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Miami, FL, USA; Remote", "long_description": "Lofty is a marketplace that let's anyone sell a house to investors online. 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Owners have so far voted on how to handle various repairs, delinquent tenants, the sale of the underlying property, and much more.\r\n\r\nLofty never custodies or handles user funds or assets. 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With this startup, you can become a real estate investor", "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/inno/stories/news/2022/08/11/investing-with-lofty-ai.html", "date": "Aug 11, 2022" } ], "launches": [ { "id": 81777, "title": "Lofty - The NASDAQ for real estate", "tagline": "A marketplace to buy and sell investment properties with instant liquidity.", "body": "## What is Lofty?\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=81777&key=user_uploads/280486/b30729a4-1034-48ea-9ecc-0960d7862b2f)\n\n[Lofty](https://www.lofty.ai) is a real estate marketplace, where people can buy and sell fractional ownership in real estate properties in seconds for as low as $50.\n\nAnyone can come to list a property on Lofty for sale. We convert the equity of the property into tradable tokens on the blockchain through a process called \"tokenization\". They can then list as much or as little of it as they want for sale on the marketplace.\n\nThere are thousands of investors from around the world using Lofty to invest and build their own real estate portfolios. Many of them have also listed and sold partial ownership in properties they already owned (including their primary residences).\n\nWe’re the only platform that lets you buy AND sell fractional ownership with no restrictions or lock-up periods.\n\nNow, we’re launching a new feature that allows you to instantly buy and sell ownership in properties without the requirement of a traditional counterparty.\n\nFor the first time in the world, you can now buy and sell equity in a house (grants you legal ownership + management control) with the same experience as trading a share of AAPL on Robinhood.\n\n![uploaded image](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post&id=81777&key=user_uploads/280486/f0e480b1-5df8-40d0-948d-4dbc35c9ebe0)\n\n## How does ownership work?\n\nEvery property’s deed is legally held by a unique WY DAO LLC. Unlike a traditional LLC that has a centralized managing member/partner, these LLCs are algorithmically managed through smart-contracts on the blockchain.\n\nEvery member has equal power and voting rights based on how much of the LLC they own. So, by owning 10% of a DAO, you legally own 10% of the underlying property. The tokens/shares are legal representations of ownership in the LLC; whoever owns tokens of the LLC, also owns the LLC, which means they also own the property.\n\nCo-ownership of properties is very common in the US and is no different than if you co-owned a house with family members or close friends. But instead of informally discussing how to manage things over the phone or in meetings, the management process is formalized through the “governance program”, where members vote on all management decisions. One token equals one vote and a super majority of 60% is required for any decisions to pass.\n\n**We don’t manage your properties nor do we sell properties to you. Instead, you’re directly buying from and selling to other people on the platform. Your funds never touch our accounts** and you settle directly with each other using the blockchain through smart contracts. We don’t take a cut of your earnings or charge you management fees. Instead, we make a 6% transaction fee for every transaction on the platform. It’s split, so that the seller pays 3% and the buyer pays 3%.\n\n* Now anyone can invest and actually legally own real estate for as little as $50.\n* Anyone from around the world can participate; **you don’t have to be an accredited investor.**\n* Our smallest users have invested $50 while our largest user has invested over $2,000,000.\n* **No crypto understanding or experience needed, you can pay with credit cards or ACH transfers.**\n\n# **To sign up, just create an account on **[**Lofty**](https://www.lofty.ai)**.**\n\n## Examples of properties\n\n**We have tokenized over 170 properties to date.** You can find almost any type of property on Lofty and we’re adding1 new property per week.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=81777&key=user_uploads/280486/4352a64e-d17d-4547-b8b7-0c78afc91432)\n\n* [A single-family house in Texas](https://www.lofty.ai/property_deal/1821-Donetto-Dr_Leander-TX-78641) being used as a standard long-term rental.\n* [A single-family house in FL](https://www.lofty.ai/property_deal/122-Florida-Park-Dr_Palm-Coast-FL-32137) where the tenant has an option to rent-to-own and purchase the property from owners.\n* [Cool ranch in CA](https://www.lofty.ai/property_deal/33008-Joshua-Ave_Acton-CA-93510), where the owner is basically doing a HELOC through Lofty.\n\n ![uploaded image](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post&id=81777&key=user_uploads/280486/098a28ee-51eb-49cf-af21-0f5973c77c09)\n\n* [Vacation rental cabin in CO](https://www.lofty.ai/property_deal/902-Karlann-Dr_Black-Hawk-CO-80422), short-term rental through Airbnb.\n\n ![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=81777&key=user_uploads/280486/ac44e1f5-6dce-41de-9975-8bf811fe441f)\n\n* [Parcel of Land in NY](https://www.lofty.ai/property_deal/6117-Hyde-Flats-Road-21_Black-Creek-NY-14714), where you can determine with your fellow co-owners to add more value by leasing out parts of it to solar companies and a local farmer.\n* [Historic four-plex in upstate NY](https://www.lofty.ai/property_deal/88-Madison-Ave_Albany-NY-12202), all short-term rental units.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=81777&key=user_uploads/280486/566c24c9-c8c7-4200-9329-d09df468ea57)\n\n## Instant liquidity + lending\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=81777&key=user_uploads/280486/67ce02ec-1476-4847-bf37-93d2621da70e)\n\nWe’re proud to introduce our [newest feature](https://amm.lofty.ai), the automated-market-maker and liquidity pools! You can read more in-depth about how this all works in our [learning center](https://learn.lofty.ai/en/collections/7492346-proactive-market-maker-pmm-liquidity-pools).\n\nWe took some concepts from decentralized exchanges (dexes) in the web3 world and adapted them to better fit a real world asset like a house.\n\n**The algorithm borrows liquidity from people on the internet. It uses this borrowed liquidity to trade with Lofty users, which allows you to buy and sell ownership instantly without needing a traditional counterparty.**\n\nThe result is for the first time in the world, you can now directly buy and sell legal ownership in a specific property with the same speed and user experience as buying AAPL or TSLA on Robinhood.\n\nOn the other side, you can also now lend out your real estate ownership and/or money for yield. This is especially beneficial for lending out your real estate ownership, because you can continue to collect rental income from the property and vote on governance decisions, while also getting yield from lending.\n\n**You can view our lending platform **[**here**](https://amm.lofty.ai)** and if you don’t have USDC (a stable coin) to lend out, no worries. We have our own on-ramps at Lofty and honor 1:1 exchange rates between USD and USDC. You can also directly convert USD to USDC on Coinbase, then send it to your Lofty account.**\n\nThis feature is completely opt-in. 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This isn't compliant nor scalable.\n\n### **🌟 Our solution**\n\nMultis has become the one stop shop to manage, convert and spend — no need to exchange your crypto anymore!\n\n* **Buy/sell crypto and use funds right away** to pay expenses and run a payroll in both crypto and USD\n* **Issue Multis Corporate Cards** to spend your treasury in goods and services, both offline and online\n* **Send and receive** **ACH and wires** (no fees, no limit) to pay your vendors and receive money from clients and investors\n* **Make your accountant and investors happy** with crypto reporting and accounting exports for both crypto and USD\n\n... all with the safety guarantees of Gnosis Safe!\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=67131&key=user_uploads/326849/1f9feff4-05e4-4356-8a8f-8a9aa4b088a0)\n\n### ❓ **Ask**\n\n1. If you're a web3 company/DAO dealing with treasury in cryptocurrencies (incl. USDC/T), [sign up now](https://multis.co/) and benefit from exclusive perks.\n2. 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He has been a quantitative finance professional for over 8 years. He is very passionate about using the blockchain technology generally and cryptocurrencies specifically to solve real world problems, especially problems related to financial markets. He was Vice President of Quantitative Research in the Global Derivatives Clearing business at JP Morgan Chase before EthosX . He studied engineering at IIT Kharagpur and obtained his MBA from IIM Calcutta.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepanshu1/", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/deepanshuiitkgp", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/a46bbc8657e6b1f6d4db85c4c6f2938b998912a2.jpg" }, { "user_id": 1010765, "full_name": "Smit Patoliya", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "Smit did B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras. He has worked in quantitative finance most of his career and has keen interest in financial derivatives. 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For example, using EthosX’s options infrastructure two hedge funds can trade high-value on-chain options with each other directly without involving any banks or brokers with zero counterparty risk and zero settlement risk.\n\n \n\n### ❓Problem\n\n \n\n**Global derivatives ecosystem is broken.** Derivatives trading in traditional finance has way too many gatekeepers and intermediaries. This leads to inefficiencies and things falling apart every other day. As insiders, we have seen how much everything hangs by a thread. With **USD 600 Trillion dollars (notional value) at stake**, one would expect things to be better, but they aren’t.\n\nCrypto was supposed to be free of these issues and a solution to all of this, but it is itself getting more and more centralized with disastrous consequences, as was clearly evident in the last few months. With every other crypto exchange/bank running away with user’s funds, one can hardly blame the users/traders/investors if they don’t trust centralized entities for complex products like derivatives.\n\n### 🎯Solution\n\n \n\nWe are bringing the entire derivative trading lifecycle on blockchains end-to-end (trading, clearing and settlement).\n\nInstitutions can trade directly with each other on-chain via smart contracts created by us without involving any banks, brokers or exchanges. These trades have zero counterparty risk as the net payoffs are locked in the code. The settlement of these derivatives is automatic and done with the help of on-chain oracles and therefore the settlement risk is also zero. \n\nWe are also adding a Request-For-Quote system which will help bring more liquidity to these trades.\n\nNow, due to regulatory and technical reasons, this cannot be done yet for traditional finance derivatives, so we are starting with cryptocurrency derivatives first and will eventually go towards traditional finance as well.\n\nWe are providing derivatives infrastructure to other crypto companies as well who want to use these products as a part of a larger package to their customers. E.g. DeFi lending protocols can offer liquidation protection to their borrowers using our solutions.\n\nWe have also created perpetual options which are live (testnet) on our website and can be traded by retail traders and institutions alike. The instructions to trade them are [here](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7wovngMr1uo6ZpBB_1fSluC1bLJnq5DK). \n\n \n\n### 📒Backstory\n\nTogether we have spent nearly 15 years in quantitative finance and have seen, very closely, all the points where the derivatives ecosystem falls apart. Deepanshu was a Vice President at the Quantitative Research team of JP Morgan Chase and Smit was working at a quantitative hedge fund trading options before they came together again for EthosX. **It is kind of an open secret that blockchain tech can potentially eliminate many of the issues in derivatives life-cycle which have persisted for years/decades.**\n\n ‘\n\n# 💁How can you help\n\n \n\n1. If you are at a financial institution and want to understand how large derivative trades can be done on-chain with no settlement risk and zero counterparty risk, please reach out to us at [contact@ethosx.xyz](mailto:contact@ethosx.xyz) or directly [message us on Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepanshu1/)\n2. If you are at a crypto company/protocol and need to use crypto derivatives for hedging your treasury or offering some price-volatility-protection to your customers, we will be happy to help! ([email](http://contact@ethosx.xyz) / [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepanshu1/))\n3. If you are a trader, please try out our (testnet) perpetual options at [www.ethosx.xyz](http://www.ethosx.xyz) (metamask required)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Gyj-ethosx-decentralized-finance-platform-for-crypto-traditional-derivatives", "votes": 207, "created_at": "2022-08-10T14:31:41.732Z" } ] }, { "id": 26753, "name": "Lyra", "slug": "lyra", "former_names": [ "NFT Access" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/4950fc8f2e99716dad617535576e4ea17c9fb623.png", "website": "https://paywithlyra.com/", "all_locations": "Houston, TX, USA; Remote", "long_description": "Lyra is a crypto-native virtual card provider that allows users to easily create cards and fund them with cryptocurrency. Create virtual cards directly from your browser through our Chrome extension for all your purchases and subscriptions. 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Kadir and Griffin here to announce the launch of Lyra. 👋\n\n**TL;DR**\n\nLyra is a platform that makes spending Crypto every day possible. The platform provides an intuitive dashboard & chrome extension that allows you to create Visa cards on demand using the most popular crypto currencies.\n\n**Why we built Lyra? 🤔**\n\nThere’s currently only two methods to use your crypto what it was originally meant for, spending it. You have to send your crypto to an exchange and wait days for it to reach your bank account or hope to find a retailer that’s integrated a crypto payment processor. The reality is crypto users need an intuitive way to spend their crypto daily. Currently, there’s no way to spend crypto on the largest e-commerce platforms like eBay, Walmart, Target, etc without jumping through a bunch of hoops.