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Merit Systems

8 employees

Seed · $10.0M

Open positions (4)

AI App Developer

New York, New York

fulltime

Founding Engineer

New York, New York

fulltime

Company details

Team Size8

Funding

Total raised

$10.0M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

a16z Crypto

Blockchain Capital

StandoutYBacked by Y Combinator · P26

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New York, New York

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Founding UX Engineer

New York, New York

fulltime

Founders

Ryan Sproule

Former engineer at Amazon Web Services and previously associated with Blockchain Capital. Co-founded Merit Systems in 2024.

Mason Hall

Previously on Andreessen Horowitz's crypto team. Co-founded Merit Systems in 2024.

Sam Ragsdale

Former investor at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and software engineer at Google. Met Ryan Sproule as an undergraduate at Washington University in St. Louis.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.