About Us
Democratizing Merch for Every Creator
We started MerchDrop AI because we saw creators struggle with merch. Expensive minimums, complex design tools, inventory headaches. We thought: what if AI could handle all of that?
The Nana Banana Story
In 2024, our co-founders Jordan and Priya were frustrated. Jordan was designing merch for indie musicians, spending weeks on each drop. Priya was building AI models at Google that could generate art in seconds.
They met at a hackathon and built the first version of MerchDrop in 48 hours. The AI engine? They called it “Nana Banana” — a joke name from the hackathon that stuck when it started producing incredible designs.
Today, Nana Banana powers over 2 million product designs for 50,000+ creators worldwide. The joke became the engine that is democratizing merch for everyone.
Nana Banana Engine
v4.2 — Trained on 10M+ designs
12
Designs/sec
200+
Styles
98.7%
Accuracy
Our Values
What We Stand For
Creator First
Every decision starts with 'How does this help creators succeed?' We build tools that remove barriers, not add them.
Zero Waste
Print on demand means nothing is made until it is sold. We are proud to support sustainable, zero-inventory commerce.
AI With Soul
Our AI does not replace creativity. It amplifies it. You bring the vision, we bring the execution at scale.
Radical Access
No upfront costs, no minimum orders, no design skills required. Merch should be accessible to every creator.
The Team
Built by Creators, for Creators
Jordan Chen
CEO & Co-Founder
Former Spotify designer. Believes every creator deserves a merch line.
Priya Sharma
CTO & Co-Founder
Ex-Google ML engineer. Built the Nana Banana AI engine from scratch.
Marcus Williams
Head of Design
Street culture veteran. 15 years in fashion and graphic design.
Sofia Rodriguez
Head of Partnerships
Connected our network of 50+ print partners across 30 countries.
Kai Nakamura
Lead Engineer
Open-source advocate. Architect of the real-time design pipeline.
Aisha Osei
Head of Community
Built communities of 500K+ creators. Passionate about the creator economy.