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Meritas
Post a task, AI screens applicants, pay only when it's done
Meritas is a freelance bounty platform built differently. Clients post a fixed-price merit, AI pre-screens every applicant so you only talk to real fits...no experience gatekeeping. Payment goes into Stripe escrow upfront and only releases when the client approves the work. No bidding wars, no unpaid invoices, no resume. Anyone can claim a bounty.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Simeon, the solo founder behind Meritas.
I built this after watching too many freelancers get ghosted on invoices and too many clients waste hours sifting through unqualified applicants. The existing platforms felt broken...bidding wars that favor whoever charges least, 20% fees eating into every payment, and no real protection for either side.
Meritas flips the model: clients post a fixed-price task, AI pre-screens every applicant so only real fits come through, and payment sits in Stripe escrow until the work is approved. No surprises for the client, no unpaid work for the freelancer.
The thing I'm most proud of is the AI screening...it doesn't gate on experience or portfolios. A beginner with the right skills and attitude gets the same shot as someone with 10 years on their CV. That felt important to get right.
Would love to hear what you think...brutal feedback welcome. What would make you actually use this over what you use today?
About Meritas on Product Hunt
“Post a task, AI screens applicants, pay only when it's done”
Meritas was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 2 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #160 on the daily leaderboard. Meritas is a freelance bounty platform built differently. Clients post a fixed-price merit, AI pre-screens every applicant so you only talk to real fits...no experience gatekeeping. Payment goes into Stripe escrow upfront and only releases when the client approves the work. No bidding wars, no unpaid invoices, no resume. Anyone can claim a bounty.
On the analytics side, Meritas competes within Freelance, User Experience and Tech — topics that collectively have 1M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Meritas performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Meritas?
Meritas was hunted by Simeon Petkov. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Meritas including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Simeon Petkov
Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Simeon, the solo founder behind Meritas.
I built this after watching too many freelancers get ghosted on invoices and too many clients waste hours sifting through unqualified applicants. The existing platforms felt broken...bidding wars that favor whoever charges least, 20% fees eating into every payment, and no real protection for either side.
Meritas flips the model: clients post a fixed-price task, AI pre-screens every applicant so only real fits come through, and payment sits in Stripe escrow until the work is approved. No surprises for the client, no unpaid work for the freelancer.
The thing I'm most proud of is the AI screening...it doesn't gate on experience or portfolios. A beginner with the right skills and attitude gets the same shot as someone with 10 years on their CV. That felt important to get right.
Would love to hear what you think...brutal feedback welcome. What would make you actually use this over what you use today?