\n\n**Solution - Lyra 💫**\n\nLyra provides a dashboard and chrome extension that makes spending crypto simple. Our chrome extension provides checkout assistance on top of all the functionality of the dashboard. At checkout on major retailers a Lyra checkout button will appear that displays all available cards to the user and auto fills their info with a single click! Lyra users don't have to expose their private keys or personal information. Your crypto, your keys. Choose any of the major cryptos, load up your balance, and generate your card. In three easy steps you’re ready to spend at any retailer of your choice. **_Check it out._** _👇_\n\n**Checkout**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=65339&key=user_uploads/1005032/3fccb807-528a-4170-bc18-dd62b6225168)\n\n**Analytics**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=65339&key=user_uploads/1005032/144dc451-0779-454f-a840-5bef91abacec)\n\n**Dashboard**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=65339&key=user_uploads/1005032/831b6267-6ac1-4fcf-9ac4-bd45c11790c7)\n\n**Card Creation**\n\n![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/vYjyVMZ9EKGC8mMz7lB2GujsShPXQgWYCeywTxCHoVF560gUjgUMOjeta3kXeU0OdF21q4FkclkAuiqGctKddCHaduRwnw4NWR7Bf5YuCivAQKqMYpoMr1vTvYipit7iJloWC7RmTTcOxpARWCp5HHU)\n\n**Our Ask 🙏**\n\n1. We would love to hear your thoughts! Has this been a pain point for you? Let us know.\n2. Make sure to share Lyra with anyone you think could benefit from it.\n\n**Website:** \n\n**Email:** [founders@nftaccess.app](mailto:founders@nftaccess.app)\n\n**♾️ If you’re interested in getting in contact regarding our NFT ticketing platform (** [**https://nftaccess.app**](https://nftaccess.app) **) you can contact** **Griffin** **or myself through our personal emails.** 👇\n\n[griffin@nftaccess.app](mailto:griffin@nftaccess.app) & [s@nftaccess.app](mailto:s@nftaccess.app)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Gzr-lyra-spend-your-crypto-anywhere", "votes": 15, "created_at": "2022-08-13T00:03:47.598Z" }, { "id": 64258, "title": "🎟️ NFT Access: Multi-Chain NFT Ticketing Platform", "tagline": "Discover, create, manage & attend events using NFTs 🪙", "body": "Hey everyone!\\\n\\\nKadir and Griffin here! 👋\n\n[NFT Access](https://nftaccess.app/) is a multi-chain NFT ticketing platform that allows anyone to discover, create, manage, and attend events using pre-existing NFTs or new NFTs issued directly from our website.\n\n**Why we built NFT Access**\n\nIn short, traditional ticketing systems are tangled with inherent problems. Fraud is rampant, attendees that purchase tickets on the resale market often can't separate authentic tickets from fake ones and if they're able to purchase from authorized issuers the fees can cost up to 30% - 40% of face value. A traditional ticket has no use past the original event. We believe NFTs should serve the purpose of reusable general access tokens.\n\nThe event hosts have no benefit from the resale of their tickets, have no way to get data of the attendee if the ticket was resold, and the costs associated with issuing tickets is high. NFTs serving as tickets brings more revenue to artists, creatives and event hosts in the form of royalties from sales on the resale market, reduced production cost ( event can be created, new NFTs issued and ready to sell in under 5 minutes ), and prevents fake tickets because the blockchain provides us a trusted decentralized source for authentication.\n\n**Solution - NFT Access**\n\nOn NFT Access anyone can create an event. There's options to create multiple ticket tiers using pre-existing collections ( contracts ) or create tiers with new NFTs directly from the website.\n\n![uploaded image](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post&id=64258&key=user_uploads/1005032/bef3d8ca-33da-43be-b3bb-674b3381ecb9)\n\n**_The event page_**\n\n![uploaded image](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post&id=64258&key=user_uploads/1005032/47cccf6f-e78a-4794-9d28-c496d29d17e8)\n\n**_On checkout, attendees can view which NFTs have access to the event._**\n\n![uploaded image](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post&id=64258&key=user_uploads/1005032/9dfbd9e4-3e7d-4d58-b281-541983f13cc9)\n\n\\\n**Let’s connect** 🤝\\\nTwitter: \n\nEmail: [founders@nftaccess.app](mailto:founders@nftaccess.app)\\\n\\\n**NFT Access is publicly available, anyone can use it! 👇**\\\n[**https://nftaccess.app**](https://nftaccess.app)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/GiQ-nft-access-multi-chain-nft-ticketing-platform", "votes": 24, "created_at": "2022-07-01T04:57:34.592Z" } ] }, { "id": 26779, "name": "Notebook Labs", "slug": "notebook-labs", "former_names": [ "Notebook" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/1e9598aadf454f0b2c80558c3295465a4baabbcc.png", "website": "http://www.notebooklabs.xyz", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Notebook solves the Web3 identity problem by using Zero-Knowledge to provide both anonymous proof-of-humanity and credential aggregation. Notebook initially verifies users’ identifying information to ensure that each person has just a single Notebook. Neither Notebook, nor any other company knows the link between a user’s personal information and their Notebook. Once a user’s Notebook account is created they can begin proving their humanity and aggregating their credentials across wallets.\r\n\r\nNotebook can be used to increase the safety of DeFi, governance, and airdrops. With Notebook, creators and communities can run Sybil-resistant airdrops, DAOs can verify the humanity and aggregate the credentials of participants, and lending protocols can build credit scoring systems to offer lower-collateralized loans. ", "one_liner": "Decentralized, anonymous, and accountable identity on Web3.", "team_size": 3, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B", "launched_at": 1660771474, "tags": [ "DeFi", "Crypto / Web3", "Identity" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2022", "status": "Inactive", "industries": [ "B2B" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/notebook-labs", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/summer-2022/notebook-labs.json", "year_founded": 2022, "city": "San Francisco", "country": "US", "linkedin_url": "", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/NotebookLabs", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": null, "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/1e9598aadf454f0b2c80558c3295465a4baabbcc.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": { "name": "Harj Taggar", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/harj-taggar" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 990261, "full_name": "Nathaniel Masfen-Yan", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "Nathaniel has a background in mathematics and theoretical computer science, completing graduate cryptography courses at Stanford and competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad for New Zealand. 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Passionate about blockchain infrastructure, cryptography, and identity.", "is_active": false, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/solal-afota-845067202", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/a6940459980439b4011ef9999707b57f81953c69.jpg" }, { "user_id": 1016094, "full_name": "Dhruv Mangtani", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "- Founder and CEO at Maniac, Inc (a16z Speedrun 005)\n- Co-Founder and CEO at Notebook Labs (YC S22)\n- Theoretical Physics at Caltech\n- AutoML at Berkeley RISELab\n- B.S. Physics & Mathematics at Stanford\n- M.S. Computer Science at Stanford (dropped)", "is_active": false, "linkedin_url": "http://www.linkedin.com/in/dhruvmangtani/", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/b050845ef19019302828a0cc8352f9b40b759ff7.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [ { "title": "Bain Capital Crypto Leads $3.3M Round for Privacy-Focused Identity Protocol", "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/27/bain-capital-crypto-leads-33m-round-for-privacy-focused-identity-protocol/", "date": "Oct 27, 2022" } ], "launches": [ { "id": 65473, "title": "🔑 Notebook Labs: Anonymous, Accountable, Self-Sovereign Identity", "tagline": "We help Web3 organizations trust their users without compromising their anonymity", "body": "Hi everyone, we are [Nat](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-masfen-yan-99701417b/), [Solal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/solal-afota-845067202/) and [Dhruv](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhruvmangtani/), and we are stoked to present [Notebook Labs](https://notebooklabs.xyz)! 🚨[📈](https://emojipedia.org/chart-increasing/)\n\n**TL; DR:** Notebook uses Zero-Knowledge to set a new standard for Web3 identity. When a user creates their unique Notebook, they can prove their humanity and credentials to protocols across wallets and chains, without having to reveal any personal information.\n\nAnd they can do all of this with or without a wallet.\n\n**🕵🏽 The Identity Problem on Web3** \n\nOn blockchains, users identify themselves with wallet addresses, providing limited privacy or accountability. Malicious actors can easily re-identify themselves through new wallet addresses, making it difficult for protocols to prevent fraud or Sybil-attacks. Until accountability is brought to Web3, governments, banks, and other trusted systems have little incentive to put sensitive applications at risk for the sake of decentralization. \n\n**🧪 Where does Notebook fit in the identity space?** \n\nCurrently, Web3 identities are either non-accountable (e.g. wallet address, Polygon ID, Sign-in with Ethereum, Gitcoin Passport), where users can create multiple identities, or non-anonymized (e.g. Proof of Humanity, Bright ID, disco.xyz ). Powered by Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Notebook is decentralized, accountable, anonymous, and self-sovereign.\n\n**🪄 How does it work?** \n\nWhen creating their Notebook, users receive a mnemonic that they encrypt with a password through the Notebook app or chrome extension. They then have the option to enter personally identifying information like their SSN-4 or passport, what we call “Strong Proof-of-Humanity”, or authenticate with Twitter, “Weak Proof-of-Humanity.” With Weak PoH, user humanity can also be verified through an analysis of the user’s social graph. By using Zero-Knowledge proofs, neither Notebook Labs nor any other company knows the link between a user’s personal information and their Notebook. If a user chooses to not verify their humanity, they can still prove and develop on-chain credentials, but protocols can prevent them from accessing sensitive services.\n\nWith just a few lines of code, protocols can verify a user’s credentials and Proof-of-Humanity through their Notebook. Protocols can then record credentials, with the user’s permission, like credit scores, illicit content posting flags, and DAO engagement. Users can prove these credentials to protocols to gain entry to services.\n\n[🏭](https://emojipedia.org/factory/) **Can I integrate with Notebook in production?** \n\nYes! Check out our demo integration: .\n\nWe can work with you 1-on-1 to integrate Notebook authentication in a few lines of code. If you’re interested in learning more, feel free to reach out!\n\nNote: We are currently implementing Notebook as a rollup, and wallet addresses will be obviated by mid-September.\n\n[🙌](https://emojipedia.org/raising-hands/) **How can you help?** \n\nIf you or someone you know \n\n* Is considering doing an airdrop\n* Participates in a DAO\n* Works with blockchain infrastructure\n* Works in the DeFi staking/borrowing space\n* Manages Web3 communities or events\n\n**Contact Us**\n\nNathaniel Masfen-Yan [nat@notebooklabs.xyz](mailto:nat@notebooklabs.xyz) Telegram: @NathanielMY\n\nSolal Afota [solal@notebooklabs.xyz](mailto:solal@notebooklabs.xyz) Telegram: @solalette\n\nDhruv Mangtani [dhruv@notebooklabs.xyz](mailto:dhruv@notebooklabs.xyz) Telegram: @dhruvm0", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/H21-notebook-labs-anonymous-accountable-self-sovereign-identity", "votes": 33, "created_at": "2022-08-18T21:12:13.685Z" } ] }, { "id": 26797, "name": "Rio", "slug": "rio", "former_names": [ "Rampa" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/efb1b318b2f093000a46046dd04d837de28d5be7.png", "website": "https://www.rio.trade", "all_locations": "Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico", "long_description": "Rio is the premier stablecoin liquidity provider for the LATAM market. 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Growing 5x MoM!!", "body": "Good morning, buenos días, bom dia!\n\n**TL;DR:** [**Koywe**](https://koywe.com/) **provides simple, well-documented, and fully compliant payment APIs and SDKs so that any developer can instantly start leveraging crypto to offer services like remittances, USD wallets, and investments.**\n\n![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/uX0oe40VTdcx1-sixXKvlhjcMAT0yg9gKrfYouL8ChAmqztqPBYLKES3s9-wXv79QSc7Lq9KkCT_KE2a63HzQPLfCaqMf5V_P1nBYjxKqon2966nGAuF9VLfwTi_XcFIS9hMJRjouJLaq884b4y_I4U)\n\nWe’re live, with local on & off payment rails in Chile, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru, and **growing 5x MoM**! Soon we’ll be in Brazil, Argentina, and Central America.\n\n[**Check out our docs**](https://docs.koywe.com/v/english) **and send us an email to** [**founders@koywe.com**](mailto:founders@koywe.com)**! Join the Koywe forest.**\n\n# Who is building this?\n\n[**Koywe**](https://koywe.com/) **is built by us,** [**Ignacio Detmer**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ignaciodetmer/) **and** [**Guillermo Acuña**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gjacuna/)**! We met over 30 years ago and have remained friends ever since.**\n\n**We’ve always been passionate about building something people need, especially if it can help every Latin American thrive, founding startups for the last 15 years!**\n\n# **Latam needs this**\n\nToday, most Latin Americans are financially underserved, in both access to, and prices we pay for almost all financial services.\n\n**We believe crypto can solve this**, not by having expensive jpegs or mooning tokens, but by enabling **real financial applications** that settle instantly and at the cheapest fees. We want to offer the building blocks for those applications!\n\nAnd **we’re not alone** in our belief! Latam has been one of the fastest growing regions in crypto adoption and the main use cases are remittances (instant settlement and cheap fees!), a hedge against inflation (stable coins ftw!), and last but not least: investments and speculation.\n\n# **Real use Cases, Real Solution**\n\nThere are many challenges to be solved! **It’s too hard (and expensive) to use crypto as a startup or fintech company**. Countries in Latin America are very diverse, not only in terms of its people, but also laws and regulations, institutions, and financial infrastructure. An international ramp can be as expensive as 10% per transaction, thanks to lack of liquidity, payment processor fees, and exchange rates.\n\n**This made using crypto infrastructure really difficult, until now!