Upsolve Free Bankruptcy Filing

Upsolve, one of the three nonprofit tech startups in Y Combinator’s current winter batch, is building a unified and efficient software product to allow users easy access to the bankruptcy system. Users go through a series of questions to collect the required information about their financial circumstances, then Upsolve provides automated bankruptcy forms reviewed by an Upsolve attorney.

The irony of filing for bankruptcy in the United States is that those who need it most often can’t afford it. Hiring an attorney can cost $2,000 in legal fees, which you very likely won’t have if you’re going bankrupt. If someone who has lost everything tries to handle the paperwork themselves–with 23 jargon-filled forms–it can mean making a mistake that dooms the application.