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Bolster

YC Summer 2021 Active

The platform for buying, selling and managing residential construction

https://bolsterbuilt.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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