Banking and Financial Services Platform — Built for Startups and Scaling Companies
The consensus on Mercury: Choose Mercury if you want product ownership, fast growth, and to build banking infrastructure for startups — but expect growing pains and occasionally intense workloads.
Founded in 2017 (product launched 2019) by Immad Akhund, Max Tagher, and Jason Zhang, Mercury has quickly become the go-to banking platform for startups and tech companies. Great Place to Work certified, Mercury emphasizes a product-first mindset where engineers have genuine autonomy and ownership over meaningful scope. The team has scaled to ~1,000 employees, backed by a $300M Sequoia-led Series C and a 2026 Series D that brought valuation to $5.2B. With 85% positive business outlook and smart, motivated teammates, Mercury is a fast-growing fintech where engineers build the financial infrastructure powering the startup ecosystem.
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Cross-functional product teams with strong engineering ownership. Engineers work closely with product and design to ship features that directly impact startup founders.