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Ian Crosby

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San Francisco, California, United States

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Ian: together at University of British Columbia

About

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 CapitalCore 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

Experience

  1. SyntheticFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Basis SetVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. OpalBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. MercuryHead of Accounting Products2024 — 2025Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  5. TealCo-founder & CEO [Acquired by Mercury]2023 — 2024Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  6. ShopifyHead of Financial Services2022 — 2023Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  7. ShopifyProduct Director, Banking & Accounting2022Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  8. BenchCo-Founder & CEO [Acquired by Mainstreet]2011 — 2021Vancouver, Canada
  9. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2008 — 2010Toronto, Canada
  10. Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennesInfantry Soldier Reservist, Seaforth Highlanders Regiment2005 — 2008Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Skills & more

Strategy38Leadership27Team Leadership5Entrepreneurship42Start-ups40Business Development26Project Management12Corporate Finance8Business Analysis13Performance Management3Team Building5Strategic Consulting9
+10 moreCross-functional Team LeadershipTechnical LeadershipExecutive ManagementSaaSManagement ConsultingBusiness StrategyConsultingFinancial ModelingFinanceSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

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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.
Where did Ian Crosby go to school?
Ian Crosby studied at The University of British Columbia (BCom (Honours), Finance, Economics).

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