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Merit Systems
Merit is a platform that simplifies paying contributors for open-source projects. It offers tools for instant global payments via stablecoins, measures contributor impact, and handles compliance, aiming to attract top developers and foster a healthy open-source ecosystem.
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Merit Systems provides a financial stack for open-source software projects, enabling them to pay contributors globally and instantly using stablecoins. The platform is designed to attract top development talent by simplifying payments, measuring contributor impact through an intuitive system, and handling compliance and legal paperwork, such as 1099s. Merit can be installed on any GitHub repository and is intended for a wide range of open-source projects. The company also offers "The Terminal," a tool to explore open-source software, find contributors, and measure their impact.Grant Funding
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2025
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$10M