Upsolve

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Upsolve
FounderRohan Pavuluri, Jonathan Petts, Mark Hansen
Type 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Area served
United States
Services Legal Aid
Website upsolve.org

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]

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History

Upsolve was founded in 2016 by Rohan Pavluri, 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] [ better source needed ] the Legal Services Corporation, the Robin Hood Foundation, Harvard University, [8] [9] and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.[ citation needed ]

Upsolve began with residents of New York City before expanding to the rest of the United States. [4] As of 2025, Upsolve has been used to eliminate more than $700 million in debt for over 16,000 families. [5]

Services

Upsolve's primary service is a web-based tool that allows users to file for bankruptcy for free. [8] [10] 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. [11] [12] After the paperwork review is finished, users print and deliver their completed bankruptcy paperwork to the court on their own. [2] [13] Upsolve is free for end users. [2] [14] [15]

Upsolve also offers online educational resources about bankruptcy and debt. [8] [10]

References

  1. ↑ Roose, Kevin (2018-12-21). "The 2018 Good Tech Awards". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  2. 1 2 3 Ferek, Katy Stech. "For Struggling Consumers, a Cheaper Way to File for Bankruptcy". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 Fisher, Daniel. "Too Broke To Go Bankrupt? Harvard Student Uses Software To Tackle Problem For Poor". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  5. 1 2 "On LawNext: Upsolve's Jonathan Petts and Ben Jackson on Building the TurboTax for Bankruptcy and Fighting UPL Restrictions | LawSites". www.lawnext.com. 2025-02-18. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  6. ↑ "Harvard Law School's Access to Justice Lab aims to challenge legal exceptionalism - Harvard Law Today". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  7. ↑ "YC-backed Upsolve is automating bankruptcy for everyone". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  8. 1 2 3 "A fresh start to fight poverty". seas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  9. ↑ "Harvard President's Innovation Challenge creates answers to future needs". Harvard Gazette. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  10. 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.
  11. ↑ "Analysis | What happens when you can't afford to go bankrupt". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  12. ↑ "Armed with high-tech assistance, legal aid attorneys aim to assist more people filing for bankruptcy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  13. ↑ Kiel, Paul. "What if you can't afford to go bankrupt?". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-12-01.[ dead link ]
  14. ↑ "'TurboTax' for Bankruptcy: Upsolve a Potential Industry Disrupter". www.bna.com. Retrieved 2018-12-01.[ dead link ]
  15. ↑ Murphy, Edward D. (2018-01-17). "Program enables poor to more easily file for bankruptcy". Press Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
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