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Mergent (YC S21) — Incredibly reliable background task queues and cron jobs

Mergent is a task scheduling API that makes it super easy for developers to schedule and manage background tasks like notifications, data processing, and third-party integrations. We provide a simple well-documented API that any developer can instantly start using straight from our website.

Mergent is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2021 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Incredibly reliable background task queues and cron jobs. The founder listed is James Martinez (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, July 19, 2021).

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Mergent

New accelerator entry · 2021-07-19 · the record

Summer 2021
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BatchSummer 2021
Announced2021-07-19
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size1
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
SectorsDeveloper Tools
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Fully Remote
BasedAustin, TX, USA; Remote
HiringNo
Sitehttps://mergent.co
Founded2021

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Mergent is a task scheduling API that makes it super easy for developers to schedule and manage background tasks like notifications, data processing, and third-party integrations. We provide a simple well-documented API that any developer can instantly start using straight from our website.

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