Merge Z is the community for ambitious young people who want in on M&A, private equity, and real acquisition work — not another lecture series, not a networking fluff club. Learn how we close deals. Participate in live MergeWorks acquisitions. Earn referral fees. Access the operator + investor network most people wait a decade to get near.
And once they end, the deal access ends with them. You're back to applying for internships.
Most investor rooms want an MBA + 3 years of banking before they'll even DM you back.
Learning "about" M&A on YouTube is not the same as sourcing a deal MergeWorks pays you for.
Not a fellowship with an end date. Not a Discord server with no stakes. A real community of Gen Z deal-makers, plugged directly into MergeWorks's active acquisition pipeline, with the economics to prove you're wanted here.
Every piece is designed around one goal: you leaving with real reps, real deals, real income, and a real network — not another certificate.
Live monthly workshops run by Trisha, Chien, and MergeWorks operators. Deal breakdowns from real wins and real losses. The 216-strategy no-SBA funding playbook. Weekly office hours.
Open calls for members to join live acquisition workstreams: sourcing sprints, DD breakouts, outreach pods, LOI drafts. Not simulated. Deals we're actually running.
Source a deal MergeWorks closes? You get paid. Clear per-deal referral economics documented up-front. The deals you bring become part of your track record.
Our partner network of PE firms, family offices, angels, and strategic co-investors — introduced through Merge Z, not after a decade of banking.
Hundreds of ambitious Gen Z deal-closers across top universities, early-career finance seats, and operator roles. Peer deal reviews. Study groups. Hiring referrals among members.
Merge Z members jump the queue for the MergeWorks M&A Fellowship and the Co-Sourcer / Trainer tiers. The community is the deepest talent pool we recruit from.
Most communities take your money and give you content. Merge Z does the opposite: we give you the on-ramp to make money in real M&A deal work, starting on day one.
Not a free Discord with 50,000 lurkers. A curated room of ambitious Gen Z deal-closers who all want the same outcome: real deals, real reps, real careers in acquisitions.
Undergrads + MBAs targeting finance, PE, M&A, operating roles
Analysts, associates, consultants ready to run their own deals
Young operators who want to acquire instead of start from zero
Direct intros to PE firms, family offices, and strategic co-investors
We're opening Merge Z with a founding tier. First 100 members lock the rate for life. Future tiers start at $89/mo and will unlock additional access as the community grows.
Merge Z opens in waves. Members on the waitlist get first access and the locked-for-life $59/mo founding rate. Reply once we open and your seat is yours.
The Fellowship is a 12-week structured intensive with a capstone and a fixed cohort schedule. Merge Z is an ongoing community — you join once, stay as long as you want, and get continuous deal access, workshops, and referral economics. Merge Z members get priority access to the Fellowship if they want to go deeper.
If you source a deal that MergeWorks closes, you earn a documented referral fee tied to that deal. Terms vary by deal structure, but every referral is documented in writing before the deal moves forward. This is real money, not points.
No. We teach the whole stack: sourcing, DD, LOI drafting, capital structuring. If you have the appetite to do the work, you'll pick it up.
Primary target is 18–28. If you're older but have real Gen Z deal-closer energy, you're welcome too. We care about intent, not DOB.
You get a confirmation email right away. When Merge Z opens for your wave, we send you the join link + payment details. Founding Members get the $59/mo rate locked for life as long as they stay subscribed.
Yes. No contracts. If you leave and rejoin later, you'll pay the then-current rate — the founding rate only sticks while you're a continuous member.
No. Fully remote, global membership. Workshops happen on Zoom. Deal participation is remote-first. Most members are North America-based but we have no restriction on where you live.
The first 100 Founding Members shape what Merge Z becomes. The seat you claim today is the seat that lets you learn, close, and earn alongside us.
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