Trigo

Rent verification API for landlords and lenders

Y CombinatorWinter 2023AcquiredFintechCredit and LendingFintechB2BProptechAPI

What they do

Problem

Landlords and lenders lack consistent, comprehensive access to verified tenant rent payment history for screening and underwriting.

Solution

Trigo is a Consumer Reporting Agency that aggregates rent history and delivers real-time rent verification via an API and web application.

Who it's for

Landlords and lenders use it to verify rent payment history when approving tenants and originating loans.

Founders

Sam Stein

Founder

Sam is the Co-founder & CEO of Trigo. Sam joins Trigo as a repeat founder previously in the food tech space. Prior to that, he spent 8 years in finance and private company investing at Citi, Richard Branson's Virgin Group, and RedBird Capital. Sam is a mission-driven founder excited about social impact. Born and raised in Atlanta, GA. Currently based in New York City. Sam has a B.A. in Government from Harvard.

Abe Wheeler

Founder

Abe built Trigo (YC W23), the first API for consumer rent data. Trigo was acquired by Snappt in August 2025. Abe is currently building an open-source ChatGPT App framework and MCP App framework at sunpeak.ai Before Trigo, Abe built AI adtech systems at Amazon. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.

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