About us
Meeting nonprofits where they are
We want to change the way nonprofit leaders manage their grants and contracts, so they can spend less time managing compliance and more time serving their communities.
Our mission
Built around how nonprofits actually work.
Merlo started with a simple observation: nonprofit teams are being asked to manage increasingly complex grants and contracts without tools built for the job.
Critical requirements are buried across lengthy documents, spreadsheets, and email threads. Responsibility is spread across teams. And the people overseeing compliance are often doing it with limited time and resources.
We believe the answer isn't another system that creates more work. It's technology that fits into the way nonprofit teams already operate.
Merlo is building that system: turning complex grants and contracts into clear requirements, helping teams follow through, and creating a reliable record of what happened along the way.
Nonprofit & Domain Expertise
Donna brings firsthand experience managing grants and contracts across multiple nonprofits, along with a deep understanding of the workflows and challenges Merlo is being built to solve.
Technology & AI
Syed brings experience building AI-driven products across early-stage startups and enterprise environments, laying the technical foundation for Merlo.
Business & Scale
Tirth brings operating experience across fast-growing startups and venture-backed environments, focused on turning Merlo into a scalable and enduring company.