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Merciv

Merciv is an AI-native platform that consolidates consumer data and retail intelligence for enterprise retailers, delivering significant margin improvements for Fortune 500 clients like Gap and Xfinity. The New York-based company recently closed a $14M seed round and is expanding through its free consumer product, Pulse.

Location
New York
3 roles
Team size
1-10
Founded 2025
Total raised
$14M
Seed · last round Sep '25
Salary range
$105–175k
+ equity · all 3 roles
Visa
Visa sponsorship
2 of 3 roles

Open positions · 3

About Merciv

Merciv is an AI-native brand and retail intelligence platform that unifies internal research, syndicated data, social signals, and other consumer data sources into a single source of truth for enterprise retailers. The company has demonstrated significant impact with Fortune 500 clients including Gap, Xfinity, and LG, driving eight-figure gross margin improvements for large retailers. Founded by an engineering-heavy team based in SoHo, New York, Merciv spent a year in stealth before launching and has since closed a $14M seed round to fuel its growth. The company is now expanding its reach through a product-led growth motion with Pulse, a free consumer product designed to broaden its market presence.

Culture & values

DRI (Directly Responsible Individual) model where each engineer owns major product features from idea to launch

High ownership and speed - work quickly and change course when needed

Value strong fundamentals and solid understanding of systems

Focus on product sense - prioritize the user as well as the code

Value craft and honesty

Value intellectual honesty and real human connection

Work together in person

Engineering-led team

Full stack engineers work closely with ML engineers to ship AI-driven features

Engineers work directly with enterprise customers to improve the product

Small team of about 9 people

Funding

$14Mtotal raised

Sep '25
  • Sep 2025 · Seed
    $14M

Company at a glance

Founded2025
Location
New York, United States
Websitemerciv.com
LinkedInLinkedIn

The team at Merciv

1-10 peopleSee everyone on LinkedIn

Bennett Thompson

Building in stealth | Miami inno under 25 | Serial Entrepreneur

Shaia Erlbaum

Co-Founder, CEO @ Merciv

Zander Arnold

Investment Banking Analyst @ Goldman Sachs

Steven Prebble

Chief Executive Officer at Extu

Ethan Pidgeon

Design Intern @ Pentagram | Student @ Northeastern University

Team breakdown

Team Distribution

  • Engineering57%
  • Leadership14%
  • Design14%
  • Operations14%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.New York University
  2. 2.Northeastern University
  3. 3.University of Southern California
  4. 4.Lancaster University
  5. 5.Concordia University

Team Worked At

  • Goldman Sachs
  • Microsoft
  • IBM

Location

Team Composition

16 people
  • Engineering and Technical4
  • General Management3 senior4
  • Design2
  • Marketing1 senior2
  • Product1 senior2
  • Sales1 senior2

Life at Merciv

Frequently asked questions

Of 3 open roles, Merciv has 1 hybrid, 2 on-site positions.

Merciv is based in New York.

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