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infrastructure for government benefits</h3><div class="prose max-w-full whitespace-pre-line">Forage is a mission-driven payments company that helps businesses accept government benefits through a single, unified API. Today, over 42 million Americans receive government assistance (ex: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP) to buy groceries. 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MX; CA)</div><div class="capitalize flex-shrink-0 before:mr-2 before:content-['•']">$150K - $195K</div><div class="capitalize flex-shrink-0 before:mr-2 before:content-['•']">6+ years</div></div></div><div class="APPLY flex items-center"><a class="ycdc-btn ycdc-btn-sm border-brand-200 hover:bg-brand-600" href="https://account.ycombinator.com/authenticate?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.workatastartup.com%2Fapplication%3Fsignup_job_id%3D73163&defaults%5BsignUpActive%5D=true&defaults%5Bwaas_company%5D=24158" target="_blank">Apply Now ›</a></div></div><div class="flex w-full flex-row justify-between border-b py-4"><div class="flex flex-col"><div class="ycdc-with-link-color text-md pr-4 font-medium"><a href="/companies/forage-2/jobs/XRtY2j9-merchant-operations-manager" target="_target">Merchant Operations Manager</a></div><div class="justify-left flex flex-row flex-wrap gap-x-4 gap-y-2 pr-2"><div class="capitalize ">Remote - North America / Remote (US)</div><div class="capitalize flex-shrink-0 before:mr-2 before:content-['•']">$65K - $95K</div><div class="capitalize flex-shrink-0 before:mr-2 before:content-['•']">3+ years</div></div></div><div class="APPLY flex items-center"><a class="ycdc-btn ycdc-btn-sm border-brand-200 hover:bg-brand-600" href="https://account.ycombinator.com/authenticate?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.workatastartup.com%2Fapplication%3Fsignup_job_id%3D73162&defaults%5BsignUpActive%5D=true&defaults%5Bwaas_company%5D=24158" target="_blank">Apply Now ›</a></div></div></div></section></div><div><div class="ycdc-card-new space-y-1.5 sm:w-[300px]"><div class="mb-4 flex justify-center"><img src="https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/logos/ed35f35e010b5f80c9e3d585a4e83c4d1b41b9eb.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQC4NIECAGGFBDATX%2F20250217%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T124836Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEEoaCXVzLXdlc3QtMiJHMEUCIQCahz9nl525NsijKgLi78KhFXLIoXvWL5NcwVFmQ8rkuAIgdTokaNlBCgjIiMirRrQElLryF3QJitr4hOV3UJ5Py2gq5QMIcxAAGgwwMDYyMDE4MTEwNzIiDKZb%2FmnDQtGzs2ruWyrCA290f0TvoV5JrvU%2FA4k0gIPwLX1HawGQ6MHZ%2F%2BQOhOl%2F75%2BJ%2B3OYb5dDmiN65dwFITGhVaJ6DkNkpVjQr70ehmCbA7XlZt9YxG7r6vcKNfuESWm4aDVjvVJhsZJDAor1nF8y4dhC6hxst3ybBm7wZ0acEQwTx%2Bg02ZUKzbakGuP%2FEbZIrLmdWYm2UwcqsLYyIaUmdsqjpq2FYkbpavpu9xj46gYibj%2FxS3ehXg2BS0qz1GSogFjV88%2FfZATvwvktZL6PvW8na3K6RrGpPDbbYhgcGpFCVCJlvgF3ikckqBTFjbQnWNUQqvKYI3%2Bx3U8HM588dw5%2FF%2FI%2BLDcpIbUq%2FYzvTcPnKbKYsTPKNFU%2B8cJHYYeC%2BFmaRONlrOdSa4RgZzlX8zJSZ0yNX9vTtmLWVhwCKvgpmMYGcbbhyybYKZryFCcnJa7eCUDkNZg4jyed8eypVyjWZaR5jlX2qwsqwEqKnwbXMB2a75cj3P44AxuVFe%2BuNv00X3VB%2FqPFVZ2jgqtikSoXd14COYpSiQHieMtbkR8I2zEWgH75RzWnGYFge7%2FeiIEk0ZYy%2BtJVW4Wrjom495%2B33EM393ExNL59zsI64DC%2Bg8y9BjqlAT0LqbYDkh0IgNfSfEpUkXkpmc9Q9QEfSMLjoN7kdx%2BwzJAU0ITYg8%2FFx1Yv5fsrlNZx2gyhYJNuuKq0TxTLV2EUO%2FO55ajRiIfmQZkD4Cc4PL8CAMRfVAIt9etdk%2B8EfyKqAm6FRVv9C2RZDXNtOEwfmJYPafXhwnmwL8G3SdqWs%2BfiTqqRouAMzuxubp8VobSHD%2BCHk2oGhfaJ9btsU48ZpNX4WQ%3D%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=7db5e10d2e36d7556b980ba6cd3fb37e6dada6bcc491a9965aee901efd965ce0" class="hidden max-w-[140px] rounded-xl