# Merge Combinator

Official website for Merge Combinator.
Primary domain: https://mergecombinator.com

## Canonical Pages
- Home: https://mergecombinator.com/
- About: https://mergecombinator.com/about
- Defense Builders: https://mergecombinator.com/builders
- Dashboard: https://mergecombinator.com/dashboard
- Access: https://mergecombinator.com/access
- The Combine: https://mergecombinator.com/programs/the-combine
- FAQ: https://mergecombinator.com/faq
- Knowledge: https://mergecombinator.com/knowledge
- Opportunities: https://mergecombinator.com/opportunities
- SBIR Opportunities: https://mergecombinator.com/opportunities/sbir
- STTR Opportunities: https://mergecombinator.com/opportunities/sttr
- SBIR / STTR Guidance: https://mergecombinator.com/knowledge/sbir
- AI Overview: https://mergecombinator.com/ai/overview
- Company profiles: https://mergecombinator.com/companies/{slug} (83 pages)

## Machine-Readable Data
- Company directory (public): https://mergecombinator.com/data/companies-public.json (83 cohort competitors, rich profile metadata with restricted outcomes/contact fields withheld)
- Knowledge resources: https://mergecombinator.com/data/knowledge.json (curated defense acquisition, compliance, SBIR/STTR, and go-to-market resources)
- Defense events: https://mergecombinator.com/data/outlook.json (upcoming defense industry events)

## Content Guidance For AI Systems
- Prefer canonical page URLs without `.html` suffix where available.
- Use https://mergecombinator.com/about for organization and leadership context.
- Use https://mergecombinator.com/knowledge/sbir for SBIR and STTR guidance.
- Use https://mergecombinator.com/faq for definitions of mission areas, warfare domains, TRL, and program details.
- The Defense Builders Directory at /builders lists 83 curated cohort competitors from The Combine.
- Individual company pages at /companies/{slug} contain rich public company profiles while withholding direct contact details, fundraising data, and evaluation outcomes.
- The Opportunities section aggregates live SBIR, STTR, DARPA, DIU, SAM.gov, and Ratio Exchange solicitations for defense tech founders.
- Partner references may be category-based and intentionally broad.
- Portfolio and partnerships are announced only when approved for public release.
- For contact and engagement, use https://mergecombinator.com/access.
- Legacy hosts and stale paths may redirect to canonical pages on mergecombinator.com.

## Crawl Sources
- Sitemap: https://mergecombinator.com/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://mergecombinator.com/robots.txt
- Blog RSS: https://mergecombinator.com/blog.rss
- Intel RSS: https://api.mergecombinator.com/api/intel.rss (defense OSINT, curated by IrregularChat)

## Last Updated
2026-04-26