**\n\n# **Koywe Infrastructure**\n\nKoywe provides simple, well-documented, and fully compliant payment APIs (both GrapQL and REST) and SDKs so that any developer can instantly start leveraging crypto to offer services like remittances, USD wallets, and investments, at **the best local prices and fully compliant in each country**. As easy as 1, 2, 3.\n\nFor example, get a real quote to sell 1,000 USDC on Polygon and receive CLP:\n\n```\ncurl --location --request POST 'https://api.koywe.com/rest/quotes' \\\n--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n--data-raw '{\n    \"amountIn\": 1000,\n    \"symbolIn\": \"USDC Polygon\",\n    \"symbolOut\": \"CLP\",\n    \"executable\": false\n}'\n```\n\n**Try it out now!**\n\n**Pro Tip**: Changing _executable_ to _true_ allows you to execute that quote within 10 seconds of creating it.\n\n### **We make it as easy as possible.**\n\nWe wrote our docs to be **very easy** to read and understand. They get updated almost every week with feedback from our dear customers.\n\n![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/kz4B52QeqIh3WpxYN9jtPFYy-vJB4kxVx3ZiIiTTO3yPDThyHikT4B-lHzzSRAg6gZWrkDFobDosHUWEempKtcmIY3X2mQJ4SOkTaekFP6sBm2Y7iJeCdmL1vHAy7g6CqTyEvwzJ9Tsz5m8e1QMTawo)\n\nAnd if APIs or SDKs are too complicated for you _(or can't be bothered with yet another integration)_, we can spin up a completely customized web view or url just for you! **In under an hour we had set up a bespoke solution for one of our DeFi customers!**\n\n### **The Future**\n\nWe have a **long-term vision of crypto enabling even more complex use cases**, like lending, invoice discounting, and other financial services that help speed up the region's development. All in a non-custodial, fully compliant way!\n\nRead more about our vision and why we are called [**Koywe**](https://koywe.com/) (like the tree in Patagonia) [on our docs!](https://docs.koywe.com/v/english/about-koywe/what-is-koywe#why-koywe-came-about)\n\n# **Our ask**\n\n1. If you're a fintech or crypto-native company, **let's talk about how we can help you grow in Latam**!\n2. If you know a company that could use our services, **make an intro**!\n\nYou can reach us at [founders@koywe.com](mailto:founders@koywe.com) for a bespoke, personalized attention (and some Latin flavors). **We promise** efficiency, no BS, and at least one laugh!", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/I5Z-koywe-the-on-and-off-ramp-for-crypto-in-latam", "votes": 58, "created_at": "2023-02-22T14:43:56.503Z" } ] }, { "id": 28090, "name": "Littio", "slug": "littio", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/9e23dd28085a1e8e08c55a386fdd94d4eed49462.png", "website": "https://www.littio.co/", "all_locations": "Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia", "long_description": "Littio is a neobank focused on solving the currency devaluation problem for Latin Americans. The product offers a Savings Account, a Mastercard debit, and investing options in U.S. dollars to help people avoid the currency risk.", "one_liner": "Dollar banking for people in Latin America", "team_size": 37, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech -> Consumer Finance", "launched_at": 1673386052, "tags": [ "Fintech", "Crypto / Web3" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2023", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Fintech", "Consumer Finance" ], "regions": [ "Colombia", "Latin America", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/littio", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/winter-2023/littio.json", "year_founded": 2021, "city": "Bogotá", "country": "CO", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/littio-co/", "x_url": "https://mobile.twitter.com/littioco", "fb_url": "https://www.facebook.com/littio.col/", "cb_url": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/littio-08b1", "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/9e23dd28085a1e8e08c55a386fdd94d4eed49462.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": { "name": "Brad Flora", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/brad-flora" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 570318, "full_name": "Christian Knudsen", "title": "Founder/CEO", "founder_bio": "Chris is the Co-founder & CEO of Littio. He leads growth with over a decade of experience scaling tech startups and leading growth across multiple industries, including fintech, agriculture, and web 3.0.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-knudsen-daccach-51915397/", "x_url": null, "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/f9ae47ff0b9dea09bed1a3f1a189ca39c050c061.jpg" }, { "user_id": 878384, "full_name": "Ivan Torroledo", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "Physics & Economist \nData Scientist \n+9 banking & financial services experience", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivantorroledo/", "x_url": " https://twitter.com/ivantorroledo", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/fee2f4426fdaf76ee2d682821f1f16ed2d2e6821.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [], "launches": [ { "id": 68339, "title": "Littio 🚀 Dollar banking for Latin America", "tagline": "Meet Littio - the dollar account for people in Latin America", "body": "### **Hello there!**\n\nThis is Luis, Camilo, Chris and Ivan from Colombia 🇨🇴. We are happy to share that Littio is live!\\\n\\\n🚀 [Littio](https://www.littio.co/) is a **dollar bank** tailored made for people in Latin America to fight devaluation. \n\n**Why we started this**\n\n300 million people in Latin America have no way of accessing basic financial services in U.S. dollars. We are financially cut off from the world. Access to dollar financial products is limited to the richest 1% and only them can effectively protect their money from hyper-devaluation. \n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=68339&key=user_uploads/201195/800b4078-18be-4a6b-83ec-f9be1565d897)\n\nHaving lived this problem first hand for years, we want to fundamentally change the dynamics. People should have access to global financial services in dollars via technology.\n\n**Our Solution**\n\nA dollar bank account that works from an app on any smartphone. With Littio people can:\n\n* Open a free dollar bank account in less than 3 minutes 💵\n* Get a Mastercard debit card 💳 \n* Send and receive dollar payments 💸 \n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=68339&key=user_uploads/201195/c35b782a-cc5a-4ba7-a846-590944c5539d)\n\nWe use USDC and traditional payment railways to power up this solution in a simple and easy experience for users.\n\n**Finally,** \n\nIf you live in Colombia 🇨🇴 and want a dollar account, download our app at [Apple](https://littio.sng.link/D89hr/y9ggo?_smtype=3) or [Google](https://littio.sng.link/D89hr/y9ggo?_smtype=3).\n\nIf you live in any other country in LatAm, send us an email at [founders@littio.co](mailto:founders@littio.co) and we can set you up.", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/HmF-littio-dollar-banking-for-latin-america", "votes": 32, "created_at": "2023-01-11T03:36:45.384Z" } ] }, { "id": 28382, "name": "Theya", "slug": "theya", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/57042ecd2926bcb4a43d14403b927a2ae844ffdc.png", "website": "https://www.theya.us/", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Theya is the world’s simplest Bitcoin self-custody app for users who find crypto exchanges risky and hardware wallets overwhelming. We are making the self-custody UX seamless with our multi-sig wallet that users can set up using smartphones, giving them the functionality and convenience of centralized exchanges without sacrificing control and security of hardware wallets.\r\n\r\nWe aim to be the default consumer app for Bitcoin - offering products like accumulation, lending, investments and payments - all built on top of our intuitive self-custody platform.", "one_liner": "The world's simplest Bitcoin self-custody solution", "team_size": 3, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech -> Consumer Finance", "launched_at": 1678296107, "tags": [ "Fintech", "Crypto / Web3", "Consumer", "Neobank" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2023", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Fintech", "Consumer Finance" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": [ { "question": "Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.\n", "answer": "Multi-sig, self-custodial Bitcoin private banking" } ], "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/theya", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/winter-2023/theya.json", "year_founded": 2023, "city": "San Francisco", "country": "US", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/theya-us", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/theya_inc", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": null, "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/57042ecd2926bcb4a43d14403b927a2ae844ffdc.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": { "name": "Harj Taggar", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/harj-taggar" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 1000007, "full_name": "Vikas Choudhary", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "Co-founder/CTO at Theya - building a self-custodial bitcoin private bank. Previously co-founder/CTO at Porter (marketplace for trucking - >$230M revenue; backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global)", "is_active": false, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikasch90/", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/vikasch", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/dce5903794c3ee0cd29c4c687022b696126ebcb0.jpg" }, { "user_id": 1235724, "full_name": "Smeet Bhatt", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "Smeet has background as a tech entrepreneur and investor. Previously, he led marketing and GTM at a YC S18 enterprise software company, Prodigal (Sr A: Accel, Menlo, YC). Smeet was also an investor with IDG Ventures and co-founded Chymera (mobile VR ad-network).\n\nSmeet studied Civil Engineering and Physics at IIT Bombay and has experience trading global macro (equities, bonds, FX, commodities) and growth tech investing for over 8 years. He also believes that Bitcoin is not a choice.", "is_active": false, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/smeetbhatt/", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/smeet_bhatt", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/42a4aa089e96d1507f1490f9f8430902e7d5ea68.jpg" }, { "user_id": 271471, "full_name": "Sriram Bhargav Karnati", "title": "Founder/CTO", "founder_bio": "Previously co-founder / CTO @ Theya (W23). Now I do AI stuff @ Fireworks AI", "is_active": false, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/srirambhargav", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/_sriramk_", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/b35f5724779bab859262ab6ef7ae0ba549453032.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [], "launches": [ { "id": 89374, "title": "Theya for Business – The Bitcoin Operating System for Organizations", "tagline": "Secure, scalable bitcoin management for treasury, payments, and team operations", "body": "**tl;dr:** We built Theya for Business so any organization using Bitcoin—whether you're 2 or 2,000 people—can securely manage bitcoin across teams, departments, and entities without relying on custodians.\\\n\\\nManage Bitcoin, create collaborative vaults, make payments, assign access roles, track transactions, and streamline reconciliation—all from one clean dashboard.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=89374&key=user_uploads/271471/b652e58d-6a72-4b48-aeb6-e0f3d518422c)\n\n**No custodians. No hardware required. No technical experience needed.**\n\n\n\n---\n\n### Why This Matters\n\nManaging bitcoin in a team setting is hard:\n\n* Single-key wallets = single points of failure\n* Custodians = counterparty risk\n* DIY multisig = technical, fragmented, and hard to scale\n\nWe’ve seen finance and ops teams struggle to manage holdings, delegate access, and reconcile activity—securely and collaboratively.\\\n**Theya for Business solves this with a purpose-built, modular platform that scales with your org.**\n\n---\n\n### What You Can Do with Theya\n\n✅ **Collaborative Vaults**\\\n2-of-3 multisig setup—distribute keys and approve transactions across your team.\n\n✅ **Scalable Infrastructure**\\\nCreate vaults for departments, partners, or individual employees—all under one roof.\n\n✅ **Effortless Access Control**\\\nAssign signer roles, onboard your finance team, and rotate access without any engineering overhead.\n\n✅ **Transaction Visibility & Reconciliation**\\\nTrack balances, activity, and approvals from a single dashboard—ideal for ops, accounting, and compliance.\n\n✅ **Modular Setup**\\\nUse single-key for payments, multisig for core holdings. Theya supports both.\n\n---\n\n### Who It’s For\n\n* Bitcoin-native companies\n* Funds, family offices, and exchanges\n* Any organization managing bitcoin across teams, wallets, or jurisdictions\n\n---\n\n### What’s Next\n\n* Built-in bitcoin purchases\n* Automated payroll & bonuses in BTC\n* Credit lines against your bitcoin\n* Advanced finance & compliance dashboards\n\n---\n\n### Why Now\n\nBitcoin is gaining traction with organizations, but the infrastructure hasn’t kept up. Most custody options are built for individuals or require trust in third parties.\n\n**Theya offers a new model: collaborative, self-custodial, and built for scale.**\n\n---\n\n### Try It Today\n\nTheya for Business is live and available globally — [business.theya.us](https://business.theya.us)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/NFW-theya-for-business-the-bitcoin-operating-system-for-organizations", "votes": 12, "created_at": "2025-04-10T13:39:56.679Z" }, { "id": 70576, "title": "Theya: World's simplest Bitcoin multi-sig, self-custody app", "tagline": "We are building the default consumer app for Bitcoin - offering products like accumulation, lending, investments and payments - all built on top of our intuitive self-custody platform.", "body": "### **Tl:dr**\n\nTheya is the world’s simplest Bitcoin self-custody app for whole-coiners (users with >1BTC) who find crypto exchanges risky and hardware wallets overwhelming. We simplify the self-custody UX through our multi-device, multi-sig wallet that users can set up using smartphones, giving you the functionality and convenience of centralized exchanges without sacrificing control and security of hardware wallets.\n\n### **Team**\n\nVikas, Sriram and Smeet have extensive background in founding and scaling tech companies and crypto platforms over the past 10 years. Founders have been friends for over 15 years.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=70576&key=user_uploads/1235724/1abfbd7f-b023-47b1-8c54-ddf9bd32371f)\n\nVikas was previously the co-founder and CTO of Porter, India’s largest intra-city logistics marketplace that does over $220M in annual revenue. He raised over $150M from Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global during his 7 years at Porter. While studying at Stanford, Vikas founded an ML-driven real estate fund that has invested over $30M.