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"Pay anyone, anywhere, seamlessly"
TL;DR: Blaze is building a global Venmo for cross-border payments. For example, if you're a Californian nomad living in Mexico City, you can use Blaze to pay rent to your local landlord. Or if you're an expat living in Colombia, you can use Blaze to pay your teacher for Spanish classes. Check Blaze out on iOS and Android!
A quick intro for you:
Founded by Faiyam Rahman, Luc Succès & Igor Zagnieński
A little over a year ago, the founders were traveling all over the world. Luc was spending time between Mexico, Colombia, and other parts of South America, while Faiyam was nomad-ing around Asia. Everywhere they went, it was a pain to transact with new friends from other countries. They found themselves wanting a Venmo like experience that worked for international living.
So they decided to build it. Blaze is the payments app the founders wanted for their own lives, and if you have a lot of international contacts, perhaps it is for you too.
From left to right:
💻 Luc studied engineering at NYU before going on to start 2 VC-backed startups, one of which went to #1 on the app store and got him sued by Drake (true story). He’s also been a tech lead at Spotify and Artsy, and has lived and worked in over 50 countries worldwide.
🧘♂️ Faiyam studied mathematics at Duke, then engineering at Cornell before going on to build a $1M ARR business with Luc at his 2nd startup. He’s also an avid practitioner of yoga and meditation.
🧑🎨 Igor is a former lead designer at BitPanda, Austria’s first unicorn. Prior to that, he spent his time jumping out of planes and running Space Individuals, one of Europe’s leading platforms to find jobs in Space.
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🌐 Visit blaze.money to learn more.
🅱️ Help the founders beta test! Download on iOS and Android. Please share your feedback via email.
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🤝 Connect the founders with businesses in travel, hospitality, or other spaces that could use help with cross-border payments.
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