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Derek Merrill

Founder

Founder at leaselock site · CEO and Founder at Blox

Santa Monica, California, United States

FoundedBlox leaselock site

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2,571 people in our graph share verified history with Derek — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Trevor OelschigunlockedDerek: together at University of California, Berkeley

×11Derek: together at University of California, Berkeley

Founder at leaselock site

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leaselock site's investors · 7

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2017 American Family VenturesBoston · $250K – $10M checks Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checks Evolution VC PartnersNew York Niya PartnersDubai RWT HorizonsOrange Sand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checks

Co-founders at leaselock site

RA

Reichen Allen KuhlExecutive Officer, Director

RK

Reichen Kuh

CEO and Founder at Blox

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Blox's investors · 5

Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checks FikaCulver City · $1M – $10M checks Fika VenturesCulver City · $250K – $2M checks Navitas CapitalCulver City · $100K – $5M checks TenOneTen VenturesLos Angeles · $500K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Blox

AG

Aaron GeislerCo-founder and CTO

Experience

VigurFoundercurrent2026 — present
BambeeChief Strategy Officer & Board Membercurrent2025 — present
BloxCEO & Founder2023 — 2026
LeaseLockCEO & Founder2016 — 2022
DoorvestSeed Investor2020

Skills & more

Product ManagementStrategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Derek Merrill?: Executive Officer, Director at leaselock site
Where does Derek Merrill work?: Derek Merrill is CEO and Founder of Blox and Co-founder at leaselock site.
What companies did Derek Merrill found?: Derek Merrill founded Blox, leaselock site.
Where did Derek Merrill go to school?: Derek Merrill studied at University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Economics).

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500 Global mafia667

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Doorvest mafia2

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Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Steve WozniakCo-founder of Apple Tony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDash Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AI Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of Databricks Ryan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport

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Shared employers

Also worked at Bambee3

Secil BaysalOperator in Residence at QED Investors Susan SobbottPartner at Lead Edge Capital Allan JonesAngel

Also worked at LeaseLock4

Sandeep BhadraGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Bryan StolleManaging Director at Wildcat Venture Partners Karim Abdel-Ghaffar PlazaFounder and CEO at Westerly Winds Gerald KoSenior Manager, Investment at Gobi Partners

Also worked at Doorvest5

Jiake LiuAdvisor at Lair East Labs Amir HermelinAdvisor at GTM Capital Amar SehicInvestor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Tommaso MontagniInvestor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Andrew LuongCo-Founder & CEO at Doorvest