\n\nSriram has led crypto engineering teams at Robinhood, FalconX and GameStop Blockchain. He built crypto custody infra and led the development of self-custody wallets for Robinhood and GameStop. He started his career at Google and has over 10 years of experience building consumer apps. Sriram graduated with Bachelors in Computer Science from IIT Bombay.\n\nSmeet has led marketing and go-to-market teams at multiple early-stage startups. Prior to Theya, he was the first business hire at Prodigal (YC S18). He started his career at Deutsche Bank and has 8+ years of experience trading macro assets like FX, Bonds, Equities and believes that long Bitcoin is the most important trade of the 2020s.\n\n### **Problem:**\n\nThe protection of your wealth and trust is paramount, which is why we exist. The reality is that centralized crypto platforms like FTX, Celsius, and Voyager have failed to ensure the safety of their users' Bitcoin. More recently, there are renewed concerns about Binance.\n\nAs the saying goes, **\"not your keys, not your Bitcoin\"** and this is more true now than ever before. Every user who stores Bitcoin on popular crypto exchanges faces severe counterparty risks, including:\n\n**Credit Risk:** If your crypto exchange was to go bankrupt (like FTX) or suffer a catastrophic event, your Bitcoin stored there is certainly at risk.\n\n**Regulatory Risk:** Any change in laws or regulations, crypto exchanges may be forced to freeze or confiscate your Bitcoin.\n\n**Cybersecurity Risk:** While centralized exchanges invest in security measures, they are prime targets for cyber attacks. Successful hackers can steal users’ Bitcoin from hot wallets.\n\nSelf-custody hardware wallets are a solution, but they come with their own set of challenges. They have a messy user experience, and users are responsible for managing their own setup, security, and backup keys. Furthermore, they represent a single point of failure. These risks make it crucial to prioritize the protection of your Bitcoin, and we are here to help you do just that.\n\n### **Solution:**\n\nOur multisig wallet is like a digital safe where you need multiple keys to unlock it. For example, our 2-of-3 multi-sig wallet requires two out of three keys to approve a transaction before the Bitcoin can be spent.\n\nCustomers will always hold the two keys necessary to approve transactions. Theya holds the third key that can only be used for recovery if you misplace one of your keys, but it can never be used to transfer funds on its own.\n\nTheya is simplifying the self-custody experience through a mobile-first multisig wallet that families can set up using iPhones and Apple Watches. We also support other devices such as NFC cards, hardware wallets, and more that can be used as your additional keys if desired. We make your Bitcoin resilient to phishing and hacking and you retain control of your Bitcoin wealth even if we fail without notice.\n\n### **Ask**\n\n1. If you currently hold Bitcoin on centralized exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, Robinhood, Kraken, Gemini etc. you should definitely consider taking self-custody. Hit us up for a free trial to the simplest Bitcoin self-custody app ever.\n2. Reach out if you are curious to learn about Theya, Bitcoin and the ongoing global banking crisis, feel free to reach out.", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/IMK-theya-world-s-simplest-bitcoin-multi-sig-self-custody-app", "votes": 46, "created_at": "2023-03-28T03:24:42.591Z" } ] }, { "id": 29123, "name": "Glide", "slug": "glide-2", "former_names": [ "WalletKit" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/d1c76d50e7b1ba3c361d312f4e312c3e5f8f54b3.png", "website": "https://buildwithglide.com", "all_locations": "New York City, NY, USA; Remote", "long_description": "Glide lets apps accept crypto deposits from any chain, wallet, or exchange using pre-built wallet funding flows. Users can fund wallets directly — no bridges, no swaps, no repeated KYC.", "one_liner": "Crypto Deposits, Wallet Funding, and Pay-with-crypto Infra", "team_size": 4, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Infrastructure", "launched_at": 1689702823, "tags": [ "Developer Tools", "Crypto / Web3", "B2B", "API", "Infrastructure" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2023", "status": "Acquired", "industries": [ "B2B", "Infrastructure" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/glide-2", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/summer-2023/glide-2.json", "year_founded": 2023, "city": "New York City", "country": "US", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/paywithglide", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/tusharsoni1205", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": null, "github_url": "https://github.com/usewalletkit", "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/d1c76d50e7b1ba3c361d312f4e312c3e5f8f54b3.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": { "name": "Harj Taggar", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/harj-taggar" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 139706, "full_name": "Tushar Soni", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "Co-founder, CEO @ Glide (buildwithglide.com)\n\nPrior to starting Glide, I was a tech lead at Robinhood Crypto building the Robinhood Wallet app. Previously, I worked on large-scale consumer apps such as Uber Eats, Apple Music, and App Store.\n\nI also created and maintain Copper (https://gocopper.dev) - a fullstack toolkit to build web apps in Go.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/tusharsoni", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/tusharsoni1205", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/4eaba884107d19c2cd6d94abab93483bc503a360.jpg" }, { "user_id": 1440060, "full_name": "Qinyu Tong", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "I'm the co-founder at WalletKit building the best developer platform for web3 consumer app developers. Prior WalletKit, I was at Robinhood Crypto building the Robinhood Wallet. Previously, I worked at LinkedIn on enterprise infra such as Ads API, AI Infra. ", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/tongqinyu", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/qtofrivia", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/111d623f397ce92074da29e898a8e59f7e8bd78f.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [], "launches": [ { "id": 73221, "title": "WalletKit — Developer platform for building consumer-friendly web3 apps", "tagline": "Build web3 apps with wallets, tokens, and NFTs using simple HTTP APIs", "body": "**_⏳ TLDR;_** WalletKit is a developer platform, that helps you build decentralized apps without any crypto knowledge. It is best used for building user-friendly consumer apps aimed at mass adoption. Come talk to us if you’re building in this space or if you’re curious about adding decentralized features to your product.\n\nHey everyone! This is [**@Tushar Soni**](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/user/139706) and [**@Qinyu Tong**](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/user/1440060) from [**@WalletKit**](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/29123), and we are super excited to tell you what we’ve been working on.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=73221&key=user_uploads/139706/1b7b6d81-ebee-42dd-a5bf-c926342dc9d6)\n\n---\n\n### **🤔 Problem**\n\nCrypto has gone through several ups and downs in its decade-long history. However, we have yet to build meaningful use cases outside of trading. There are a few reasons that are slowing us down:\n\n1. **Low Adoption**: People find crypto products hard to use, confusing, risky, or scammy. We believe this is because it is incredibly difficult to build trusted brands and high-quality user experiences that everyone has come to expect from the products they use.\n2. **High Complexity**: Blockchain is a collection of really complicated technology and building consumer products directly on top of it will take a lot of expertise and a long time.\\\n Imagine trying to build a Rewards & Loyalty Program - you have to pick a chain, work with smart contracts, figure out how users will manage their wallets, handle transactions, reorgs, gas management, and so much more. You have to do this while making sure everything is done securely so you and your users don’t lose their digital assets.\n3. **Developer Tooling**: The popular developer platforms are too low-level. They are usually a mirror of Blockchain Node APIs aimed at node operations, not building consumer apps.\n\nOur goal is to elevate the developer experience for building decentralized consumer apps and enable builders to focus on their use case, not blockchain infrastructure.\n\n---\n\n### **🔧 Solution**\n\nWe are rethinking how to build decentralized apps by providing engineers with simple high-level abstractions to create amazing products.\n\nWalletKit wraps popular blockchain building blocks into easy-to-use HTTP APIs. Today, we support building with wallets, tokens, and NFTs.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=73221&key=user_uploads/139706/77b906df-a7b3-4387-ad5f-43630e739bdf)\n\nWe took it a step further with WalletKit Dashboard - a digital asset management tool for your app-related digital assets. Use WalletKit Dashboard to create wallets, tokens, mint NFTs, make transfers, and interact with user wallets.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=73221&key=user_uploads/139706/feafd2f1-3d58-493f-bc5e-3ee76bf2f14e)\n\n---\n\n### **👽 Founders**\n\nQinyu and I met at Robinhood, where we led the Web3 team responsible for building Robinhood Wallet. We experienced firsthand the lack of tools and infrastructure needed to build a consumer-friendly product.\n\nIt became clear to us that this gap in infrastructure is holding back the entire community from creating amazing products that have a chance at mass adoption. It acts as a barrier for founders to build decentralized products. WalletKit aims to remove this barrier entirely.\n\n---\n\n### **🤝 Ask & Deal**\n\nConnect us with founders/builders who are building decentralized apps or want to add decentralized features! Feel free to send an intro email to [**tushar@usewalletkit.com**](mailto:tushar@usewalletkit.com). We would love to help out.\n\nFor all YC companies and connections that come through the YC network, we offer a white-glove service and discounted rates :)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/J2z-walletkit-developer-platform-for-building-consumer-friendly-web3-apps", "votes": 31, "created_at": "2023-07-19T15:30:20.915Z" } ] }, { "id": 29414, "name": "Cleva", "slug": "cleva", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/bb405a26d1a603373572e220fb38dadd2c97c421.png", "website": "https://www.getcleva.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote", "long_description": "Cleva breaks down financial borders across the globe by enabling remote workers, individuals, and businesses to hold stablecoin-backed dollars. Specifically, we enable our customers:\r\n\r\n1. Receive USD, GBP, EUR payments: Individuals and businesses can receive USD, GBP, and EUR payments into their virtual account.\r\n2. Receive and send stablecoins: They can also receive USDT or USDC, and make global payments via USDT and USDC.\r\n3. Hold funds in USD: They can choose to hold their funds in USD instead of converting to local currency. In high inflation countries, this is extremely desirable as it helps our customers hedge against inflation until they're ready to spend in local currency.\r\n4. Stablecoin-backed cards: We issue cards that are stablecoin-backed and accepted by 150M+ merchants across the globe. Users can fund in stablecoins or fiat, spend anywhere VISA is accepted, and earn cashback in the form of Cleva Points.\r\n5. Savings: We recently launched Cleva Pots, allowing users to save towards their goals and earn yield on their savings.\r\n\r\nIt's still very early days at Cleva. We've been hyper-focused on our home country Nigeria but we're now expanding to more countries across the globe.", "one_liner": "Global neobank for emerging markets", "team_size": 30, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech", "launched_at": 1704535583, "tags": [ "Fintech", "Crypto / Web3", "Remote Work", "Emerging Markets", "Neobank" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2024", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Fintech" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cleva", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/winter-2024/cleva.json", "year_founded": 2023, "city": "San Francisco", "country": "US", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleva-banking/", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/clevabanking", "fb_url": "https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551351002083", "cb_url": null, "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/bb405a26d1a603373572e220fb38dadd2c97c421.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": { "name": "Tom Blomfield", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/tom-blomfield" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 1322737, "full_name": "Tolu Alabi", "title": "Founder/CEO", "founder_bio": "Tolu brings relevant experience from her time as a Lead Product Manager building Issuing and Banking products at Stripe. Prior to Stripe, she was a Senior PM at Amazon working on multiple products from Logistics to Augmented Reality. In addition, she has an MBA from Stanford GSB and a B.A in Computer Science and Mathematics from Grinnell College.\n\nOutside of work, she loves to play multiple sports (for now tennis and basketball). She's also a huge Lebron fan.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/tolu-alabi-08697525", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/tolu_tols1", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/c7a4f53803eeebb6ab7526e48e61875be7db7554.jpg" }, { "user_id": 1564262, "full_name": "Philip Abel", "title": "Founder/CTO", "founder_bio": "Philip has spent years building large-scale, multi-region infrastructure and services at industry leaders including AWS, Twilio, and Akamai Technologies. Originally from Nigeria, his journey took him from Kano to MIT and Georgia Tech, where he studied computer science. His story is one of resilience, curiosity, and a deep commitment to using technology to make a positive impact on the world.\n\nOutside of work, Philip is a lifelong FC Barcelona supporter and a devoted Lionel Messi fan.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/abelphilip", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/fad65ffe0893f9e38cffc65c2ac8ff49df870eed.