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Immad Akhund

InvestorUnicorn founder

Founder & CEO at Mercury · General Partner at Immad Akhund · Founder/CEO at Heyzap

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $50K – $100K checks

FoundedMercury$5.2BHeyzap · YC

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Dennis OdellunlockedImmad: together at Aquila (2004–2005)
×3Immad: together at Heyzap (Acquired by Fyber)
Immad: together at YC W09
×7Immad: together at Mercury

About

Immad Akhund leads Mercury as its CEO and co-founder, having previously co-founded and run Heyzap, a mobile developer tools company acquired for $45 million in 2016. Alongside his operating role, he angel invests in Silicon Valley and has backed more than 100 seed-stage companies, among them Airtable, Substack, and Rappi.

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Invests in

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Founder & CEO at Mercury

Intro paths

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In turn, Immad can intro founders to Mercury's investors below.

Mercury's investors · 46

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2019Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoBetter Tomorrow VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $4M checksBuilders + BackersCapitalXLynnwood · $250K checksChapter OneLos Angeles · $5K – $200K checksClocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025Coelius CapitalSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2019Daft CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $2M checksDraft Ventures LlcSan FranciscoDreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checksFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo AltoFjor FoundersLos AngelesFlex Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoHarmony PartnersNew YorkHomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2021IA Seed VenturesBerkeleyITERATIVESeattleJames Beshara FundVeniceJetstreamSan FranciscoJude GomilaLynnwoodLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksMastrySan FranciscoMischiefSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksNewView CapitalBurlingameNextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksNight CapitalCapitolaNimble PartnersSan FranciscoRecall CapitalSan Bruno · $300K – $1M checksSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2021Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2025Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026SV AngelSan FranciscoTCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2026Todd and Rahul’s Angel FundSan Francisco · $300K – $500K checksTrail Run CapitalMill ValleyTranspose Platform ManagementHoustonUncommonTorontoYOBE VenturesMiamiZeno VenturesGeneva

Co-founders at Mercury

JZJason Zhang
Jason ZhangCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
MT
Max TagherCo-Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Founder/CEO at HeyzapYC W09

Intro paths

YC

Immad went through Y Combinator (Winter 2009) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Immad can intro founders to Heyzap's investors below.

Heyzap's investors · 4

Founder CollectiveCambridgeQualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2012Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2009

Co-founders at Heyzap

JGJude Gomila
Jude GomilaFounder/Entrepreneur

Experience

  1. Mercury - Banking for StartupsCEO & Foundercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Y CombinatorPart-time Partner2017Mountain View, California
  3. Heyzap (Acquired by Fyber)CEO & Co-founder2008 — 2017
  4. ClickpassCTO and Co-founder2007 — 2008
  5. BloombergFinancial Software Developer2005 — 2006
  6. AquilaSoftware Developer2004 — 2005

Investments

Investor

AirtableClubhouseEmbarkNurxRappiSubstack

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Colleagues at Immad Akhund

Mateo Johnson
Executive Officer at Immad Akhund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Immad Akhund?
Immad Akhund leads Mercury as its CEO and co-founder, having previously co-founded and run Heyzap, a mobile developer tools company acquired for $45 million in 2016. Alongside his operating role, he angel invests in Silicon Valley and has backed more than 100 seed-stage companies, among them Airtable, Substack, and Rappi.
Where does Immad Akhund work?
Immad Akhund is Founder & CEO of Mercury and General Partner at Immad Akhund and Founder/CEO at Heyzap.
What does Immad Akhund invest in?
Immad Akhund invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.
What check size does Immad Akhund write?
Immad Akhund typically writes checks of $50K – $100K.
What companies did Immad Akhund found?
Immad Akhund founded Mercury, Heyzap.
What companies has Immad Akhund invested in?
Investments tracked here include Airtable, Clubhouse, Embark, Nurx, Rappi, Substack.
Where did Immad Akhund go to school?
Immad Akhund studied at University of Cambridge (Master of Arts (M.A.), Computer Science).

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