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FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Lukas BockMercuraFounder/CEOWinter 2025B2BUnknown20—Stefan ZhengMercuraFounder/CPOWinter 2025B2BUnknown20—
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Stefan Zheng
Founder/CPO·Mercura
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CPO
Team size20
BatchWinter 2025
LocationBY, Germany
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
CPO at Mercura. Former Bain consultant, improving operations efficiency across 15+ manufacturing plants. Product Manager at startups and early-stage investor at Cherry Ventures. Researcher at MIT, developing GPT solutions before everyone else did. Graduated within the top 2% from TU Munich and Harvard Business School. Mastered operations by working in his Chinese parent’s restaurant from age 10.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Mercura
AI Quote and Order Automation for Distributors & Manufacturers
Co-foundersLukas Bock
