Circle Sessions: Dan Kang, CFO of Mercury

In this episode of Circle Sessions, Andrew Boston sits down with Dan Kang, CFO of Mercury, to unpack Mercury’s evolution from a startup-focused banking product into a broader financial operations platform for ambitious founders. Dan shares his path from banking and private equity to fintech leadership, including roles at Square and Digit, and what drew him to Mercury’s mission of building better tools for entrepreneurs and finance teams. The conversation also explores Mercury’s early product-market fit, the company’s “minimum lovable product” philosophy, and the pivotal trust-building moments that shaped its growth. Andrew and Dan also discuss: How Mercury responded to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and why the crisis became a turning point for the brand Mercury's evolution from a simple business bank account into a full financial operations platform Expanding beyond VC-backed startups to serve e-commerce, healthcare, and professional services How Mercury is using AI internally and why they're being especially careful when it touches financial calculations The value of CFO peer communities as a candid sounding board for finance leaders For growth-stage executives who are curious, ambitious, and building at speed, The Circle offers the peers and perspective to help you go further. Apply to join: https://thecircle.founderscircle.com/... Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.