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Bogota - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/frubana-inc/">Frubana
Boston - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/centaur-labs/">Centaur Labs</a><br>Cairo - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/instabug/">Instabug
Cambridge (UK) - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stem-sugar/">The Supplant Company</a><br>Chicago - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/tovala/">Tovala
Washington D.C. - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/numero/">Numero
Dubai - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/baraka/">Baraka
Jakarta - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/xendit/">Xendit
Lagos - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/paystack/">Paystack
London - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/humanloop/">Humanloop
London - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://monzo.com/us//">Monzo / <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gocardless/">GoCardless
Los Angeles - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/upkeep/">UpKeep
Los Angeles - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/embrace/">Embrace
Los Angeles - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/inversion-space/">Inversion Space</a><br>Mexico City - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/beek/">Beek
Mexico City - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nuvocargo/">Nuvocargo
Miami - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/wayup/">WayUp
Mumbai - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zepto/">Zepto
New York City - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/c16-biosciences/">C16 Biosciences</a><br>Paris - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/algolia/">Algolia
Pittsburgh - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gecko-robotics/">Gecko Robotics</a><br>San Francisco - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/embark-trucks/">Embark
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Singapore - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spenmo/">Spenmo
Tel Aviv - <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/guesty/">Guesty
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