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We are Mercura

Silicon Valley technology, for the backbone of our economy

We're on a mission to transform productivity at the companies that keep the world running.

OUR STORY & MISSION

OUR STORY & MISSION

From the industry, for the industry

From the industry, for the industry

My family has worked in roofing, sheet metal, plumbing, heating, and electrical trades for over 115 years. As the youngest of the fourth generation, I worked both on job sites and in the back office - and saw firsthand how slow and manual quoting and order processing still are in our industry.

As an AI engineer at Google X, the moonshot factory, I used AI to solve complex problems across massive volumes of unstructured data. Together with my co-founders Stefan and Sean, I'm pursuing a deeply personal mission: bringing frontier technology to where it creates real value - to the companies that keep our economy running. For the people who carry the responsibility. For families like my own.

My family has worked in roofing, sheet metal, plumbing, heating, and electrical trades for over 115 years. As the youngest of the fourth generation, I worked both on job sites and in the back office - and saw firsthand how slow and manual quoting and order processing still are in our industry.

As an AI engineer at Google X, the moonshot factory, I used AI to solve complex problems across massive volumes of unstructured data. Together with my co-founders Stefan and Sean, I'm pursuing a deeply personal mission: bringing frontier technology to where it creates real value - to the companies that keep our economy running. For the people who carry the responsibility. For families like my own.

Co-founder & CEO

Co-founder & CEO

PEOPLE BEHIND MERCURA

Meet our founders

Lukas Bock |

Co-Founder & CEO

Lukas Bock (left) is responsible for business development at Mercura. With his background as an AI Researcher at Google in Silicon Valley and as a Data Scientist at Allianz, he brings extensive expertise in data and AI.
Lukas’ family has been active in the construction industry for over 100 years, giving him a deep understanding and passion for the sector's specific needs.

Sean Sdahl |

Co-Founder & CTO

Sean Sdahl (middle) is responsible for technical development at Mercura. As a top 0.01% physicist, Sean earned a Silver medal for Germany at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), began researching with the Max Planck Institute at the age of 16, and has since published at leading machine learning conferences.
At Mercura, Sean draws on his engineering experience at firms such as Bosch and Mercedes-Benz AMG.

Stefan Zheng |

Co-Founder & CPO

Stefan Zheng (right) leads product development at Mercura. Previously, he worked in management consulting at Bain & Company, where he helped manufacturers improve their operations.
Stefan leverages his research experience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Business School to develop innovative solutions for the industry.

PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH US

Meet our team

Lars Leinen

Business Development

Prev. Business Development at Tacto.

Julia Kessler

Customer Success

Prev. Customer Success Manager at Personio.

Kolya Krafeld

Engineering

Former Full-stack developer at Etleap (YC W13) & SAP.

Maximilian Kofler

Business Development

Prev. Business Development at RobCo.

Annabell Vacano

Operations

Prev. Co-Founder and CEO Atopia (€1M+ raised)

Admir Zatega

Engineering

Bronze Medallist at International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI).

Nico Stabla

Engineering

Prev. Solution Engineer at Luminovo

Paul Wilnauer

Business Development

Prev. Consultant at Capgemini

+ Many other

Stellar Engineers & Operators

Our Partners

PEOPLE WHO INVESTED IN US

Meet our Investors & Angels

Y Combinator is a leading startup accelerator based in Silicon Valley. Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded over 4,000 startups, including Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, DoorDash, and Reddit. With an acceptance rate below 2%, Y Combinator is highly competitive, and recognized for its ability to identify exceptional founders at the earliest stages.

Y Combinator provides seed funding, strategic guidance, and access to a global network of entrepreneurs and investors. Sam Altman, former president of Y Combinator, went on to co-found OpenAI, underscoring the accelerator’s influence in shaping transformative ventures.

About Y Combinator: www.ycombinator.com

  • Susanne Porsche

    Entrepreneur

  • Bastian Nominacher

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Tao Tao

    Co-Founder & COO

  • Julian Borg

    Co-Founder & CPO

  • Andy Wu

    Professor

  • Lukas Deutsch

    Chief Controlling Officer

  • Susanne Porsche

    Entrepreneur

  • Bastian Nominacher

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Tao Tao

    Co-Founder & COO

  • Julian Borg

    Co-Founder & CPO

  • Andy Wu

    Professor

  • Lukas Deutsch

    Chief Controlling Officer

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Enterprise-standard security

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Made in Germany

Based in Munich

GDPR-compliant

Hosted in Europe

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Mercura

Enterprise-standard security

DIN ISO/IEC 27001 &

DIN ISO/IEC 27018 certified servers

Made in Germany

Based in Munich

GDPR-compliant

Hosted in Europe

Y Combinator

Batch W25

©Mercura Technologies Inc. 2025

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hours.

Per rep, per week.

Discover how companies across different industries are transforming their quoting and order processes with Mercura

Mercura

Enterprise-standard security

DIN ISO/IEC 27001 &

DIN ISO/IEC 27018 certified servers

Made in Germany

Based in Munich

GDPR-compliant

Hosted in Europe

Y Combinator

Batch W25

©Mercura Technologies Inc. 2025