# Sam Ragsdale (slim)

> Sam Ragsdale is co-founder and CEO. Agentzon and OpenInstinct on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder and CEO.

Sam Ragsdale is co-founder and CEO of Merit Systems, which builds open agentic commerce tools including x402scan, AgentCash and Poncho.

- X: https://x.com/samrags_

## What Sam builds

- [Agentzon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agentzon.md), graded D, 51.4/100, in Commerce & checkout. Online store for household essentials that agents can search and buy from through a JSON API. Sells 466 purchasable items shipped within the U.S. by Merit Systems Inc, with payment on a private checkout page. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-10-27.
- [OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openinstinct.md), graded F, 22.1/100, in Personal assistants. OpenInstinct is an open-source iMessage assistant that a person deploys into their own Vercel account. It uses a cloud browser to book tickets, order groceries and fill forms, with saved logins and cards kept in an encrypted vault. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Mason Hall](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/mason-hall/), Head of Strategy; Agentzon launch contributor
- [Ryan Sproule](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ryan-sproule/), Co-founder and CTO

## Backed by

- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)
- [Blockchain Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blockchain-capital/)

## Questions

### Who is Sam Ragsdale?

Sam Ragsdale is co-founder and CEO of Merit Systems, which builds open agentic commerce tools including x402scan, AgentCash and Poncho.

### What does Merit Systems, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Agentzon and OpenInstinct from Merit Systems, Inc..

### Who has invested in Merit Systems, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Andreessen Horowitz and Blockchain Capital.

### How are Sam's tools graded?

Agentzon is graded D, 51.4 out of 100; OpenInstinct is graded F, 22.1 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://agentzon.co/terms
- https://www.blockchaincapital.com/blog/merit-a-new-economy-for-open-source
- https://x.com/samrags_
- https://x.com/rsproule
- https://merit.systems/blog/fundraise
- https://www.google.com/search?q=Merit+Systems+Sam+Ragsdale+Ryan+Sproule+Mason+Hall+founders+X
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/hallmason
- https://x.com/0xMasonH
- https://merit.systems
- https://x.com/merit_systems
- https://agentzon.co/
- https://agentzon.co
- https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/16/merit-systems-raises-10-million-from-a16z-blockchain-capital.html
- https://openinstinct.sh
- https://merit.systems/contact
- https://github.com/Merit-Systems/OpenInstinct

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.