaaS and AI companies. He previously led the accounting products group at Mercury following its August 2024 acquisition of his startup Teal.dev, and earlier led Financial Services at Shopify, including its Banking, Lending, and Accounting groups and the Shopify Balance product. Before that, he co-founded Bench Accounting and led it for 11 years, during which the company launched out of Techstars NYC in 2012 and raised over $100 million.

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Alpine MeridianNew YorkBain CapitalBostonCore Ventures GroupSan FranciscoFenwick & Westsince 2024HaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checks · since 2024Inovia CapitalMontreal · $250K – $8M checks · since 2024Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checksMaple VCSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2024TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

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Adam SaintFounder
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Jordan MenashyFounder
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Pavel RodionovFounder

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DriposSanté

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Who is Ian Crosby?
Ian Crosby is the founder and CEO of Synthetic, a small business accounting startup, and invests in vertical SaaS and AI companies. He previously led the accounting products group at Mercury following its August 2024 acquisition of his startup Teal.dev, and earlier led Financial Services at Shopify, including its Banking, Lending, and Accounting groups and the Shopify Balance product. Before that, he co-founded Bench Accounting and led it for 11 years, during which the company launched out of Techstars NYC in 2012 and raised over $100 million.
Where does Ian Crosby work?
Ian Crosby is Founder of Bench.
What companies did Ian Crosby found?
Ian Crosby founded Bench.
What companies has Ian Crosby invested in?
Investments tracked here include Dripos, Santé.

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