If you're building for the Indo-Pacific mission, build with us.
Merge Combinator, the venture studio for national security builders.
Merge connects real operational problems, technical builders, and field deployments into one end-to-end pipeline.
Where founders, operators, and mission owners solve real problems and form teams. The best week in defense tech for early-stage founders.
We co-found ventures in demand by mission owners. Backed by operators, SME, and builders committed to the mission.
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}The digital platform connecting founders, SMEs, and operators. Run pilots, solve technical problems, and deploy fast.
Real operational problems identified by mission owners
Founders and operators matched at The Combine
Prototype development in Merge Studio
Deployed to operators across Indo-Pacific
Operators face accelerating threats. Founders struggle to access real problems. Traditional acquisition moves slowly, trapped by legacy overhead and siloed processes.
Innovation must happen next to the mission — not behind a desk.
Merge creates a new model: A rapid, informed, operator-driven cycle where real problems translate into real prototypes and real deployments.
One week, in person. Funded and emerging teams get real validation from operators and mission owners close to the requirement.
We co-found and build ventures born from validated problem sets—backed by operators, technical builders, and deployment partners.
The platform where builders and mission owners execute: briefs, problems, champions, and access paths to pilots.
Designed for sensitive mission environments.
Deep regional expertise and established operator relationships.
Weeks to deployment, not months or years.
Direct insights from mission owners and operators.
Navigate commercial and defense markets seamlessly.
Every venture starts with real, operator-validated needs.
For the government market, I have never seen this level of interactivity with incoming systems entrepreneurs. I absolutely believe this format delivered significant value to the warfighter beyond what we normally see.
This is what happens when you get entrepreneurs in one room, hungry for contracts and sick of bureaucracy.
SigmaBlox prepared us to pitch in crucible and xTech igniter environments. I hope to be competing against each of you.
Where builders, operators, primes, and mission owners connect.
Validate problems, join the Combine, or explore venture formation with Merge Studio.
Post problems, run pilots, or request support through Defense Builders.
Access dual-use teams, de-risk prototypes, or support venture spinouts.
Join Merge Combinator and become part of the next wave of national security innovation.
Trusted by builders across the Indo-Pacific.
Teams, founders, operators, and experts from leading organizations have participated in Merge and SigmaBlox programs.
No endorsement implied.