We Just Became a Semi-Finalist in Pepperdine's Most Fundable Companies® 2026
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Sendr is officially a Semi-Finalist in Pepperdine Graziadio's Most Fundable Companies® 2026 — one step closer to the Finals.
Building the better way to move money home. More soon.
Full article on Medium: https://medium.com/@sendr/we-just-became-a-semi-finalist-in-pepperdines-most-fundable-companies-2026-4f3b49605950?sharedUserId=sendr
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@variindarvaissh How did the team react when you got the news?
Sendr
@niamh_byrne1 Honestly? Deepak (Co-founder) called me the second he saw the email and neither of us said anything for like 10 seconds. Then it was just "okay, back to work" 😄 but yeah, it landed. Out of 2,100+ companies nationwide, making it this far means something.
Sendr
@niamh_byrne1 Hey! If Sendr's story resonated with you, we'd really appreciate an upvote on our Product Hunt launch 🙏 Every bit of support helps us reach more people who are stuck overpaying to send money home. Thanks for being part of this journey with us!
wahts are your main goals before the finals? @variindarvaissh
Sendr
@_angelinaashley Keep growing our active senders and tighten up a few things on the compliance side. Judges will ask hard questions in the interview round, so we want zero gaps when we walk in.
Sendr
@_angelinaashley Hey! If Sendr's story resonated with you, we'd really appreciate an upvote on our Product Hunt launch 🙏 Every bit of support helps us reach more people who are stuck overpaying to send money home. Thanks for being part of this journey with us!
@variindarvaissh Was this a goal you had set from the beginning?
Sendr
@aurther_bella Not specifically this competition, no. Our goal from day one was just "build something immigrants actually trust with their money." Things like this are a nice side effect of doing that right.
Sendr
@aurther_bella Hey! If Sendr's story resonated with you, we'd really appreciate an upvote on our Product Hunt launch 🙏 Every bit of support helps us reach more people who are stuck overpaying to send money home. Thanks for being part of this journey with us!
https://www.producthunt.com/products/urbned-2
@variindarvaissh Has this recognition brought any unexpected opportunities already?
Sendr
@lee_jay1 A few inbound messages we weren't expecting - some interesting, still early to say more. Will share if anything solidifies.
Sendr
@lee_jay1 Hey! If Sendr's story resonated with you, we'd really appreciate an upvote on our Product Hunt launch 🙏 Every bit of support helps us reach more people who are stuck overpaying to send money home. Thanks for being part of this journey with us!
https://www.producthunt.com/products/urbned-2
What are you hoping to achieve before the finals?
Sendr
@hambali_salisu Mainly just more proof points - more volume, more real customers, more data to back up what we're telling the judges. Numbers speak louder than pitch decks.
Sendr
@hambali_salisu Hey! If Sendr's story resonated with you, we'd really appreciate an upvote on our Product Hunt launch 🙏 Every bit of support helps us reach more people who are stuck overpaying to send money home. Thanks for being part of this journey with us!
https://www.producthunt.com/products/urbned-2
@variindarvaissh How long has the team been working toward something like this?
Sendr
@paritosh_kumar_mandal Been heads down on Sendr for a while now, but honestly the groundwork - Deepak's banking background, my engineering background - that's years in the making before we even started the company.
Sendr
@paritosh_kumar_mandal Hey! If Sendr's story resonated with you, we'd really appreciate an upvote on our Product Hunt launch 🙏 Every bit of support helps us reach more people who are stuck overpaying to send money home. Thanks for being part of this journey with us!
https://www.producthunt.com/products/urbned-2
@variindarvaissh how do you measure success beyond awards and recognition?
Sendr
@isaacjosepkq6w Real customers sending real money and coming back to do it again. That's it. Awards are nice validation but the traction numbers are what actually keep us honest.
@variindarvaissh What has surprised you the most since sharing this news?
Sendr
@ellie_russell How many people reached out just to say congrats with zero ask attached. Founder life is usually pretty heads-down, so that part was genuinely nice.
Sendr
@ellie_russell Hey! If Sendr's story resonated with you, we'd really appreciate an upvote on our Product Hunt launch 🙏 Every bit of support helps us reach more people who are stuck overpaying to send money home. Thanks for being part of this journey with us!
https://www.producthunt.com/products/urbned-2
Has this opened up new conversations with partners or investors? I mean if this brings more opportunities.
Sendr
@colesimmons05 A couple, yeah. Nothing I can share yet, but recognition like this does open doors that cold outreach usually can't.
Sendr
@colesimmons05 Hey! If Sendr's story resonated with you, we'd really appreciate an upvote on our Product Hunt launch 🙏 Every bit of support helps us reach more people who are stuck overpaying to send money home. Thanks for being part of this journey with us!
https://www.producthunt.com/products/urbned-2
@variindarvaissh Do moments like this make all the hard work feel worth it?
Sendr
@christian_west1 100%. There are a lot of unglamorous days building a fintech from scratch. Getting picked out of 2,100+ companies nationwide is the kind of moment that makes you go "okay, we're not crazy, keep going."
Sendr
@christian_west1 Hey! If Sendr's story resonated with you, we'd really appreciate an upvote on our Product Hunt launch 🙏 Every bit of support helps us reach more people who are stuck overpaying to send money home. Thanks for being part of this journey with us!
https://www.producthunt.com/products/urbned-2