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Immad Akhund

InvestorUnicorn founder

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

Global

Writes $50K – $100K checks

FoundedMercury$5.2BHeyzap · YC

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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 at Mercury

Intro paths

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

Mercury's investors · 58

500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checks · since 2019Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoAtaraxia CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $4M checksBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcNew York · $300K checksBuilders + BackersCapital B Private HoldingsCapitalXLynnwood · $250K checksChapter OneLos Angeles · $5K – $200K checksChapter One VenturesNew YorkClocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025Coelius CapitalSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checksCoughdrop CapitalSeattle · $40K – $100K checksCrossbeam Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $1.5M 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 VenturesBerkeleyInvestoITERATIVE$150K – $500K checksJames Beshara FundVeniceJetstreamSan FranciscoJude GomilaLynnwoodLiquid VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksMastrySan FranciscoMilkbox PartnersNew YorkMischiefSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksMulticoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checksNewView CapitalBurlingameNextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksNight CapitalCapitolaNimble PartnersSan FranciscoPractical Venture CapitalSilicon ValleyRecall CapitalSan Bruno · $300K – $1M checksSaga VenturesAustinSapphire VenturesAustin · $5M – $20M checks · since 2021Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2025Siesta VenturesSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksTCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2026Todd and Rahul’s Angel FundSan Francisco · $300K – $500K checksTrail Run CapitalMill ValleyTranspose Platform ManagementSan FranciscoUncommonTorontoYOBE VenturesMiamiZeno VenturesGeneva

Co-founders at Mercury

JZJason Zhang
Jason ZhangFounder
MT
Max TagherFounder
MT
Max TazhitdinovFounder
MT
Max TazhnudinovFounder

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 · 6

BedrockLos Angeles · $5M – $30M checksFounder CollectiveCambridgeQualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2012Sound VenturesSanta MonicaUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York · $1M – $8M checks · since 2013Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2009

Co-founders at Heyzap

JGJude Gomila
Jude GomilaEntrepreneur

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 of Mercury and General Partner at Immad Akhund and 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.

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