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About Us

Upsolve is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers low-income and working-class families to improve their financial situation and access their legal rights. We do this in four ways:

  1. Our free online education. We have thousands of free educational articles to help Upsolve users access their legal rights and overcome financial hardship. Our goal is to be a Khan Academy-like brand for personal finance and legal education. 

  2. Our technology tools. We built the first “TurboTax for bankruptcy” to empower families to relieve their debt after financial shocks like losing a job or a medical emergency. We also have tools to help families receive free evaluations from private lawyers. We plan to launch many more additional tools to help families overcome legal and financial complexity.

  3. Our online community. Dealing with debt and financial hardship is a lonely experience. We give people a place to provide emotional support and information to each other as they rebuild their lives. 

  4. Our advocacy. In the long term, we aim to fundamentally reform a financial and legal system that shuts out everyday Americans. We advocate for simplifying our legal and financial systems and empowering frontline nonprofit professionals to meet the needs of low-income and working-class families who cannot afford legal fees.

Watch our TED Talk (6 mins) and read our Founding Story to learn more about why we started Upsolve.

To learn more about our long-term vision, read Understanding Upsolve

Visit our Team Page to see who works at Upsolve and who funds Upsolve.



Y-Combinator

Upsolve is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that started in 2016. Our mission is to help low-income families who cannot afford lawyers file bankruptcy for free, using an online web app. Our team includes lawyers, engineers, and judges. We have world-class funders that include the U.S. government, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and leading foundations. It's one of the greatest civil rights injustices of our time that low-income families can't access their basic rights when they can't afford to pay for help. Combining direct services and advocacy, we're fighting this injustice.

To learn more, read why we started Upsolve in 2016, our reviews from past users, and our press coverage from places like the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.