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Headstart

YC Summer 2017 Acquired

Headstart uses Machine Learning to help companies decide on who to…

https://www.headstart.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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