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LendUp

YC Winter 2012 Inactive

LendUp is a socially responsible company on a mission to redefine…

http://lendup.com ↗
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Your thesis: “We back exceptional technical founders building AI-first products and infrastructure, deploying $100K checks within 24 hours.”

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