Merlin Kauffman

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Born| July 20, 1985
Nationality| American
Citizenship| United States of America
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* Technology entrepreneur
* Investor

Merlin Kauffman (born July 20, 1985) is an American technology entrepreneur and investor. He is the creator of the NFT project, Metasaurs by Dr. DMT, CEO and co-founder of the Play to earn gaming studio, MetaGames, and founder and executive chairman of the world’s largest on-demand massage app, Soothe, Inc.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 2 Personal Life
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Career[edit]

Kauffman's career started when was hired by AOL at the age of 11 and bootstrapped his first startup at the age of 17.[3]

In May 2013, Kauffman founded Soothe, an on-demand massage therapy service that connects certified massage therapists to consumers in real-time via app or web.[1] The company works with 1,500 independent massage therapists and provides several massage modalities, including Swedish, deep tissue, sports massage, couples massage, and prenatal massage.[4][5] It also provides in-office chair massage through its corporate wellness program, Soothe At Work.[6] Soothe At Work has had clients such as Facebook, Hulu, and Microsoft.[6] Within two years of launch, Soothe had already expanded to 12 cities and raised $12.7 million.[4] By 2015, Soothe had raised a total of $48 million.[7] Kauffman has invested in numerous early-stage technology companies, including Circa in 2012, Fitspot in 2016, and Digits in 2019.[6]

## Personal Life[edit]

Kauffman lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is an avid dodgeball player[1] and philanthropist.

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Murphy, Jen (2017-02-25). "Dodgeball: A Massage Expert's Perfect Escape". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
2. ↑ "Metasaurs Founder Reveals Identity, Announces Chainlink Integration Ahead of NFT Mint". Chainlink Today. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
3. ↑ Shandrow, Kim Lachance. "Hire Team Members Who Are 'Willing to Turn Your Dreams Into a Reality'". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "On-Demand Massage Startup Soothe Unwinds With $10.6M In New Funding". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
5. ↑ "An investor just poured $10.6 million into an on-demand massage startup". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 McAlone, Nathan. "This startup works with companies like Facebook and Microsoft to give employees on-demand massages". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
7. ↑ Solomon, Brian. "Soothe Raises $35 Million To Accelerate On-Demand Massage Growth". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-10.

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