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Elph

YC Winter 2019 Acquired

Acquired by Brex. Building digital payments infrastructure.

https://www.elph.com ↗
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Idea match Moderate

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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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People

Ritik Malhotra career mapped
https://savvywealth.com
11.2
low confidence
Tanooj Luthra career mapped
sf | nyc elph (s12) -> box -> coinbase -> streem (w19) -> brex -> nerve -> open ai
42.4
medium confidence
Vamsi Chitters
11.2
low confidence
Sarat Ravi
11.2
low confidence
Tanooj Luthra career mapped
sf | nyc elph (s12) -> box -> coinbase -> streem (w19) -> brex -> nerve -> open ai
42.4
medium confidence

Activity & evidence

Y Combinator Y Combinator · in batch signal ▸

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