Be ambitious together
Make friends working on a wide range of projects ranging from software startups to drones and non-invasive bioimaging.
Give and Get Support
Mergers help each other with feedback, knowledge, and introductions—then celebrate wins together.
Find Projects & Collaborators
Discover what others are working on and how you can get involved.
What your new friends are up to
Rayan Alyousef
1517 Fund | Nuclear Component Sourcing
"Love the Merge community. Insane how fast it's grown"
Prabhjot Sodhi
Blackbird | Dietary Restriction Nutrition App
"Theia Gabatan encouraged protostars recipients to apply for Merge Club, so shoutout to her for connecting us!"
Sasha Przybylski
Emergent Ventures | Building more durable batteries
"Merge has been great - it's an amazing way to meet people from all over the world building super cool projects!"
Andrew Nijmeh
Emergent Ventures | AI Transportation Optimization
"Find people like you, join something like Merge. There are a lot of really smart kids. "
Ibraheem Razouki
Ashoka Changemakers | Youth-led refugee non-profit
"Super excited and honored to be a part of such an ambitious and inspiring community of fellow creators!"
Merger Ws
- 10/2/24: Theo and Marta raised grants from 1517 Fund and Emergent Ventures
- 10/1/24: Hrishikesh won 2nd place at the Founders UIUC Hackathon
- 9/24/24: Advait's Iris product launch went viral
- 9/23/24: Onkar got accepted to YCombinator
- 9/19/24: Amrit's housing platform hit 25k+ users in Bangalore
- 9/15/24: Aaryan received a grant from EVM Capital
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