# Shensi Ding

> Shensi Ding is co-founder. Merge Accounting API and Merge Agent Handler on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder.

Shensi Ding is co-founder and CEO of Merge, a unified API for connecting software products and AI agents to third-party data. Ding started Merge with Gil Feig in 2020 after both had built and maintained integrations at different B2B companies, and announced its NEA-led seed round and its $55 million Series B led by Accel.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shensiding/

## What Shensi builds

- [Merge Accounting API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/merge-accounting.md), graded BB, 70.2/100, in Accounting & invoicing. Unified accounting API for invoices, payments, expenses, journal entries and financial statements across platforms including QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite. Co-founder, researched 2026-10-26.
- [Merge Agent Handler](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/merge-agent-handler.md), graded B, 69.6/100, in Agent tool access. Merge Agent Handler is a hosted MCP server from Merge API, Inc. that gives AI agents tools across more than 190 third-party connectors, with per-user credentials, tool packs, a security gateway and logs of every call. Co-founder, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Gil Feig](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/gil-feig/), Co-founder

## Backed by

- [Accel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/accel/)
- [NEA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nea/)
- [Addition](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/addition/)
- [Greg Schott](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/greg-schott/)
- [Matthew Prince](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/matthew-prince/)
- [Tim Junio](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tim-junio/)
- [Matt Kraning](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/matt-kraning/)
- [Ben Herman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/ben-herman/)

## Questions

### Who is Shensi Ding?

Shensi Ding is co-founder and CEO of Merge, a unified API for connecting software products and AI agents to third-party data. Ding started Merge with Gil Feig in 2020 after both had built and maintained integrations at different B2B companies, and announced its NEA-led seed round and its $55 million Series B led by Accel.

### What does Merge, Merge API, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Merge Accounting API and Merge Agent Handler from Merge, Merge API, Inc.. Unified accounting API for invoices, payments, expenses, journal entries and financial statements across platforms including QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite.

### Who has invested in Merge, Merge API, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Accel, NEA, Addition, Greg Schott, Matthew Prince, Tim Junio, Matt Kraning and Ben Herman.

### How are Shensi's tools graded?

Merge Accounting API is graded BB, 70.2 out of 100; Merge Agent Handler is graded B, 69.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.merge.dev/about
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/shensiding/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilfeig/
- https://www.merge.dev/
- https://help.merge.dev/
- https://help.merge.dev/articles/7321476-contacting-merge-support
- https://www.merge.dev/agent-handler
- https://help.ah.merge.dev/

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