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Mercury applies for OCC national bank charter to become the bank for builders

The application underscores our profitability and long-term vision to create a regulated, software-led financial institution for ambitious companies and individuals.
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Mercury
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Reflections on 2025
Company News

Mercury Annual Letter 2025

Updates, insights, and reflections on the year
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Immad Akhund
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Deep Dives

On representing financial data as still life paintings

Inside Mercury’s collaboration with generative artist Andreion de Castro to turn transactions into evolving portraits
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Sarah Mohammadi

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Building your company's first forecast model | Mercury
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How to analyze a profit and loss (P&L) statement
How to adopt an effective cash management strategy for your startup
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Understanding your startup's finances through vertical and horizontal analysis
How to analyze a profit and loss (P&L) statement
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Graphic illustration of calculator with percentage signs and grid background | Navigating tax season in 2024 | Mercury
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Stories to engage and explore the entrepreneurial imagination

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Ideas

Bet-the-company ideas

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Byrne Hobart
Building marketplaces with Sara Mauskopf
Founder Features

Building marketplaces with Sara Mauskopf

Six years into Winnie, Mauskopf shares learnings, challenges, and thoughts on the road ahead.
By
Janaki M. Rao
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Founder Features

Charles Hudson is optimistic about outliers

Find out how one investor finds success in the margins.
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Athena Feng
Carolynn Levy, inventor of the SAFE
Founder Features

Carolynn Levy, inventor of the SAFE

Levy shares how she wrote the five-page document that underpins much of early-stage venture capital today.
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Janaki M. Rao
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Founder Features

Ryan Hoover errs on the side of curiosity

How the founder and investor’s inquisitive nature charts his course.
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Tamara Rahoumi

Company and product updates, plus glimpses behind the scenes

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Company News

Accelerating our ambitions

Today, we’re announcing Mercury's $300M Series C — a mix of primary and secondary funding — at a $3.5B valuation, led by Sequoia Capital.
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Immad Akhund
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An illustrated calculator | Accounting and Financial Ops | Mercury Blog
Accounting & Financial Ops

Get into the numbers.

An illustrated building with pillars | Banking & Finance | Mercury Blog
Business Banking

Resources for navigating your business finances with confidence.

An illustrated gear | Business Operations | Mercury Blog
Business Operations

Resources for running your business effectively.

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Company News

Announcements and updates from Mercury.

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Customer Stories

How businesses are building and growing with Mercury.

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Deep Dives

Beneath the surface, into the archives, down the rabbit hole, and beyond.

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Founder Features

Spotlight on ambitious builders and thinkers.

A starry pile of coins | Fundraising | Mercury Blog
Fundraising

Articles on connecting with investors and funding your vision.

Two knights | Go-to-Market | Mercury Blog
Go-to-Market

All about launching, positioning, and distributing your product.

A lightbulb | Ideas | Mercury Blog
Ideas

Perspectives on entrepreneurship, business, and more.

Pattern of puzzle pieces | Product Updates | Mercury Blog
Product Updates

The latest Mercury releases and product news.

Growth chart within a circle | Scaling & Growth | Mercury Blog
Scaling & Growth

Resources for reaching the next level.

Two racing flags | Starting a Business | Mercury Blog
Starting a Business

Resources to help you build.

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Personal Finance

For building financial confidence in every part of your life.

Disclaimers and footnotes

Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC. Deposit insurance covers the failure of an insured bank.