Mentorship is the most effective way to build your network and career. Not everyone has the same access, so we built Merit for the under-networked tech worker to grow their craft, career, and confidence.
We connect curious, eager members with mentors who want to impact the tech industry for the better. Our vision is a real meritocracy for the tech industry, and we’ll get there, one conversation at a time.
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Members
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Mentors
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Conversations
Made by tech workers
Kirk Fernandes
Founder
Kirk has nearly a decade of product leadership at Microsoft, Hightower & VTS. He has worked as a PM, designer, and software engineer. Kirk studied Computer Science at the University of Waterloo.
Randy Brown
Founder
Randy is a Y-Combinator alumni and /dev/color member who was the CTO of Jopwell, the leading diversity recruiting platform. Randy studied Economics and Computer Science at Princeton.
Funded by tech workers
Our cap table is 60% people of color and 40% women.
