Founded 2018
Founders Mriganka Pattnaik, CEO Nirmal AK, CTO

Merkle Science provides AI-powered onchain transaction monitoring to detect fraud, money laundering, and compliance risks. Financial institutions and regulators use its real-time alerts and forensic tools to strengthen crypto oversight and investigations.


Founders

Mriganka
Pattnaik

CEO

Mriganka previously led growth and business expansion in Southeast Asia and India for London-based retail cryptocurrency exchange Luno. Before Luno, Mriganka was part of the global investment banking team at Bank of America for the Technology, Media, and Telecom sectors. Mriganka holds a Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.

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Nirmal
AK

CTO

Nirmal holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. Before starting his founding journey, he worked in the Fraud Sciences team at Paypal for 3 years, where he developed a deep understanding of risk and compliance.

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