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  "markdown": "Angel investor.\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **Merge**, Seed, May 2021\n  - [Merge Accounting API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/merge-accounting.md), graded BB, 70.2/100\n  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/17/merge-raises-4-5m-to-help-b2b-companies-build-customer-facing-integrations/\n- **Merge API, Inc.**, Seed, May 2021\n  - [Merge Agent Handler](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/merge-agent-handler.md), graded B, 69.6/100\n  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/17/merge-raises-4-5m-to-help-b2b-companies-build-customer-facing-integrations/\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Accounting \u0026 invoicing, 1\n- Agent tool access, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Shensi Ding](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/shensi-ding/), Merge, Merge API, Inc.\n- [Gil Feig](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/gil-feig/), Merge, Merge API, Inc.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has Ben Herman invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Merge and Merge API, Inc. backed by Ben Herman.\n\n### How are Ben Herman's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Merge Accounting API (BB, 70.2) and Merge Agent Handler (B, 69.6).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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