Immad Akhund
Operator AngelFounder & Managing Partner, Immad Akhund Fund
Mercury CEO and prolific early-stage angel
Background
Immad Akhund is the co-founder and CEO of Mercury, a banking platform for startups valued at $5.2 billion with over $650M in 2025 annualized revenue. He has been an active angel investor since 2016, backing over 350 startups. In May 2025, he formalized his investing activity by closing a $26M fund alongside partner Yash Doshi to back pre-seed and seed founders. His portfolio includes multiple unicorns spanning fintech, SaaS, consumer, and AI. He was previously a part-time partner at Y Combinator and founded Heyzap (acquired) and Clickpass (acquired).
Investment Thesis
Back ambitious founders with proven product instincts targeting markets of $10B+, advancing humanity through bold technology.
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $50K–$100K
Sectors
Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)
Notable Investments
Airtable
Early angel investment; unicorn
Substack
Early angel investment
Applied Intuition
Early angel investment; AV simulation unicorn
Linear
Early angel investment; project management unicorn
Decagon
Early angel investment; AI customer support
Rappi
Latin American super-app; unicorn
Gecko Robotics
Industrial inspection robotics