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [ { "title": "Empowering change through fintech collaboration | Mastercard Newsroom", "url": "https://www.mastercard.com/news/perspectives/featured-topics/fintech/empowering-change-through-fintech-collaboration/", "date": "May 30, 2024" }, { "title": "Cross-border fintech stands out in Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 cohort | TechCrunch", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/05/cross-border-fintech-y-combinator-demo-day/", "date": "Apr 05, 2024" }, { "title": "YC-backed African fintech Cleva, founded by Stripe and AWS alums, raises $1.5M pre-seed | TechCrunch", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/08/yc-backed-african-fintech-cleva-founded-by-stripe-and-aws-alums-raises-1-5m-pre-seed/", "date": "Jan 08, 2024" } ], "launches": [ { "id": 79028, "title": "Cleva: USD banking platform for Africa", "tagline": "Helping businesses earn, save and invest in USD!", "body": "Greetings, YC community! We are Tolu and Philip, the co-founders of [Cleva](https://www.getcleva.com/).\n\n**tl;dr:** _Cleva makes it easy for freelancers and businesses in emerging markets to get paid for their services and manage their money in USD. We do this by providing USD accounts to receive international payments at very low costs, a debit card to spend, the ability to convert currencies, and the ability to save and earn interest over time. We launched in August 2023 and now process over 4 million dollars monthly for customers while doubling revenue month-over-month._\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=79028&key=user_uploads/1564262/c0929233-d351-4cc5-a419-586ae957dec3)\n\n**The Problem**\n\nDespite the growing number of young remote African workers and businesses serving global partners, international payments and investments in USD are still a complex puzzle for many talented Africans and businesses. This intricate challenge can stifle economic growth and opportunities. We firmly believe that Africans should have an effortless way to receive international payments and manage their finances without paying excessive fees or dealing with local currency fluctuations. This problem is not only relevant; it's a catalyst for empowerment. \n\n**Cleva's Solution**\n\nWe are building an all-in-one platform to enable payments, spending via debit cards, and investments. Our flagship product, launched in August 2023, simplifies payments for remote workers and freelancers in Nigeria. It enables them to establish a Cleva US-based account, effortlessly receive salaries and customer payments, and seamlessly manage their finances, including currency conversion, with remarkable ease. Over the coming months, we will build tools for investments.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=79028&key=user_uploads/1564262/d34476fb-66ea-425a-b4fb-d3b604fcae1c)\n\n**How We Started**\n\n[Tolu](https://linkedin.com/in/tolu-alabi-08697525) and [Philip](https://linkedin.com/in/abelphilip) have known each other for over 10 years and understand how expensive cross-border transactions are from personal experiences. We also understand how hyperinflation and devaluation of African currencies have diminished the spending power of friends and family. We take this problem personally and want to tackle it head-on to enable prosperity for Africans and others across emerging economies. We believe simplifying how people earn and invest in USD will empower businesses and remote workers across emerging economies.\n\n**Our Ask**\n\n1. Check out [Cleva](https://www.getcleva.com/), sign up for your USD Banking needs, or refer people in the countries we serve today.\n2. Share this post! Please help get the word out. We want more people to know about Cleva and how we add value.\n 1. iOS AppLink: \n 2. Android: Link coming soon. (it’s pending play store approval)\n3. Connect us with USD Banking Providers and Remote Work Companies at [contact@getcleva.com](mailto:contact@getcleva.com).\n\n**The Team**\n\nTolu Alabi: Handles all things business, product, and more. Tolu has 10+ years of experience building customer-centric products at Stripe and Amazon. She also has an MBA from Stanford GSB and is an enthusiastic basketball and Lebron James fan!\n\nPhilip: Handles all things tech and more. Philip has significant experience as a software engineer and has worked at AWS, Twilio, and Akamai Technologies. He is passionate about using technology for good. He is an FC Barcelona fan (soccer)  and a big Lionel Mesi fan.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=79028&key=user_uploads/1564262/687c2db8-c5f6-4287-bdcb-783756521bf7)\n\n", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/KYe-cleva-usd-banking-platform-for-africa", "votes": 21, "created_at": "2024-03-04T18:42:54.669Z" } ] }, { "id": 29465, "name": "Polar", "slug": "polar", "former_names": [ "Aria", "GoldenBasis" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/a67ca9f40a361ea65885c3e75244352a9f9f8a46.png", "website": "https://www.polarfi.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote", "long_description": "Polar helps remote workers, freelancers, and online sellers outside the U.S. who get paid in dollars get better exchange rates when moving earnings to their local bank. 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For example, when you want to transfer your stocks from Schwab to Fidelity, GoldenBasis would let Fidelity gather your transfer information, track the status of your transfer, and automatically update their internal records.\n\n### **Ask**\n\nIf you or someone you know is leading a brokerage operations team and wants to improve their account transfer process, please reach out at [founders@goldenbasis.com](mailto:founders@goldenbasis.com)!\n\n### **A quick primer on account transfers**\n\n* Account transfers exist so you can move to a new brokerage without selling your positions, which could incur taxes.\n* Incoming account transfers are a primary source of growth for brokerages.\n* Over $90 billion of assets are transferred every month in the US. Surprisingly, 18% of these transfers are delayed, often for several weeks \\[1\\].\n\n**How the process works**\n\nLet’s say you want to transfer your assets from Schwab to Fidelity. The following needs to happen:\n\n* You fill out an account transfer form at Fidelity.\n* Fidelity sends this information to Schwab.\n* Schwab tells Fidelity what assets are in your account.\n* Fidelity makes sure they can hold these assets.\n* Your assets move to Fidelity a few days later.\n\nThis back-and-forth process is part of a standard protocol called ACATS, and it lets brokerages transfer assets to each other electronically \\[2\\]. The process above sounds straightforward, but there are hundreds of edge cases detailed in manuals that total over 1000 pages.\n\n### **Problem**\n\nTransfers are supposed to take 3-4 days but often take weeks. During the transfer:\n\n* You can’t trade your assets.\n* To find out the status of your transfer, you need to contact customer support.\n* The brokerage receiving your assets is missing out on revenue.\n* The brokerage delivering your assets gets in trouble with the regulators if they don’t go quickly enough.\n\nWhy are delays so common? It’s because there are multiple rounds of manual data entry and any small mistake (e.g. missing comma) can delay the transfer. Furthermore, the operations team has to resolve issues on outdated platforms that are hard to use.\n\nHere’s a taste of the experience today:\n\n* You begin the transfer by filling out a daunting form.\n\n ![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=78734&key=user_uploads/714908/c77b27cb-a621-4364-a3dc-4f2f371897b0)\n\n* The brokerage operations team re-enters your form and handles issues in a back-office system.\n\n ![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=78734&key=user_uploads/714908/9a53a162-695a-40b4-a41a-a7cc1cb1834d)\n\n\n### **Solution**\n\nGoldenBasis provides a modern software stack that solves these issues:\n\n* With GoldenBasis, you don’t need to fill out any forms. Just upload your account statement from the brokerage you want to leave, and our AI extracts and validates the fields, which vastly reduces errors.\n\n ![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=78734&key=user_uploads/714908/1966b057-cc89-42ab-b4ce-acc20f50d53a)\n\n* GoldenBasis lets you easily track the status of your transfer so you know what’s going on without having to contact support.\n\n ![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=78734&key=user_uploads/714908/984e522f-5537-4876-b8d3-748ca0971ed5)\n\n* GoldenBasis provides modern GUIs for the operations team to handle issues.\n\n ![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=78734&key=user_uploads/714908/234c33e9-a876-4aba-9080-30c7d741a042)\n\n\n### **Team**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=78734&key=user_uploads/714908/9c49f965-4e87-4d7e-86ec-eb85ead3e823)\n\n[Grant](https://linkedin.com/in/grant-a-391184a5) (CEO) met [Andrew](https://linkedin.com/in/andrew-wang-0b5526109) (CTO) in college at Princeton, where they became best friends. 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Install it with **npx @blaze-money/cli**. Use it with your favorite agentic harness or at blaze.money/agentic-finance. ChatGPT, Claude apps, and OpenClaw plugin coming soon.\\\n\\\nOur launch video: \n\n## ❌ The problem\n\nYou're a lean team busy doing more than you can handle already, and finances feel like a perpetual weight on your shoulders. You know there are bills to pay, invoices to collect on, questions you want answered. But a real finance team costs $10,000 to $20,000 a month, and you could always \"do it yourself,\" so the problem goes on dangling, half solved, half annoyance, always taking up RAM.\n\nWhat ends up happening is bills get paid late, you spend money on some $300/month marketing software your interns bought months ago without you knowing, and real problems with your vendors, payroll, and runway sneak up on you at 2am on Sunday.\n\nWe've lived this personally. As a 3 year old, super lean fintech team running all our own finances, we know what it's like trying to keep the finances afloat while doing everything else it takes to make it big. It's not like the work is rocket science. It's just constant, manual, nagging, and spread across 18 different tools that need sense making.\n\nUntil recently, you had to pay $10,000 a month to hire a finance function. We'd like to change that.\n\n## 🛠 What we built\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=108616&key=user_uploads/85958/4ef6fa06-6115-4df5-bacf-cc481a437e15)\n\n\\\nChat with Blaze from your favorite agentic harness and watch it get real things done for your finances:\n\n* **Pay bills and contractors.** Tell it to pay the AWS bill and it finds the invoice, shows you the amount, and pays on your approval. \"Send Maria $3,000 for the design work\" works the same way, domestic or international.\n* **Collect payments and send invoices.** \"Send Acme a payment link for $12,500.\" Blaze creates the link, sends it, and updates you when it's paid. Draft a real invoice the same way, from a one-line request. If a client drags their feet, it follows up automatically.\n* **Forecast cash.** Connects to your bank through Plaid, finds the recurring patterns, and projects your balance so you know your runway.\n* **Handle the pre-accounting.** Categorizes transactions and matches them to the bills and invoices they belong to as they happen, so your actual accounting is easier when you get to it.\n* **Move stablecoins.** On and off-ramps USDC across 80+ currencies, with support for cards and various local payment methods around the world.\n* **Flag problems early.** Tells you about a low balance, an overdue invoice, or unusual spend before it becomes an issue.\n\nIt installs with one command:\n\n```\nnpx @blaze-money/cli\n```\n\nYou can use it anywhere you use AI agents. Our favorites are in Hermes on Telegram and on the dashboard at dashboard.blaze.money. There's a REST API and SDK if you want to connect it to your own systems.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=108616&key=user_uploads/85958/492a039d-5aeb-4cab-bc85-33fe8f82f1c0)\n\n## 🙏 Ask\n\nIf you are, or you know, any of the following, we'd love to hear from you.\n\n**Founders running lean**\n\nYou're doing your own bills, invoicing, and cash flow because a real finance team costs $10,000 to $20,000 a month. Try it and tell us what breaks: **npx @blaze-money/cli** or .\n\n**Early customers**\n\nWe're onboarding our first businesses now, and want people who'll help us decide what the agent should handle next. Especially focused on handyman and trades businesses (HVAC, repair, remodeling) and property managers, especially in the Airbnb space.\n\n**Anyone with an intro**\n\nTo founders and small teams who'd rather not open their bank again. You can reach us at [founders@blaze.money](mailto:founders@blaze.money).\n\n## 👥 Team\n\nFaiyam is a full-stack engineer who dropped out of med school to build startups instead. As a founding engineer at Luc's previous startup, he helped it scale to $1m in ARR. He manages finances for Blaze, and is personally relieved he no longer needs to stay up on Sunday nights to do so.\n\nLuc is a two-time founder. His first startup hit #1 on the App Store. Before that, he was a tech lead at Spotify and Artsy. Luc built Blaze's cross-border payment rails after living the problem firsthand, moving money in and out of Latin America.\n\nFun fact: Luc and Faiyam met after Faiyam \"coincidentally\" sat down next to him at a coffee shop in Williamsburg, New York, seven years ago. The rest is history (in the making).", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/SFs-blaze-ai-cfo-for-businesses", "votes": 29, "created_at": "2026-07-31T17:08:14.398Z" }, { "id": 83613, "title": "Blaze - Global Venmo for cross border payments", "tagline": "Pay anyone, anywhere, seamlessly.", "body": "**TL;DR**: Blaze is building a global Venmo for cross-border payments. For example, if you're a Californian nomad living in Mexico City, you can use Blaze to pay rent to your local landlord. Or if you're an expat living in Colombia, you can use Blaze to pay your teacher for Spanish classes. Check [us out](https://blaze.money/app-download) on iOS and Android!\\\n\\\nA [quick intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50MMF87m3ZM) for you:\n\nA little over a year ago, we found ourselves traveling all over the world. Luc was spending time between Mexico, Colombia, and other parts of South America, while Faiyam was nomad-ing around Asia. Everywhere we went, it was a pain to transact with our new friends from other countries. We found ourselves wanting a Venmo like experience that worked for our international lives.\n\nSo we decided to build it. Blaze is the payments app we wanted for our own lives, and if you have a lot of international contacts, perhaps it is for you too.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=83613&key=user_uploads/1447220/01f1684f-81c7-44be-8d51-3ae79733e27c)\n\n_from left to right:_\n\n💻 [Luc](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucsucces) studied engineering at NYU before going on to start 2 VC-backed startups, one of which went to #1 on the app store and got him sued by Drake (true story). He’s also been a tech lead at Spotify and Artsy, and has lived and worked in over 50 countries worldwide.