EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 49 MIN
Sasha Orloff, Puzzle, Founder & CEO on Real-Time Accounting
from Venture with Grace · host Grace Gong
Sasha Orloff is Founder and CEO of Puzzle building a modern core accounting platform with real-time general ledger automation for provable accuracy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~After founding LendUp which raised over $1 billion in venture capital and debt, he spun out Mission Lane credit card division. Inspired by Muhammad Yunus, he spent years at Grameen Foundation in Honduras, World Bank's CGAP, and Citigroup before launching fintech serving underserved markets. UCSD Applied Math and Economics graduate with Georgetown MBA, he hosts a16z Tech Finance Podcast and lectures at Stanford, Princeton, and Harvard.TopicsHow Puzzle delivers real-time accounting without 30-60 day financial reporting delaysScaling Lendup $1B capital raise through underserved market fintech innovationGrowing Mission Lane credit spinout during Lendup operational transformation#AccountingTech #Puzzle #Fintech #LendUp #RealTimeFinance
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Sasha Orloff is Founder and CEO of Puzzle building a modern core accounting platform with real-time general ledger automation for provable accuracy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~This episode is brought to you by Nebius — the ultimate cloud for AI innovators.Nebius provides AI infrastructure you can count on, combining reliability and speed with flexibility and engineering support unmatched by hyperscalers. AI leaders like Meta, Shopify, and Higgsfield already partner with Nebius to run their AI workloads. Plus, venture-backed startups can save up to $150,000 on compute costs when they apply for access. Visit nebius.com or nebius.com/startups to learn more~~~~~~~~~~~~~After founding LendUp which raised over $1 billion in venture capital and debt, he spun out Mission Lane credit card division. Inspired by Muhammad Yunus, he spent years at Grameen Foundation in Honduras, World Bank's CGAP, and Citigroup before launching fintech serving underserved markets. UCSD Applied Math and Economics graduate with Georgetown MBA, he hosts a16z Tech Finance Podcast and lectures at Stanford, Princeton, and Harvard.TopicsHow Puzzle delivers real-time accounting without 30-60 day financial reporting delaysScaling Lendup $1B capital raise through underserved market fintech innovationGrowing Mission Lane credit spinout during Lendup operational transformation#AccountingTech #Puzzle #Fintech #LendUp #RealTimeFinance
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