Banking on Startups: An Evening with Immad Akhund
Join us for an in-person evening with Immad Akhund, co-founder and CEO of Mercury, the banking* platform powering hundreds of thousands of startups and small businesses, and one of the more active angel investors in tech.
Our portfolio manager Ankur Nagpal will sit down with Immad for a candid fireside chat on building Mercury from the ground up, what he's learned backing early-stage founders, and where he sees fintech and private markets heading next.
USVC is a regulated investment fund built by AngelList that aims to give retail and institutional investors exposure to some of the highest-growth private companies in the world, starting with as little as $500.
The current portfolio includes companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Sierra, Vercel, Crusoe, and Legora. We also recently announced our investment in Mercury, along with investments in Weekend Fund IV and Recursive Superintelligence.
What you can expect:
A fireside conversation between Immad Akhund and Ankur Nagpal on building Mercury and investing in founders
Live audience Q&A for all that attend
Drinks, food, and networking with other founders and investors
Space is limited and registration is by approval. Request to attend above.
Presented by USVC (https://usvc.com/)
*Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC. Market share calculation based on US-based companies that received an angel, pre-seed, seed, or Series A investment reported on Crunchbase in the most recent year.
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