\n\n🧘‍♂️ [Faiyam](https://linkedin.com/in/faiyam-rahman) studied mathematics at Duke, then engineering at Cornell before going on to build a $1M ARR business with Luc at his 2nd startup. He’s also an avid practitioner of yoga and meditation.\n\n🧑‍🎨 [Igor](https://linkedin.com/in/zagnienski) is a former lead designer at BitPanda, Austria’s first unicorn. Prior to that, he spent his time jumping out of planes and running Space Individuals, one of Europe’s leading platforms to find jobs in Space.\n\n# 📱 **App Preview**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=83613&key=user_uploads/1447220/71549726-5f93-469a-bf32-6f2ec6d5c94d)\n\n# **🙏 Asks**\n\n* Help us beta test! [Download](https://blaze.money/app-download) on iOS and Android. 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We’re [Gray](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gray-newfield-447b9b111/) and [Noah](https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-newfield-208a40129/), co-founders of [BeerMe](https://beerme.world/).\n\n**The Problem:** Sending money should be as engaging as other forms of digital content.\\\nAs we spend more time online, our options for self-expression (text, audio, photos, video, gifs, emojis, reactions, and stickers) have flourished. But payments feel about the same as they did 10 years ago.\n\n**The Solution:** BeerMe makes sending money fun and expressive.\n\nSend an old friend a couple beers ($16) on his birthday. Text your daughter a coffee ($5) to brighten up her finals week. Slack your team little treats ($4 each) at the end of a long sprint. With a curated library of tokens, any moment becomes an occasion.\\\n\\\n**Demo:**\n\n\n\nLike all social media content, tokens can be sent via private, anonymous links on any platform where people stay connected. Transfers are instant, global, and free. 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Watch our demo [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9hHISlGp9Y).\n\n### **The Problem**\n\nBusinesses face significant hurdles when sending and receiving global payments:\n\n* Traditional methods rely on correspondent banks, adding fees (1.5-6% for B2B) and delays of 2-5 business days or more. Bank transfers typically require 2-4 intermediaries between smaller countries, with costs reaching hundreds of dollars. \n* Frequent fluctuations in Latin American currencies, coupled with extreme inflation rates (over 50% annually in some countries), make international payments unpredictable and risky. \n* Complex regulations and strict compliance rules across jurisdictions require different documentation for each institution. \n* Fragmented payment landscapes across countries require integration with multiple local payment systems (like SPEI, Pix, PSE), making implementation resource-intensive\n\n### **Our Solution**\n\nOur API integrates seamlessly with your existing workflows. With BlindPay you can:\n\n* Send and receive payments using fiat money and stablecoins\n* Get competitive FX quotes and low transaction fees\n* Connect directly to local instant payment systems across Latin America\n* 24/7 payments with instant settlement\n* Ensure compliance through blockchain screening, tiered KYC/KYB levels, and continuous transaction monitoring\n\nExpand your global reach while reducing costs and transaction times by up to 80%. Powered by stablecoins and blockchain, our platform eliminates the delays, high fees, and regulatory barriers of traditional payment systems.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=87070&key=user_uploads/2098545/f81c874e-a8e7-4a92-ab1e-de8897529a63)\n\n### **Developer Experience**\n\nAdd fiat gateways to your apps with minimal code. 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We spent much of college experimenting with our own trading strategies. We became obsessed with one question: why should sophisticated trading tools only be accessible to Wall Street?\n\n**TL;DR:** Describe a trading idea in natural language. Conviction tests it on historical data and deploys an AI agent that trades on your behalf.\\\n\\\n\n\n**The Problem**\n\nMost people don't have time to stare at charts all day. \n\nBut trading ideas show up everywhere: On Reddit. In the news. On X. YouTube. 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Our mission is to bridge that gap and bring those tools to you.\n\n**Start trading here:** [convictiontrade.ai](http://convictiontrade.ai)\n\n**Questions?** Email us here: [founders@convictiontrade.ai](mailto:founders@convictiontrade.ai)\n\n**Join our Discord** to be part of the Conviction community. Get access to exclusive offers, swag, product updates, and opportunities to help shape what we build next: \n\n**Our ask:** Traders, future traders, market obsessives. 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Vendor discovery and vetting**\\\nAI agents map the hospital’s gaps and goals to the best AI tools on the market, while our review engine flags any compliance issues in vendor documentation.\n\n**2. State-of-the-art benchmarking and evaluations**\\\nOur automated scoring and stress testing helps decision makers identify the best-fit options.\n\n**3. Real-time observability**\\\nOnce a tool is adopted, Parachute monitors it from inception through post-deployment. We automate real-time tracking of performance, drift, and bias – alerting you the moment any metric slips below threshold.\n\n**4. 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But moving money back to Brazil is still:\n\n* **Slow** - transfers take 1–3 business days\n* **Expensive** - with hidden FX fees and SWIFT charges\n* **Frustrating** - requiring multiple accounts, platforms, and workarounds\n\nCarlos tried to pay Brazilian engineers from the US and saw firsthand how broken it is. Fintechs keep building on top of SWIFT. But **SWIFT is the problem**. Cacao replaces it with faster, cheaper rails: stablecoins + Pix.\\\n\\\n**Our Solution**\n\n---\n\nCacao is the best app for Brazilians who are receiving income from abroad.\n\nBuilt with speed, transparency, and flexibility in mind:\n\n* **Receive USD or USDT** via ACH, Wire, RTP, or crypto\n* **Store securely** in a stablecoin (USDT) wallet\n* **Withdraw instantly** to Reais (BRL) via Pix - 24/7, 365 days\n* **Spend in USD** globally with a Visa Platinum card (Apple & Google Pay)\n* **Send and receive crypto** wallet-to-wallet (crypto ↔ crypto is free)\n* **Load your wallet with Pix** - BRL → USDT directly\n* **Track everything** in one intuitive mobile app, with local support in Portuguese\n\n**Pricing:**\n\n* 0.9% on USD deposits\n* 0.9% on Pix withdrawals\n* 1% on card usage\n* **Free crypto ↔ crypto transfers**\n* **Live FX rates** that beat the mid-market rate by 1-2%\n\n**Who It’s For**\n\nCacao is built for Brazilians who get paid from abroad:\n\n* **Freelancers** - devs, designers, PMs, translators, consultants.\n* **Creators** - YouTubers, Kick & Twitch streamers, influencers.\n* **Remote workers** - employed by global companies\n* **Remittance recipients** - family sending money home\n* **Educators** - Udemy, Coursera instructors\n* **Platform earners** - Upwork, Deel, Fiverr, Remote, Ontop, Workana\n* **Foreigners in Brazil** - US tourists and expats using Pix to pay and get paid\n\nGet paid from anywhere. Avoid high fees. Access your money on your terms.\\\n\\\n**Our Ask**\n\nIf you answer “yes” to any of these, we’d love your help:\n\n1. **Do you pay Brazilian freelancers or employees?** \\\n We make receiving income abroad instant and affordable.\n2. **Run a global platform (payroll, freelance, creator)?**\\\n Let’s partner.\n3. **Know Brazilians who earn from abroad or use crypto?**\\\n Share Cacao with them.\n4. **Want to try it yourself or give feedback?**\\\n Download:[ https://www.cacaofi.com/en](https://www.cacaofi.com/en)\n\n📩 [founders@cacaofi.com](mailto:founders@cacaofi.com)\n\nObrigado - let’s make Pix global 🇧🇷💸\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=92888&key=user_uploads/1127436/fb386a2c-9bf5-46ba-9ca5-39d1ed47cd7c)\n\n", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/OAC-cacao-brazilians-can-now-receive-usd-crypto-instantly", "votes": 61, "created_at": "2025-08-15T22:24:23.856Z" } ] }, { "id": 30981, "name": "Freeport Markets", "slug": "freeport-markets", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/7785e7f2104cbe8c0fd7a9462d42a9b03d5aeb86.png", "website": "https://www.freeportmarkets.com/", "all_locations": "New York City, NY, USA", "long_description": "Freeport is a trading platform for pre-IPO shares, equities, crypto, and perpetual futures. Our AI analysts turn trusted social and financial media into a real-time feed of market-moving news and actionable trade ideas.", "one_liner": "Trade Anything", "team_size": 3, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech -> Consumer Finance", "launched_at": 1758671175, "tags": [ "Fintech", "Crypto / Web3", "Investing", "Consumer Finance", "AI" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Fall 2025", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Fintech", "Consumer Finance" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": [ { "question": "What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?", "answer": "Freeport makes social media tradable by turning the sources you trust into actionable trades.\r\n\r\nThe core problem is that the earliest market signals now live in human networks and attention flows, not traditional research pipelines. Edge emerges first in Twitter threads, Reddit communities, and other alternative data. In an attention-driven economy, price moves not just on facts, but on what spreads, who amplifies it, and how quickly a narrative captures mindshare. Retail investors feel this most because they lack terminals, coverage, and the bandwidth to monitor dozens of feeds for breaking news, catalysts, and shifts in positioning.\r\n\r\nFreeport productizes the situational awareness workflow that professionals do manually. We turn your trusted sources into a tradable feed by detecting breaking signals, measuring what is gaining attention, cross-checking across media, mapping second-order impacts to assets, and producing inspectable trade cards with evidence and context. The goal is not more content. It is a continuously updated view of what matters right now and what it implies.\r\n\r\nWe are building this because we have lived the gap between trading with full coverage and trading blind. I traded single stock equity derivatives at three major market makers, where analyst coverage, real time news, and a shared view of catalysts and positioning materially improve decisions. In my personal account outside that coverage, it is easy to miss headlines, attention shifts, or key catalysts until price has already moved, and even strong teams cannot monitor everything. My cofounder is deeply technical with experience at Capital One and Huawei, and we are building Freeport to make that level of speed and situational awareness accessible to everyone.\r\n\r\nOur thesis is simple. As attention becomes a primary market input, the winners will be those with an AI layer that turns trusted information and real-time attention into timely, explainable decisions. Freeport keeps you situationally aware so you are always up to date and never late." }, { "question": "What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?", "answer": "If we succeed, the world changes in one main way: anyone can turn an opinion into a precise market position as easily as posting a thought online. Today that translation is slow and gated. You need context, instrument selection, sizing, execution, and risk controls across fragmented venues. Institutions win because they have teams and systems that continuously do this work.\r\n\r\nFreeport’s long-term vision is to build the on-chain infrastructure that connects information to execution. We turn continuous information processing from an institutional advantage into shared rails so more people can access sophisticated opportunity sets, move faster from belief to position, and trace exactly why a trade exists back to its source and evidence.\r\n\r\nAt the macro level, this improves market quality. Prices are an information system meant to compress dispersed knowledge into signals that coordinate capital. When interpretation is bottlenecked, price discovery is thin and discontinuous. If we democratize the signal to decision workflow with transparent provenance, price discovery becomes deeper and more continuous as more participants act earlier with context. The result is better prices, better capital allocation, and a market closer to decentralized coordination through dispersed knowledge." } ], "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/freeport-markets", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/fall-2025/freeport-markets.json", "year_founded": 2025, "city": "New York City", "country": "US", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/freeportmarkets", "x_url": "https://x.com/freeportmrkts", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/freeport-markets", "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/7785e7f2104cbe8c0fd7a9462d42a9b03d5aeb86.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": { "name": "Garry Tan", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/garry-tan" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 2929506, "full_name": "Lihong Wang", "title": "Founder/CEO", "founder_bio": "Ex-Jane Street, Ex-IMC Options Trader. Built systematic and discretionary strategies across equities and fixed income.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/lihong062/", "x_url": "https://x.com/Lihong062", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/fb6a0261e02e8f251e33a5b2391318d745c20e50.jpg" }, { "user_id": 2929527, "full_name": "Bryan Reed", "title": "Founder/CTO", "founder_bio": "Founder at Freeport", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan1738/", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/165bc8a2dbcb62023ed24fb72676d4f5c7ff790e.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [], "launches": [ { "id": 94762, "title": "Freeport - Intelligent DeFi Investment Platform", "tagline": "Earn yield on crypto and build portfolios with AI + human expertise. 🤖🚀", "body": "Hey YC! 👋\n\nWe’re Lihong & Bryan, former quant trader and developer, and we are building Freeport Markets (https://freeportmarkets.com) to make DeFi investing more accessible for all. \n\n**TL;DR:** Freeport helps you build a **diversified crypto portfolio** across quality assets, and access the most trusted and l**ucrative opportunities in DeFi** on one page, with one click.\n\n**_Ask_**_:_ Try [freeportmarkets.com](http://freeportmarkets.com) (on desktop with hot wallet) and give us feedback! Connect us with student orgs or other groups who can help us with distribution. Our ICP are crypto-adjacent folks who keep most of their crypto on Robinhood/Coinbase. Check out our fun promo vid 👇https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWZTB_r_jO4\n\n### **❌ Problem**\n\nMost investors’ crypto portfolios suffer from the follow issues: \n\n* **Leaving Yield on the Table:** Easy and safe 4-8% extra returns a year from staking / conservatively lending crypto assets that they already own.