Quild #28: Puzzle

Make startup finances make complete sense

This is the Quild daily, highlighting one early-stage startup that has statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.

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Puzzle is a whole new way for founders and finance teams to work. They are the new center of a modern financial stack, creating a scalable, API-based financial data platform so the next generation of leaders can build their company using the best financial software on the market.

Founders: Sasha Orloff

Signals:

1. Repeat venture-backed founder

   • Sasha co-founded Mission Lane (Goldman Sachs, Oaktree) and LendUp (Google Ventures, DCVC, Initialized, Susa, Kleiner)

2. Top company alumni

   • Sasha worked as a banker/investor at Citi for 5 years

3. Top university alumni

   • Sasha graduated with an MBA from Georgetown University and a BS in Applied Math & Economics from UC San Diego

4. Decent team growth

   • Grew 50% YoY to 34 employees

5. Midas list investors

   • A16z

   • Felicis Ventures

   • General Catalyst

   • Craft Ventures

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Till tomorrow, Kenn