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| Founder | Rohan Pavuluri, Jonathan Petts, Mark Hansen |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
Region served | United States |
| Services | Legal Aid |
| Website | upsolve |
Upsolve is a nonprofit online web application whose goal is to make the process of filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy more accessible to low-income Americans.[1][2][3][4]
History
[edit]Upsolve was founded in 2016 by Rohan Pavuluri, a then-research assistant in Harvard Law School's Access to Justice Lab, lawyer Jonathan Petts, and software engineer Mark Hansen.[5][6] The company received seed funding from Y Combinator,[7][8][9] the Legal Services Corporation, the Robin Hood Foundation, Harvard University,[10][11] and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.[12]
Upsolve began with residents of New York City before expanding to the rest of the United States.[4] As of 2026, Upsolve has been used to eliminate more than $1.1 billion in debt for over 25,000 families.[5]
Services
[edit]Upsolve's primary service is a web-based tool that allows users to file for bankruptcy for free.[10][13] Potential users take an online screener to see if they qualify for assistance.[3] If the user is qualified, they then answer a series of questions about their financial situation, and Upsolve's application populates the bankruptcy forms.[14][15] After the paperwork review is finished, users print and deliver their completed bankruptcy paperwork to the court on their own.[2][16] Upsolve is free for end users.[2][17][18]
Upsolve also offers online educational resources about bankruptcy and debt.[10][13]
References
[edit]- ↑ Roose, Kevin (2018-12-21). "The 2018 Good Tech Awards". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- 1 2 3 Ferek, Katy Stech. "For Struggling Consumers, a Cheaper Way to File for Bankruptcy". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- 1 2 "Bankruptcy is a powerful tool for fighting predatory bills. This app helps you do it for free". Fast Company. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- 1 2 Fisher, Daniel. "Too Broke To Go Bankrupt? Harvard Student Uses Software To Tackle Problem For Poor". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- 1 2 "Upsolve | Erase Your Debt with Bankruptcy | Free Nonprofit Help". Upsolve. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ "Harvard Law School's Access to Justice Lab aims to challenge legal exceptionalism - Harvard Law Today". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ↑ "YC-backed Upsolve is automating bankruptcy for everyone". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- ↑ "Upsolve: Helping low-income Americans overcome debt and rebuild credit at…". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ Juetten, Mary. "Upsolve's Y Combinator Story". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- 1 2 3 "A fresh start to fight poverty". seas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ↑ "Harvard President's Innovation Challenge creates answers to future needs". Harvard Gazette. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ↑ "For Legal Aid Organizations, Upsolve Offers a Way to Do Bankruptcies 10 Times Faster and Help More People | LSC - Legal Services Corporation: America's Partner for Equal Justice". www.lsc.gov. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- 1 2 "Nonprofit Upsolve offers free Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing as a solution for people with extreme debt". ABC7 Los Angeles. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ↑ "Analysis | What happens when you can't afford to go bankrupt". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ↑ "Armed with high-tech assistance, legal aid attorneys aim to assist more people filing for bankruptcy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ↑ Kiel, Paul. "What if you can't afford to go bankrupt?". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ↑ "'TurboTax' for Bankruptcy: Upsolve a Potential Industry Disrupter". www.bna.com. Retrieved 2018-12-01.[dead link]
- ↑ Murphy, Edward D. (2018-01-17). "Program enables poor to more easily file for bankruptcy". Press Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-01.