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Immad Akhund
Founder of Mercury
San Francisco, California
Overview
Immad Akhund is currently serving as the CEO and Founder of Mercury, a startup focused on banking for startups, and is also the host of the Curiosity Podcast. Previously, he was a Part-time Partner at Y Combinator and the Co-founder of Heyzap, which was later acquired by Fyber. Akhund has made significant investments in various companies at different stages, including Substrate, Amplifier Security, and Linear, showcasing his expertise in the startup and investment space.
Work Experience
CEO & Founder
2017 - Current
Mercury is the fintech ambitious companies use for banking*, credit cards, and all their financial workflows.
Part-time Partner
2017 - 2017
CEO & Co-founder
2008 - 2017
Heyzap was a complex journey. We were a social network for mobile gamers but eventually pivoted to building developer tools for mobile game developers to optimize their ad monetization. We were acquired in 2016 by RNTS Media.
CTO and Co-founder
2007 - 2008
OpenID made easy.
Financial Software Developer
2005 - 2006
Software Developer
2004 - 2005