Yes, do it. You're going to come across each other eventually. Why wait. Get out there and make the intro. You don't have to share your technology or strategy,

Yes, do it. You're going to come across each other eventually. Why wait. Get out there and make the intro. You don't have to share your technology or strategy, just go and talk about your backgrounds, why you both entered the market, etc. etc. Don't go in with the attitude that you should merge. You don't know that yet. All you know is that they are in the same market. You don't know if the two teams are a cultural fit, if they have strengths where you lack them, etc. etc.