LA Weekly · May 2025
Founder profile stating pap! had recently raised over $2.6M at a $20M post-money valuation and that the product was live at scale.
Agents that earn consumers dollars when they shop, travel, and live.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
pap! is a Berkeley-based consumer AI agent that scans email receipts and automatically files price-adjustment, travel-compensation, and similar claims on users’ behalf.
Primary product
Automated consumer refund and compensation recovery via email-receipt scanning and AI claim filing
Founded
2024
Headquarters
1024 Grizzly Peak Blvd, Berkeley, CA 94708, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Fintech
Sub-industry
Consumer refund recovery / price adjustment automation
Offices
0 jobs at pap!
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Business model
Stage
Seed / venture-backed
Total raised
$5.4M
Latest round
Venture Round · Apr 2025
Latest amount
$2.6M
Founders
Co-Founder & CTO
Investors
Hassle-free, win-win/no-fee, and privacy-conscious; the product promise is to sign up once and forget about it while the system works in the background.
Compensation
No public employee salary data found. Public monetization is a 25% success fee on recovered amounts, with no charge if nothing is recovered.
Benefits
Pricing
25% of recovered amounts; no subscription; no fee if no money is recovered
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$2.1M ARR (2024 estimate)
LA Weekly · May 2025
Founder profile stating pap! had recently raised over $2.6M at a $20M post-money valuation and that the product was live at scale.
Village Voice · Mar 2025
Profiles the founders and says pap! had raised over $2.6M from YC, General Catalyst, and NFX, with a $20M post-money valuation.
Fondo · Mar 2025
Launch coverage highlighting pap!'s email-driven claims workflow, pricing model, and move beyond shopping refunds into flights and class actions.
ENGINE · Jan 2025
Interview about pap!'s consumer-refunds mission, user traction, and visa/process concerns faced by the founders.
Y Combinator · Sep 2024
Official launch post describing pap!'s AI agents that scan email inboxes and claim consumer refunds for price drops, delays, and settlements.