Merit's software with a service drives better outcomes, faster
The inspiration for Merit came during a trip when cofounders Tomer Kagan (CEO) and Jacob Orrin (COO) learned that without a PADI card in hand, you can’t scuba dive.
Packing paper permits instead of being able to digitally access and share earned credentials felt backward in today’s tech-driven world. With this simple idea, Merit was born.
The two set out to make everyone’s records digitally available. What started in the sporting industry has now led to government agencies issuing important credentials their citizens can easily use from the palms of their hands.
Tomer Kagan is the CEO and co-founder of Merit, the platform that lets everyone access, track, and organize their life’s achievements and gives them the confidence, autonomy, and foresight to pursue their life’s goals. Kagan was previously CEO and co-founder of Quixey, the first natural-language search engine technology for the mobile app ecosystem. Passionate about improving people’s lives using science and technology, Kagan has served on the board of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and worked with the National Science Foundation’s futurist project. He was named one of Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30” and holds a bachelor’s degree in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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