sm:block" alt="Forage"/></div><div class="text-lg font-bold">Forage</div><div class="space-y-2"><div class="flex flex-row justify-between"><span>Founded:</span><span>2020</span></div><div class="flex flex-row justify-between"><span>Team Size:</span><span>45</span></div><div class="flex flex-row justify-between"><span>Status:</span><span class="flex items-center"><div class="mr-[6px] h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-green-500"></div>Active</span></div><div class="flex flex-row justify-between"><span>Location:</span><span>San Francisco</span></div><div class="flex flex-row justify-between"><span>Group Partner:</span><a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/people/brad-flora" class="text-linkColor">Brad Flora</a></div><div class="flex items-center gap-4 pt-2"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/foragepayments/" class="inline-block w-6 h-6 bg-contain bg-image-linkedin" title="LinkedIn profile" aria-label="LinkedIn profile" rel="nofollow"> </a><a href="https://twitter.com/joinforage" class="inline-block w-6 h-6 bg-contain bg-image-twitter" title="Twitter account" aria-label="Twitter account" rel="nofollow"> </a><a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/forage" class="inline-block w-6 h-6 bg-contain bg-image-crunchbase" title="Crunchbase profile" aria-label="Crunchbase profile" rel="nofollow"> </a></div></div></div></div></div></section><div><section class="relative isolate z-0 border-retro-sectionBorder sm:pr-[13px] ycdcPlus:pr-0 pt-1 sm:pt-2 lg:pt-3 pb-1 sm:pb-2 lg:pb-3"><div class="prose"><div class="my-4 text-2xl font-bold text-[#333333] md:mt-0">Active Founders</div></div><div class="space-y-5"><div class="flex flex-row flex-col items-start gap-6 md:flex-row"><div class="flex-grow"><h3 class="text-lg font-bold">Victor E. Fimbres, Founder</h3><div class="prose max-w-full"><div class="prose max-w-full whitespace-pre-line">product & engineering</div></div></div><div class="ycdc-card-new shrink-0 space-y-1.5 sm:w-[300px]"><div class="flex flex-row items-center gap-x-3"><img src="https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/33e7369dcd65933e57b30d7a52a48b19e18eaa7f.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAQC4NIECAGGFBDATX%2F20250217%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250217T124836Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEEoaCXVzLXdlc3QtMiJHMEUCIQCahz9nl525NsijKgLi78KhFXLIoXvWL5NcwVFmQ8rkuAIgdTokaNlBCgjIiMirRrQElLryF3QJitr4hOV3UJ5Py2gq5QMIcxAAGgwwMDYyMDE4MTEwNzIiDKZb%2FmnDQtGzs2ruWyrCA290f0TvoV5JrvU%2FA4k0gIPwLX1HawGQ6MHZ%2F%2BQOhOl%2F75%2BJ%2B3OYb5dDmiN65dwFITGhVaJ6DkNkpVjQr70ehmCbA7XlZt9YxG7r6vcKNfuESWm4aDVjvVJhsZJDAor1nF8y4dhC6hxst3ybBm7wZ0acEQwTx%2Bg02ZUKzbakGuP%2FEbZIrLmdWYm2UwcqsLYyIaUmdsqjpq2FYkbpavpu9xj46gYibj%2FxS3ehXg2BS0qz1GSogFjV88%2FfZATvwvktZL6PvW8na3K6RrGpPDbbYhgcGpFCVCJlvgF3ikckqBTFjbQnWNUQqvKYI3%2Bx3U8HM588dw5%2FF%2FI%2BLDcpIbUq%2FYzvTcPnKbKYsTPKNFU%2B8cJHYYeC%2BFmaRONlrOdSa4RgZzlX8zJSZ0yNX9vTtmLWVhwCKvgpmMYGcbbhyybYKZryFCcnJa7eCUDkNZg4jyed8eypVyjWZaR5jlX2qwsqwEqKnwbXMB2a75cj3P44AxuVFe%2BuNv00X3VB%2FqPFVZ2jgqtikSoXd14COYpSiQHieMtbkR8I2zEWgH75RzWnGYFge7%2FeiIEk0ZYy%2BtJVW4Wrjom495%2B33EM393ExNL59zsI64DC%2Bg8y9BjqlAT0LqbYDkh0IgNfSfEpUkXkpmc9Q9QEfSMLjoN7kdx%2BwzJAU0ITYg8%2FFx1Yv5fsrlNZx2gyhYJNuuKq0TxTLV2EUO%2FO55ajRiIfmQZkD4Cc4PL8CAMRfVAIt9etdk%2B8EfyKqAm6FRVv9C2RZDXNtOEwfmJYPafXhwnmwL8G3SdqWs%2BfiTqqRouAMzuxubp8VobSHD%2BCHk2oGhfaJ9btsU48ZpNX4WQ%3D%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=2aa908eb9a52eae9d58c1d131dde35d39aa8ad6d070c1f12480db2668360a085" width="75" height="75" class="h-[75px] w-[75px] object-cover" alt="Victor E. 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