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Merit Systems
Open-source attribution protocol to route capital to software contributors.
Stage
seed
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Merit Systems is interesting
Ex-a16z crypto team building programmable ownership for OSS — a16z crypto co-led a $10M seed (Jan 2025) with Blockchain Capital to fix open-source funding.
Key facts
- Seed (Jan 2025): $10M co-led by a16z crypto and Blockchain Capital (CNBC, Merit Systems blog)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: Blockchain Capital
- Co-investors: no additional institutional investors disclosed in public sources reviewed 2026-07-24
Investors in our directory
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Industries
Crypto & Web3 Enterprise SaaS
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Related funding articles
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Last updated: 2026-07-24