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Playment

YC Winter 2017 Acquired

Mechanical Turk for enterprises.

https://playment.io/ ↗
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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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Akshay Lal career mapped
Previously Co-founder & Head of Product @ Playment [W17] - acquired by Telus Digital
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Akshay Lal career mapped
Previously Co-founder & Head of Product @ Playment [W17] - acquired by Telus Digital
24.9
medium confidence

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