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Pointhound

YC Summer 2023 Active

Earn and redeem credit card points for free flights

http://www.pointhound.com ↗
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Jay is the co-founder and CEO of Pointhound (S23) and previously founder and CEO of Feather (S17), a furniture rental company for
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