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Smyte

YC Winter 2015 Acquired

Smyte stops bad actors on social networks and marketplaces.

http://smyte.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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