Mercury is a purpose-built venture capital platform supporting entrepreneurs and innovation in Middle America.
We partner with new entrepreneurs who require support and guidance, as well as seasoned founders seeking to leverage the assets and talent that Middle America provides.
Our mission and purpose is to enable a new inclusive world that is rooted in innovation + entrepreneurship + community.
discoverHouston-based hiring management platform WizeHire, led by co-founder and CEO Sid Upadhyay, raised a $30M Series B. The round was led by Tiger Global and included participation from existing investors Amplo and Mercury.
Cloudsnap, the leading code-free solution for mid-market companies to integrate their most important cloud-based business applications, was acquired by Paylocity, a leading provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions. Since its founding in 2017 by Rick Barkley, Cloudsnap has allowed companies to remove the burden of manual processes, automating data flows across business applications such as ERPs, CRMs, and HCMs.
Koupon, the leading digital offer and data insights platform for brands and c-stores, was acquired by privately-held PDI, a leader in enterprise management software in the convenience retail industry. Since its founding in 2011 by Chairman TJ Person, Koupon has delivered nearly 5 billion offers from over 50 brands to its network of over 57,000 convenience retailers across North America.
Mercury has made a recent investment in Zirtue, a relationship-based loan servicing platform simplifying loans between friends and family. With over 30% of Americans struggling to pay their bills on time, Zirtue helps both people and businesses by simplifying peer-to-peer loans for bills while allowing individuals to avoid the usurious nature of payday loans.
TeleVet, the leading scheduling, communications, and payments platform for veterinary offices, recently announced the hiring of 4-time CEO and tech entrepreneur Zeynep Young as CEO. Zeynep was formerly CEO of government tech platform Calytera (acq. by Granicus) and the founder and CEO of EdTech leader DoubleLine (acq. by Cross Street). She was also a Venture Partner with the growth equity firm BuildGroup and the venture capital firm Next Coast Ventures. Zeynep is as EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalist and was named to the Forbes List of Women Who Build Outstanding Companies.
