SoMerch

What we're building around better company merch

Some of this work is software. Some of it is production knowledge made public. Some of it is a deeper way to design for a company.

The common goal is simple: make company merch easier to plan, more useful to the people receiving it, and less repetitive to run.

This is a working roadmap, not a release calendar. Priorities can move as we learn from customers and from the work on the production floor.

Building now

Two initiatives are in active development right now.

BuildingNear release

AI Merch Consultant

Tool · Last updated: September 2026

Turn a rough brief into three practical merch directions, with product ideas suited to the use case.

Start with the project, number of people, countries, budget, and timing. The AI Merch Consultant uses the SoMerch catalog to build three directions with suggested products, quantities, MOQs, and lead-time guidance.

It also helps before the shortlist is obvious, suggesting items and combinations that suit the use case instead of making you search the catalog from scratch.

A person from SoMerch still confirms the quote, production details, and delivery plan before anything is ordered.

BuildingIn development

SoRoster

Tool · Last updated: September 2026

Collect addresses, sizes, and preferences through personal links - and get one production-ready list back.

Create a roster, send each person a personal link, and get back a structured list ready for production and delivery. Use it for employees, event participants, or any group where the same details need to be collected consistently.

SoRoster removes the email threads, missing fields, and spreadsheet cleanup between an approved merch idea and a usable recipient list. V1 will be free and supplier-agnostic, so the list can be used whether or not SoMerch produces the order.

Live

Available to use or read right now.

LiveInvitation-only catalogue

SoMerch Source

Resource · Last updated: September 2026

Search 6,000+ supplier products when the main SoMerch selection does not cover the brief.

SoMerch Source gives active customers access to a wider supplier catalogue beyond the main SoMerch selection. Search the range, save products to your organization collection, share a shortlist with colleagues, and move selected items into your SoMerch account when it is time to order.

There is no cart or checkout. It is a working research and shortlisting resource, with SoMerch curation and support behind it. Access is invitation-only - you need an active SoMerch account to request access.

In the pipeline

Real initiatives we intend to pursue, where scope or timing may still change.

In the pipelinePilot planned

Company Editions

Design project · Last updated: September 2026

A limited merch edition designed from the details only your company would recognise.

Most company merch starts with an item and a logo. Company Editions starts earlier - with the references, rituals, language, and visual details that actually belong to the team.

We take that material through a deeper discovery and design process, develop one strong creative idea, and produce it as a deliberately limited run. The first edition will be offered to a small number of pilot companies so the work can stay specific, considered, and genuinely theirs.

What would remove the most work from your next merch project?

Tell us where the work still gets stuck in manual coordination - collecting details, choosing products, getting sign-off, tracking stock, or shipping to several locations. When the same problem keeps appearing across real projects, that is a strong signal for what we should build next.

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