Immad Akhund
InvestorUnicorn founderFounder & CEO at Mercury · Founder/CEO at Heyzap
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $50K – $100K checks
FoundedMercury$5.2BHeyzap · YC
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.
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- i•••@mercury.comreveal90% confident
- i•••@mercury.comreveal75% confident
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 · 45
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2019Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAngel 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 checksCoelius CapitalSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksDaft 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 checksIA Seed VenturesBerkeleyITERATIVESeattleJames Beshara FundLos AngelesJetstreamSan 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 checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2025Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoTCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checksTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundSan Francisco · $300K – $500K checksTrail Run CapitalMill ValleyUncommonTorontoYOBE VenturesMiamiZeno VenturesGeneva
Co-founders at Mercury
JZ
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
Co-founders at Heyzap
JG
Jude GomilaFounder/Entrepreneur
Experience
- Mercury - Banking for StartupsCEO & Foundercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Y CombinatorPart-time Partner2017Mountain View, California
- Heyzap (Acquired by Fyber)CEO & Co-founder2008 — 2017
- ClickpassCTO and Co-founder2007 — 2008
- BloombergFinancial Software Developer2005 — 2006
- AquilaSoftware Developer2004 — 2005
Investments
Investor
AirtableClubhouseEmbarkNurxRappiSubstack
Per curated public sources.
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 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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