I'm a former software engineer at Puzzle Financial (Oct 2020 - May 2023; puzzle.io). Until today, Sasha Orloff has not acknowledged me publicly, relying on silence and whistleblower retaliation via Orrick.
Last night, Thanksgiving eve, he broke that silence on Wikipedia Help Desk, referring to me as "this user Patrick Stoica," calling federal CFPB documents and lawsuits "made up" and making surgical edits to hide that LendUp's lifetime lending ban covers him personally.
I've filed 5 SEC complaints, a California State Bar complaint (Case No. 25-O-30894), and a California Board of Accountancy complaint (Case No. A-2026-1047).
LendUp is a YC12 company. Puzzle received investments from a "YC Alum Syndicate" and has an active partnership onboarding YC companies. I've given YC advanced warning of Sasha's continued fraudulent conduct. They've chosen silence and censorship.
Any actions taken regarding this post will be similarly logged. They have already been notified; documentation is already in the SEC's hands.
pstoica•2mo ago
Last night, Thanksgiving eve, he broke that silence on Wikipedia Help Desk, referring to me as "this user Patrick Stoica," calling federal CFPB documents and lawsuits "made up" and making surgical edits to hide that LendUp's lifetime lending ban covers him personally.
https://patrickstoica.com/puzzle-statement/#wikipedia-edit-w...
I've filed 5 SEC complaints, a California State Bar complaint (Case No. 25-O-30894), and a California Board of Accountancy complaint (Case No. A-2026-1047).
LendUp is a YC12 company. Puzzle received investments from a "YC Alum Syndicate" and has an active partnership onboarding YC companies. I've given YC advanced warning of Sasha's continued fraudulent conduct. They've chosen silence and censorship.
Any actions taken regarding this post will be similarly logged. They have already been notified; documentation is already in the SEC's hands.
https://patrickstoica.com/puzzle-statement/