ari dutilh
@aridutilh
microgrants for ambitious young people @mergedotclub
We are giving no-strings checks to builders all over the world. The outcomes so far are insane —check out what our grantees are up to 👇
70% of Merge Grantees are building solo today
I suspect quite a few that end up @solofounding will get their first support from @mergedotclub.
Solo founders are underestimated. We’re changing that. In May we launched the Solo Founders Program (<1% acceptance rate) for six founders to build together in SF. 60 days in: millions raised, 35k GitHub stars, rapid growth. Join us: Fall 2025 applications close soon.
I suspect quite a few that end up @solofounding will get their first support from @mergedotclub.
the Solo Founder movement has just begun and it’s all happening at @solofounding
Solo founders are underestimated. We’re changing that. In May we launched the Solo Founders Program (<1% acceptance rate) for six founders to build together in SF. 60 days in: millions raised, 35k GitHub stars, rapid growth. Join us: Fall 2025 applications close soon.
chat we need a term for earlier than -1
We're *actually* day zero supporters @mergedotclub Accepted to YC 140 days after grant ✅ Discovered + named 3 new species of viruses 242 days after grant ✅ $100k follow-on grant 336 days after grant ✅
We're *actually* day zero supporters @mergedotclub Accepted to YC 140 days after grant ✅ Discovered + named 3 new species of viruses 242 days after grant ✅ $100k follow-on grant 336 days after grant ✅
Super cool to see the data behind what's going on right now in technology
We've reviewed thousands of @joinodf applications over the past three cohorts. It's given us a really solid pulse on what people are building in technology right now. Here's what we saw 🧵
New grant program on the Microgrant Guide 🎉 $10k-$100k no-strings-attached to support high potential builders by the Believe Builder's Fund
Heard some VCs copied the Late Night Coffeeshop format we’ve been hosting for over a year. Just found out theirs ends at 10:30pm. 😏 Hmu if you want to come to our next LATE night coffeeshop. 🌝
We’ve been running San Francisco’s clandestine Late Night Coffeeshop for nearly a year!
hello people! I'm moving to San Francisco at the end of the month and am yardsale-ing a bunch of personal items. happy to ship most things, in-person pickup is cool for larger items 🙏🛒 dutilh.notion.site/yardsale
@aridutilh and @mergedotclub are curating the world's top micro-grants programs and providing an excellent view of the Grant funding landscape. If you're planning to apply to any Grants, this is a useful snapshot.
Every single young person working on ambitious problems with technology should have access to the resources they need to get started. This past quarter, we’ve seen 25% growth in microgrant programs, a 158% increase in growth rate from Q1 📈🧵