<p>Merge builds integration infrastructure for LLMs, Fortune 500 organizations, and B2B SaaS companies. Its Unified API platform lets companies add hundreds of integrations across HR, payroll, accounting, CRM, and other categories to their external applications and AI agents through a single build. Merge also offers a governance and security layer that gives enterprises control over how their AI agents interact with third-party applications.</p>
<p>Funding: $75 million from Accel Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Addition and others.</p>
<p>Latest valuation: $325 million.</p>
<p>Date of last valuation: October 2022.</p>
<p>Bona fides: Merge’s 1,700 customers include OpenAI, Mistral AI, and Ramp.</p>
<p>Reached $14 million in revenue in 2023, up from $8 million in 2022.</p>
<p>Cofounders: CEO Shensi Ding, 31, and Gil Feig, 30, the duo are best friends from Columbia University, where both studied computer science.</p>
<p>Headquarters: San Francisco, California.</p>
HQ: San Francisco, California, United States