Saudi Arabia · Investor

MERCED

Last cheque observed May 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $1.4M, Mar 2022VC firm

SeedVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque4546days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$525KRounds led0 of 2
Pitch MERCED

MERCED highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. May
    OLSETSeed · US$600KWith 6 others
  3. 2013

    1 round

  4. Dec
    OLSETSeed · US$450KWith 13 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration11 named

ABAlan B. HirmesExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DADavid A. EricsonCHAIRMAN, CHIEF EXECUTED OFFICER AND PRESIDENTiFiling they signed
ERE. Ron OrgelExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
HAHendrik A. VroegeVICE PRESIDENTiFiling they signed
JBJoel B. AndersonCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURERiFiling they signed
KBKeith B. RosenthalExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MBMary B. FaheyASSISTANT SECRETARYiFiling they signed
MMMichael M SullivanVICE PRESIDENTiFiling they signed
SBStuart B. BrownVICE PRESIDENTiFiling they signed
TGThomas G. RockVICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARYiFiling they signed
VAVince A. VertinVICE PRESIDENTiFiling they signed

We also hold 14 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in MERCED's funds

Committed
$179M
Funds
2
Vintages
2013 to 2017

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2026.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as MERCED. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Montage VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherPlug and PlayAccelerator2rounds togetherXG VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about MERCED

What does MERCED invest in?

MERCED invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is MERCED?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2014.

How big are MERCED's cheques?

The median round it joins is $525K.

Is MERCED investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2014.

Who does MERCED invest alongside?

Most often Montage Ventures (2 rounds together), Plug and Play (2 rounds together) and XG Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is MERCED?

MERCED is a VC firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Has MERCED raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Mar 2022, reporting $1.4M raised.

Where does this information on MERCED come from?

From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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