Agent InfrastructureSeedInfraℹMerit Systems
Payment infrastructure for open agentic commerce.
Company snapshot
- Stage
- Seed
- Funding
- Seed · $10M
- Status
- published
- Updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- Views
- Category
- Agent Infrastructure
- Website
- merit.systems
What they're building
Payment infrastructure for open agentic commerce. Merit Systems builds wallets, payment tools, and open protocols that let AI agents discover services, pay for APIs, and transact across the internet.
Foundation model usage
Editorial estimates from product descriptions. Model providers and actual usage are not confirmed.
- Inferred architecture
- Agentic loops
- Potential advantages
- Workflow lock-in
- Estimated model demand
- High intensity
NYC footprint
- NYC office
- 300 Kent Avenue, Suite 604, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Funding
Latest funding: Seed · $10M. Lead investor: a16z crypto; Blockchain Capital.
Sources & location evidence
Open research desk ↗Profile source review: 2026-11-03. Current focus is agentic commerce, including AgentCash and AI business automation, rather than only its earlier open-source contributor-payment product. Company site directly confirms $10M seed and Williamsburg.
- https://www.merit.systems/ ↗
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/meritsystems ↗
- https://luma.com/2erwh9ra ↗
- https://community.arc.io/en/public/events/agentic-economy-meetup-how-ai-agents-pay-with-agentcash-and-usdc-hgonxt7u6g ↗
Williamsburg, Brooklyn · verified headquarters
300 Kent Avenue, Suite 604, Brooklyn, NY 11249. Company-hosted repeated events identify its own room at the Refinery; current site says Built in Williamsburg. July 2026 Circle cohost event corroborates current address. Suite is primary event wayfinding, not inferred from a registry.
Merit Systems - Merit Monday office event ↗Source checked 2026-11-03
Notes
Merit Systems is tagged infra based on buyer clarity, repeat workflow activity, public activity, and fit with the AI Atlas map.
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