\n* **Under-diversified:** Portfolios are often just BTC/ETH, which can underperform the crypto market. (No one buys a single stock as a “portfolio”; why a single token?)\n* **Paying Unnecessary Fees:** Coinbase/Robinhood takes a massive cut out of yields, don’t let you lend/borrow at market rates, and have high trading fees.\n\n**Net:** The best opportunities are in DeFi, but people miss out on common-sense optimization, true diversification, and lower fees, because DeFi is fragmented and confusing.\n\n**💰Our Solution** \n\n* **Unify DeFi in One Place:** Freeport integrates trusted protocols on one page.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=94762&key=user_uploads/2929506/f7aad792-d924-4859-aaeb-f992dfb18b5d)\n\n* **Signal Over Noise:** We separate **treasure from trash** with a rigorous screening framework (see below) so nothing you buy here is a scam / rugpull.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=94762&key=user_uploads/2929506/8cdbb09d-c8b3-4aef-98e1-e483ac16a014)\n\n* **Yield on Resting Assets:** Put idle holdings to work in battle‑tested & audited opportunities with transparent sources of return.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=94762&key=user_uploads/2929506/d4c8feb7-9589-48ab-9e8b-a5708f1d0899)\n\n* **Real Diversification:** Allocate across chains, sectors, and risk factors in a single, simple flow using a framework supported by rigorous statistical inference (see below)\n\n \n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=94762&key=user_uploads/2929506/936963cf-a58a-48f1-8d6b-611da05e7433)\n\n* **No Management Fees + Lowest Trading Costs:** We find the best possible path to route your order to minimize slippage and MEV (see below).\n\n🏦**Our Mission**\n\nBring value and science-based “quantamental” investing to crypto, so people view it as the legitimate long-term asset that it is, not a day-trader’s playground. We combine rigorous screening and factor/sector diversification to filter noise and compound value over time.\n\n**⛵Chart Your Course With Freeport** \n\n* Freeport is made for all long-term investors who want durable yield, smartly diversified portfolios, and explainable risk that drives compounding returns. \n* Get started today at [**freeportmarkets.com**](http://freeportmarkets.com), share us with friends who may be interested, and let us know about bugs / feature requests that you may have! \n* Reach us at [lihong.wang@freeportmarkets.com](mailto:lihong.wang@freeportmarkets.com) & [bryan.reed@freeportmarkets.com](mailto:bryan.reed@freeportmarkets.com).\n\n \n\n### **⚙️Appendix: How It Works**\n\n* [**Research-Backed Curation**](https://www.freeportmarkets.com/reference/Investable%20Universe%20Methodology.pdf)**:** To ensure that tokens that we support are legitimate, we operate inside only the top 250 by market cap and screen for real tradability. \n* [**Economic Diversification**](https://www.freeportmarkets.com/reference/Digital%20Asset%20Taxonomy.pdf)**:** We classify assets by their orthogonal drivers of returns: Settlement (execution/scaling vs. monetary), Infrastructure & Interoperability, DeFi/CeFi, Culture & Entertainment, DePIN & Resources, plus Stablecoins & RWA. \n* [**Factor Tilts**](https://www.freeportmarkets.com/reference/Quantitative%20Framework.pdf)**:** We track seven factors, market, size, value, momentum, growth, downside beta, liquidity, and prioritize momentum (best out-of-sample), with value & growth as corroborating signals; low-to-moderate correlations improve diversification.\n\nWe pair a disciplined universe + sector taxonomy with data-driven quantitative factors + human-expertise to construct recommendations and strategies that moves portfolios away from single-asset concentration toward repeatable, explainable, multi-factor returns, at [**freeportmarkets.com**](http://freeportmarkets.com)**.**", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/OeQ-freeport-intelligent-defi-investment-platform", "votes": 141, "created_at": "2025-10-20T14:16:38.770Z" } ] }, { "id": 31451, "name": "Masterpiece", "slug": "masterpiece", "former_names": [ "Archer" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/ed4420b560c26926fdea2bf9ca3f82e062da887b.png", "website": "https://masterpiecelabs.xyz/", "all_locations": "New York City, NY, USA", "long_description": "We believe AI will be one of humanity’s next great masterpieces. Building it will require financial infrastructure as ambitious as the companies creating it. We're founders backed by Y Combinator building the financial rails underpinning the AI data economy.\r\n\r\nMasterpiece provides short term working capital to data vendors that sell training data, evaluation work, and reinforcement learning environments to frontier AI labs.\r\n\r\nA major financing gap exists in this market. Data vendors often need to pay contributors and fund operations before a lab has completed QA, accepted the work, and paid the invoice. This creates a 30 to 90 day cash gap between when vendors incur costs and when they receive payment. Legacy invoice lenders have little visibility into how to underwrite these assets.\r\n\r\nMasterpiece closes that gap by advancing capital against high quality lab contracts and invoices. Vendors can use the capital to scale delivery, pay contributors, and fund growth, then repay masterpiece when the lab payment arrives.", "one_liner": "Working capital for data companies training frontier AI", "team_size": 3, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech -> Credit and Lending", "launched_at": 1776977656, "tags": [ "Crypto / Web3", "Lending", "AI" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Spring 2026", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Fintech", "Credit and Lending" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/masterpiece", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/spring-2026/masterpiece.json", "year_founded": 2026, "city": "New York City", "country": "US", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/masterpiecelabs/", "x_url": "https://x.com/masterpiece_lab", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": null, "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/ed4420b560c26926fdea2bf9ca3f82e062da887b.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [ "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/f46e96f00413291a0ab76fb895f43b63d4e951fe.png" ], "primary_partner": { "name": "Harj Taggar", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/harj-taggar" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 963292, "full_name": "Benjamin Nguyen", "title": "Founder/CEO", "founder_bio": "Co-founder, CEO at Masterpiece (YC P26).", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminnguyen206/", "x_url": "https://x.com/bennewgen", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/0c6e70c59e29634c884dbbc9f775b8a75f602fdb.jpg" }, { "user_id": 3172853, "full_name": "Vivek Yanamadula", "title": "Founder/CTO", "founder_bio": "Co-founder, CTO @ Masterpiece | Ex-AWS, B.A./M.S. CS @ Columbia University", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekyy/", "x_url": "https://x.com/VivekYanamadula", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/9b32f2075335bce0e5463e0c1417ce7866b5ef09.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [], "launches": [ { "id": 116872, "title": "Masterpiece: Invoice-backed loans for data companies selling to the frontier labs", "tagline": "Working capital for data companies training frontier AI", "body": "**TLDR:** Masterpiece finances the AI data economy. We provide short-duration, invoice-backed loans to AI data vendors while their work is in QA review and they wait through Net 30–90 payment terms. We advance capital against expected payments from frontier labs, giving vendors the working capital to keep operating and producing data for the frontier labs.\n\nLaunch Video: \n\n**Problem**\n\nFor AI data vendors, financing frontier AI demand is broken:\n\n* Vendors front the costs: They pay contributors and fund delivery before labs finish QA, accept the work, and pay.\n* Cash is locked up for 30–90 days: QA reviews and payment terms create a major working-capital gap just as vendors need cash to take on more work.\n* Legacy lenders don’t understand AI data: Traditional invoice lenders lack the context to underwrite QA status, lab counterparties, and data contracts properly.\n* Existing financing is slow and expensive: When capital is available, underwriting can take weeks and come with high fees, making it poorly suited to fast-moving AI data businesses.\n\n**How we solve it**\n\nMasterpiece closes the 30–90 day cash gap by advancing capital against high quality lab contracts and invoices. We underwrite AI data vendors based on their invoices, payment history, data quality, and financials, allowing qualified vendors to access working capital in 2–4 days instead of weeks. \n\nWe power these loans through two scalable sources of liquidity: **institutional credit and our stablecoin, $USDml.** Private credit funds and banks provide dedicated lending capital, while $USDml creates a crypto native liquidity pool where users stake stablecoins to fund Masterpiece loans and our haircut capital requirements to earn a target 8–12% yield from the interest generated.\n\n**Traction** \n\n**In 3 weeks, we’ve:**\n\n* **Closed a $10m+ warehouse lending facility from an institutional credit fund**\n* **$65m+ in signed LOIs from some of the top data vendors and RL environment**\n* **$200k in loans earning 24% APY**\n\n**Who we are**\n\n* **Benjamin Nguyen (CEO):** B.S Operations Research at Columbia University. 2x founder. Previously COO at Absinthe Labs, where he helped scale the company to 50+ enterprise customers across the crypto ecosystem and led go to market, partnerships, customer success, and operations.\n* **Vivek Yanamadula (CTO**): BA, Mathematics @ Columbia University. MA Computer Science @ Columbia University. Previously full stack engineer at Amazon on the AWS marketing team. Published researcher in Quantum and AI computing at IEEE QCE under Dr. Ronghui Gu, CertiK founder.\n\n**Ask**\n\nIf you're a data vendor in need of financing against your invoices and datasets, we’d love to talk.\n\nFeel free to email me at [ben@masterpiecelabs.xyz](mailto:ben@masterpiecelabs.xyz) or book a time here: ", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/UP2-masterpiece-invoice-backed-loans-for-data-companies-selling-to-the-frontier-labs", "votes": 4, "created_at": "2026-09-28T14:56:34.449Z" } ] }, { "id": 32748, "name": "PokerClubHub", "slug": "pokerclubhub", "former_names": [ "Rounder" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/bdce623e4f66c5199feb962395591af2b0973e32.png", "website": "https://www.pokerclubhub.com", "all_locations": "Jaco, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica", "long_description": "TL;DR: PokerClubHub is the first licensed poker club platform. We protect players’ deposits and allow anyone to open their own poker club and make money.\r\n\r\nRegulated online poker sites like PokerStars have open player pools and thus are full of pros and bots, driving players to unregulated private clubs.\r\n\r\nExisting poker club platforms like ClubGG have no payments processing. Players deposit with a club owner by sending them crypto for play-money chips. In theory, these chips can be exchanged back for money. However, players can get scammed and withdrawing takes ages.\r\n\r\nThis model is also broken for honest club owners who have to manually process hundreds of deposits a day. They lose out on rake when they sleep and struggle to get players to trust them.\r\n\r\nOn PokerClubhub, players deposit with PokerClubHub, not the club owner. We handle all deposits and withdrawals for the club owner, saving them time and increasing their earnings. We pay the rake (if any) to club owners as affiliate fees.\r\n\r\nWe hold the same gaming license as BetHog (built by founders of FanDuel) and Nexa Poker (part of World Poker Tour). Player deposits are secured using Fireblocks.\r\n\r\nYou can also play rake-free games with your friends and acquaintances on our platform. We ensure that everyone pays up.", "one_liner": "Host a Poker Club and Make Money", "team_size": 0, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer -> Gaming", "launched_at": 1785028791, "tags": [ "SaaS", "Crypto / Web3", "Gaming", "eSports" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2026", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Consumer", "Gaming" ], "regions": [ "Costa Rica", "Latin America" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pokerclubhub", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/summer-2026/pokerclubhub.json", "year_founded": 2026, "city": "Jaco", "country": "CR", "linkedin_url": "", "x_url": "https://x.com/pokerclubhub", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": null, "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/bdce623e4f66c5199feb962395591af2b0973e32.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": { "name": "Ankit Gupta", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/ankit-gupta" }, "founders": [], "jobs": [], "news": [], "launches": [ { "id": 107788, "title": "PokerClubHub - The First Licensed Online Poker Club Platform", "tagline": "Host Your Own Poker Club, Make Money", "body": "**TL;DR:** PokerClubHub is the first licensed poker club platform. We protect players’ deposits and allow anyone to open their own poker club and make money.\\\n\\\n[https://drive.google.com/file/d/15qCencYd92aBcZdMjZxykUytkduYrGIb](https://drive.google.com/file/d/15qCencYd92aBcZdMjZxykUytkduYrGIb/view?usp=sharing)\n\n**♣️ Problem**:\n\nRegulated online poker sites like PokerStars have open player pools and thus are full of pros and bots, driving players to unregulated private clubs.\n\nExisting poker club platforms like ClubGG have no payments processing. Players deposit with a club owner by sending them crypto for play-money chips. In theory, these chips can be exchanged back for money. However, players often get scammed and withdrawals are regularly delayed.\n\nThis model is also broken for honest club owners who have to manually process hundreds of deposits a day. They lose out on rake when they sleep and struggle to get players to trust them.\n\n**Solution:**\n\n**Players deposit with PokerClubHub, not the club owner.** We handle all deposits and withdrawals for the club owner, saving them time and increasing their earnings. We return the rake to club owners as affiliate fees.\n\nWe hold the same gaming license as BetHog (built by founders of FanDuel) and Nexa Poker (part of World Poker Tour). Player deposits are secured using Fireblocks.\n\nYou can also play rake-free games with your friends and acquaintances on our platform. We ensure that everyone pays up.\n\n**Our ask:**\n\nPlease play some cards on [www.pokerclubhub.com](http://www.pokerclubhub.com). Sign up using code: “LAUNCH” and receive up to $40.