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.
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:
Repeat venture-backed founder
Sasha co-founded Mission Lane (Goldman Sachs, Oaktree) and LendUp (Google Ventures, DCVC, Initialized, Susa, Kleiner)
Top company alumni
Sasha worked as a banker/investor at Citi for 5 years
Top university alumni
Sasha graduated with an MBA from Georgetown University and a BS in Applied Math & Economics from UC San Diego
Decent team growth
Grew 50% YoY to 34 employees
Midas list investors
A16z
Felicis Ventures
General Catalyst
Craft Ventures
Till tomorrow, Kenn