Merian Ventures

Aiwyn is a developer of an AI-powered billing platform specifically designed for accounting firms to enhance their billing processes and cash flow management. The company's innovative tools automate various accounts receivable tasks, including the preparation of invoices, collections, and payment processing. By streamlining these time-consuming activities, Aiwyn enables accounting professionals to devote more attention to client service, ultimately improving operational efficiency and client satisfaction. Through its technology, Aiwyn aims to optimize the work-to-cash cycle for accounting firms, facilitating a faster and more effective financial workflow.

Honeycomb provides full-stack observability for modern engineering teams to understand, debug, and improve production systems. Honeycomb's customers rely on the product for fast incident response, system optimization, and delivering pain-free releases across the software engineering cycle that translates to happy devs and happy customers. Founded on the experience of debugging problems at the scale of millions of apps serving tens of millions of users, it helps every engineer to the instrument and queries the behavior of their system. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Honeycomb provides full-stack observability for modern engineering teams to understand, debug, and improve production systems. Honeycomb's customers rely on the product for fast incident response, system optimization, and delivering pain-free releases across the software engineering cycle that translates to happy devs and happy customers. Founded on the experience of debugging problems at the scale of millions of apps serving tens of millions of users, it helps every engineer to the instrument and queries the behavior of their system. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Populus is a platform for cities to manage and price commercial fleets to deliver safer more sustainable streets. Over 100 cities around the world rely on Populus to receive GPS data from commercial vehicles, and are now leveraging their platform to create, manage, and enforce payment for access to curbs to prioritize transitions to lower carbon transportation.

Provenance is a mission-driven company that aims to set a global standard for consumer sustainability by providing a blockchain-based platform that enhances transparency in the supply chain of consumer packaged goods. This platform allows businesses to validate and communicate their sustainability credentials effectively, helping customers make informed purchasing decisions while avoiding misleading claims. By offering real-time data that traces the origins and histories of products, Provenance empowers over 200 leading brands, including Cult Beauty and Shiseido, to connect their products to meaningful stories. As an independent B Corp, Provenance is dedicated to fostering a marketplace where consumers can confidently choose products that positively impact both people and the planet.

Populus is a platform for cities to manage and price commercial fleets to deliver safer more sustainable streets. Over 100 cities around the world rely on Populus to receive GPS data from commercial vehicles, and are now leveraging their platform to create, manage, and enforce payment for access to curbs to prioritize transitions to lower carbon transportation.

Pivigo Ltd., founded in 2013 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, specializes in data science training, recruitment, and consultancy services. The company offers workshops such as Science to Data Science Virtual and Science to Data Science London, designed to equip analytical PhDs and scientists with the commercial skills necessary for data science roles. Pivigo also operates a community for data scientists and analysts seeking career opportunities. In addition to training, the company connects organizations with freelance data scientists for short-term projects, having successfully completed over 170 projects with notable clients including Royal Mail, AstraZeneca, and Barclays. Pivigo's mission is to harness the power of data by supporting both individuals and organizations in understanding and utilizing data effectively.

Compaas is a company that offers a Compensation Intelligence Platform designed to assist growing organizations in making informed decisions regarding employee compensation. Founded in 2017 by Lisa Dusseault and Bethanye Blount in San Francisco, the platform consolidates compensation data and provides analytics and strategy tools tailored for both startups and enterprise-level companies. By allowing users to forecast and observe real-time market trends, Compaas enables businesses to develop effective compensation strategies and manage their operating expenses more efficiently, ultimately enhancing communication with employees and minimizing potential errors in compensation management.

ImpactVision, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in hyperspectral imaging cameras and software solutions for the food industry. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on enhancing food quality assessment through its innovative platform, which combines machine learning with advanced imaging technology. Its products are designed to be integrated into production lines, providing real-time analysis of food quality, including freshness and ripeness. Key software packages include FoDCam for detecting foreign objects, AvoCam for assessing avocado dry matter, and FishCam for fish quality evaluation. By leveraging non-invasive imaging and predictive learning, ImpactVision aims to improve food security and reduce waste, fostering transparency within the global food system.

Provenance is a mission-driven company that aims to set a global standard for consumer sustainability by providing a blockchain-based platform that enhances transparency in the supply chain of consumer packaged goods. This platform allows businesses to validate and communicate their sustainability credentials effectively, helping customers make informed purchasing decisions while avoiding misleading claims. By offering real-time data that traces the origins and histories of products, Provenance empowers over 200 leading brands, including Cult Beauty and Shiseido, to connect their products to meaningful stories. As an independent B Corp, Provenance is dedicated to fostering a marketplace where consumers can confidently choose products that positively impact both people and the planet.

Cirrus Identity, Inc. specializes in cloud-hosted digital identity management solutions primarily for universities and enterprises. Founded in 2013 and based in Oakland, California, the company provides a range of services designed to streamline identity management challenges. Its offerings include a Gateway Service that translates various identity protocols into SAML, a discovery service for user redirection upon login, and an invitation service that facilitates external user access through social identities. Additionally, Cirrus Identity features an Account Linking service for mapping user profiles across different identity providers and a proxy service for integrating federated and social identity providers. The company's solutions cater to a diverse audience, including parents, alumni, consultants, learners, applicants, and researchers, and it serves notable clients such as Yale and the University of California, Berkeley.