\n\nContact us at [support@pokerclubhub.com](mailto:support@pokerclubhub.com) if you’re a club owner and interested in starting a club on our platform.\n\nIf you know anyone in iGaming, we’d love to chat to them! ([ivan@pokerclubhub.com](mailto:ivan@pokerclubhub.com))\n\n**Why we built PokerClubHub:**\n\n1\\. To stop players from getting scammed\n\n2\\. All the value in poker is created by players but too much of it accrues to a handful of companies. We think clubs, where hosts build communities and share in the economics, are healthier for the ecosystem.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=107788&key=user_uploads/2574088/85ca689f-b4f9-4d4d-b6af-afa61336a17c)\n\n", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/S2W-pokerclubhub-the-first-licensed-online-poker-club-platform", "votes": 14, "created_at": "2026-07-27T15:27:37.799Z" } ] }, { "id": 32749, "name": "Arbital", "slug": "arbital", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/41b5fd38dcf7826f6043c80c1a7e50338b8b5cb1.png", "website": "https://www.arbital.xyz", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Arbital lets you trade perps, memes, stocks, and run market-making strategies from one place. In our first 7 months, 2,700 traders have traded $1.35B in volume through Arbital, and we're now doing $435M/month. \r\n\r\nWe're building towards a social, mobile-first trading app that brings tokenized equities, crypto, and perps to everyone.", "one_liner": "The social trading app for stocks, memes, and perps", "team_size": 3, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech -> Consumer Finance", "launched_at": 1785892617, "tags": [ "Fintech", "Crypto / Web3", "Investing", "Trading", "AI" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2026", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Fintech", "Consumer Finance" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/arbital", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/summer-2026/arbital.json", "year_founded": 2025, "city": "San Francisco", "country": "US", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/arbitalxyz/", "x_url": "https://x.com/arbital_xyz", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": null, "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/41b5fd38dcf7826f6043c80c1a7e50338b8b5cb1.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": { "name": "Harshita Arora", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/harshita-arora" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 531306, "full_name": "Karon Pangestu", "title": "Founder/CEO", "founder_bio": "Co-founder at Arbital. 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Led BD and partnerships at Aevo across Asia, personally building and owning relationships with major KOLs, agencies, and high-net-worth traders - the network we now tap directly to drive Arbital's growth. Onboarded 10,000+ traders during Aevo's scale from $1B to ~$100B in cumulative volume.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-mulyawan-974ab7252?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios", "x_url": "https://x.com/0xstevezilla", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/07422eb4413225536a4e713e23fb4cd54da5d006.jpg" }, { "user_id": 3492152, "full_name": "Vincent Owen Toniwan", "title": "Founder/CTO", "founder_bio": "Co-founder at Arbital. Built and ran the backend and market-making infrastructure that powered Aevo as it scaled from $1B to ~$100B in cumulative volume - driving latency down to <2ms at 100k events/s. Built Aevo Degen from scratch, one of the first exchanges offering up to 1,000x leverage. Previously led backend at N1 (terminal.trade) and MEV infrastructure at Bitwyre.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-owen-202a9821a/", "x_url": "https://x.com/0xvincent_eth", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/e93aee4429cb608bc5224c9c3761ee549666ed47.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [], "launches": [ { "id": 110390, "title": "Arbital - Trade memes, stocks, and perps from one place", "tagline": "Trade Anything, Anywhere - 2,700 traders have traded $1.35B in 7 months", "body": "**TL;DR:** Arbital is a trading terminal for memecoins, stocks, and perps. In our first seven months, 2,700 traders have traded $1.35B through Arbital. We recently hit a record $41M in daily volume and are now doing \\~$435M/month in trading volume. \\\n\\\n\n\n**The problem**\n\nVolatility no longer lives in one market.\n\nOn any given day, it might be a memecoin ripping, an AI stock pumping, or a Korean or Chinese stock moving.\n\nBut two things get in the way:\n\n* **Discovery is noisy.** Trade ideas are scattered across social feeds, and it's hard to know who's credible or why they're making a trade.\n* **Execution is fragmented.** There's no single place to trade every market that matters - crypto, memes, perps, and equities.\n\nArbital brings traders, trade ideas, and markets into one place.\n\n**What we built**\n\nArbital is one place to discover and trade the markets you care about most.\n\nWith Arbital, you can:\n\n* Trade memecoins, equities, and perps\n* Run automated strategies like market making and grid trading\n\nWe’re also building a social, mobile-first trading app where users can discover what other traders are buying, understand their reasoning, and execute immediately.\n\n**Traction - first 7 months**\n\n* **$1.35B+** total trading volume\n* **$41M** in a single day - a new all-time high\n* **\\~$435M/month** in trading volume\n* **2,700** traders\n\n**Why us**\n\nBefore Arbital, we were early team members at Aevo. We helped scale the exchange from \\~$1B to $100B in cumulative volume, grew DAU from 1,000 to 30,000 in five months, and helped launch its token, which reached a \\~$3.8B peak valuation and is listed on Binance and Bybit.\n\nOn the engineering side, we built trading systems that handled 100K events per second with <2ms latency.\n\nNow we're using what we learned to build a simpler trading experience for a global audience.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=110390&key=user_uploads/531306/fe17e817-a600-47c9-8476-41dabab20359)\n\n**Our asks**\n\nIf you trade memes, perps, or stocks, we'd love for you to try Arbital and tell us what you think. Trader feedback helps us make the product better.\\\n\\\n**Try Arbital:** \n\n**Feedback / intros:** [karon@intric.org](mailto:karon@intric.org)\n\n**Telegram:** @kp_9961", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/SiU-arbital-trade-memes-stocks-and-perps-from-one-place", "votes": 69, "created_at": "2026-08-15T02:00:00.546Z" } ] }, { "id": 33179, "name": "Verdict Machine", "slug": "verdict-machine", "former_names": [ "TxAI" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/efc3c74e529cc296ebd75ff470655d005300ddf0.png", "website": "https://verdictmachine.com", "all_locations": "Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel", "long_description": "Verdict Machine uses AI to understand each financial institution's complete on-chain environment, assess its cyber risk and generate tailored controls. The same live model powers transaction prevention, continuous cyber diligence, security posture and cost-efficient wallet screening. Before execution, Verdict Machine evaluates proposed transactions against the institution's active policies.\n\nIn our first weeks, we started POCs with asset managers and digital-asset infrastructure providers whose systems move billions of dollars every week for financial institutions. We're now in active evaluations with digital-asset teams at some of the world's largest banks.\n\nThe founding team launched and led blockchain security at Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP).", "one_liner": "AI cybersecurity for financial institutions' digital assets", "team_size": 4, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Security", "launched_at": 1786374737, "tags": [ "Crypto / Web3", "Security", "AI" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2026", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "B2B", "Security" ], "regions": [ "Israel", "Middle East and North Africa" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/verdict-machine", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/summer-2026/verdict-machine.json", "year_founded": 2026, "city": "Tel Aviv-Yafo", "country": "IL", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/verdict-machine/", "x_url": "", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": null, "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/efc3c74e529cc296ebd75ff470655d005300ddf0.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": { "name": "Brad Flora", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/brad-flora" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 85721, "full_name": "Dan Danay", "title": "Founder/CEO", "founder_bio": "Co-founder and CEO at Verdict Machine (YC S26). Previously Head of Blockchain Security at Check Point (NASDAQ:CHKP), launching their digital assets division. Founded keyTango (MPC-powered crypto clearing house) and Airmada (YC W16, automated drone stations). MIT Sloan MBA. Captain in Israeli Navy, commanded missile ship and naval electronics school.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandanay/", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/821ae7bdee6621edf11f400f8aee456ae9e5b649.jpg" }, { "user_id": 3784711, "full_name": "Isaac Grossman", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "Co-founder and CTO at Verdict Machine (YC S26). Previously VP Engineering at Fhenix, where he led development of an FHE-enabled L2, and at SCRT Labs, where he helped scale Secret Network to a top-100 crypto asset. Co-founded keyTango, an MPC-powered crypto clearing house.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/itzik-grossman", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/729b4a4e5f449d069ff7dde45b6a9d7af5cb6e7c.jpg" }, { "user_id": 3784793, "full_name": "Liran Kogan", "title": "Founder/CPO", "founder_bio": "Co-founder and CPO at Verdict Machine (YC S26). Previously launched and led blockchain-security products at Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP), and led payments and FX products at Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO). NYU + INSEAD.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/liran-kogan/", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/b8ffca19f9687957470301ec575fb6f9cab05b65.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [], "launches": [ { "id": 110493, "title": "Verdict Machine: AI cybersecurity for financial institutions’ digital assets", "tagline": "AI that understands each institution's complete on-chain environment, assesses its cyber risk, and generates tailored controls to prevent hacks", "body": "Hey all! We are Dan, Liran, and Isaac. Before Verdict Machine, we launched blockchain security at Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP).\n\n**TL;DR:** Blockchain is becoming critical infra for all finance. More than $3.4B in digital assets was stolen in 2025. Verdict Machine is AI cybersecurity for financial institutions' digital assets. We use AI to understand each institution's environment, assess cyber risk and generate tailored controls that prevent hacks.\n\n**Building for:** banks, asset managers, DeFi protocols and infra, companies that use stablecoins or RWAs. If that’s you, email us at [founders@verdictmachine.com](mailto:founders@verdictmachine.com).\n\n\n\n### Signed is not safe\n\nSophisticated hackers don’t need to compromise a wallet to steal funds. They only need to trick an authorized operator into approving one malicious transaction.\n\nOn-chain, settlement is final. There is no chargeback and no reversal. The security decision has to happen before the transaction executes.\n\nAttackers are sophisticated and see the entire institution, while existing security tools see fragments:\n\n* Hidden dependencies. Vendors, protocols, bridges and infrastructure are assessed separately or not at all.\n* Limited context. Controls check a transaction, not the institution behind it.\n* Stale controls. Rules are written once and reviews run once, while the institution and its risk keep changing.\n\n \n\n### How Verdict Machine works\n\nVerdict Machine uses AI to secure each client end to end.\n\n**Inventory.** It builds the complete inventory of a client’s on-chain environment: assets, wallets, smart contracts, users, vendors, counterparties, and transaction patterns.\n\n**Posture.** It quantifies cyber risk and recommends tailored controls to minimize exposure.\n\n**Enforce controls.** Before execution, it evaluates each proposed transaction to prevent attacks in real time.\n\nThe same live model powers every workflow:\n\n**Real time prevention.** Security and compliance teams secure their most critical transactions.\n\n**Continuous cyber diligence.** Asset managers and risk teams underwrite the cyber risk of protocols, vendors, and counterparties before and after capital is deployed.\n\n**Wallet screening.** Payments and stablecoin teams screen for fraud, unauthorized transactions, and risky wallets.\n\n### Why now\n\nInstitutions are racing to launch stablecoin and tokenized-asset products. MiCA and DORA are in force, so the people who own this risk now have to show their work. Attackers punish under-protected organizations.\n\nFireblocks and Chainalysis reached $8B valuations for digital asset custody and compliance. Cybersecurity for on-chain finance is a bigger opportunity. Every financial institution is going to use digital assets and therefore will require digital-asset cybersecurity.\n\n### Traction\n\nWe left Check Point the day before Y Combinator started. We already have POCs with asset managers and digital-asset infrastructure providers moving billions of dollars weekly for financial institutions, and we are in active evaluations with a digital-asset team at one of the world's largest banks.\n\n### Why us\n\nWe previously launched and led blockchain security at Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP). Our CTO Isaac is a cyber veteran from Matzov, Israel’s cryptography unit. We are crypto natives with many years building infra for crypto and fintech. We built Verdict Machine to bring AI-native, institution-specific security to on-chain finance.\n\nManaging or deploying crypto, stablecoins, or tokenized assets? Talk to us.\n\n[verdictmachine.com](http://verdictmachine.com) · [founders@verdictmachine.com](mailto:founders@verdictmachine.com)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Sk9-verdict-machine-ai-cybersecurity-for-financial-institutions-digital-assets", "votes": 24, "created_at": "2026-08-17T15:00:01.008Z" } ] }, { "id": 35521, "name": "ORO AI", "slug": "oro-ai", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/b66a9717c54294ba9f6e296bb8c04f9c3da74d27.png", "website": "https://www.oroagents.com", "all_locations": "Vancouver, BC, Canada", "long_description": "We're building the open benchmark for commerce.\r\n\r\nBuilders submit shopping agents. Independent validators run them against problems that change daily. 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