# Supporting evidence — Mert Çiçekçi (Merth)

These are portfolio claims and their cited sources. Testnet volume is not mainnet volume or revenue. Past roles are not current employment. Claims without a public source are identified below.

## Built my previous startup Noether: $86.2k non-dilutive grant, $350M+ testnet volume

- SCF #41 · $86.2K awarded: https://communityfund.stellar.org/submissions/reckl3eLzAYMQuhTA
- $353.7M testnet volume · Jul 30: https://x.com/Noetherdex/status/2082846152924275177

## At 14, founded a streetwear brand to 2,000+ sales


No link for this one. The store closed years ago.

## Found and fixed an OpenClaw security issue, merged, went viral

- PR #1827 · merged: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/1827
- The thread: https://x.com/merthxyz/status/2015811797115081091

## Reached 5,000+ devs via events

- ODTÜ Blockchain Days · board member: https://www.bdays.org/
- BDays '25 · organizing team: https://www.bdays.org/bdays25/
- Stellar Hack Pera · mentor: https://www.risein.com/blog/stellar-hack-pera-turkeys-largest-irl-web3-hackathon-with-200-participants-70-projects
- APAC Stellar Hackathon · main judge: https://x.com/riseinweb3/status/2083131682333352061
- Web3 Warsaw 2026 · speaker: https://x.com/web3_warsaw/status/2071901726601330987
- Build on Stellar · lead instructor: https://www.risein.com/courses/build-on-stellar
- Journey to Mastery · instructor: https://www.risein.com/programs/stellar-journey-to-mastery-monthly-builder-challenges
- Build on Stacks · instructor: https://www.risein.com/courses/build-on-stacks
- ODTÜ × Stellar · organizer, instructor: https://x.com/odtublockchain/status/1983217200182784485
- Celo workshop · instructor: https://x.com/odtublockchain/status/1993936721415639409
- Base Ankara · dev lead: https://x.com/merthxyz/status/1998862485705863535

More: https://www.merth.xyz/sfp