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Merlin Kauffman is an American technology entrepreneur who currently serves as the Founder and Executive Chairman of Soothe, Inc. He began his career early, securing employment at AOL at age 11 before bootstrapping his first independent startup at 17. In May 2013, Kauffman launched Soothe, an on-demand massage therapy platform that expanded to 12 cities within two years and secured $48 million in total funding by 2015. The platform grew to manage a network of 1,500 certified therapists while securing corporate wellness contracts with enterprise clients including Facebook, Hulu, and Microsoft. Additionally, he has actively allocated capital as an angel investor into early-stage technology companies, including Circa, Fitspot, and Digits. Kauffman's professional background and current focus center on scaling consumer-facing technology platforms and supporting early-stage ventures within the on-demand services and wellness sectors.