INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Every year around this time, Uber drivers, Wag dog walkers, Bird scooter chargers, social media influencers and other gig economy workers
face the unsightly challenge of paying their taxes.Companies like Uber and Lyft classify their drivers as independent contractors, which
them as much money as possible.Founded by childhood buddies and former debate partners Paul Koullick and David Kang, the San Francisco-based
company has raised $1.65 million on a $10 million valuation in a round led by Jake Jolis of Matrix Partners
Keeper co-founders Paul Koullick (left) and David KangThe pair entered YC this winter with a big idea and little to show for it
Come March, they had developed a full-fledged product and accumulated 200 paying customers
With their first round of funding, they plan to add to their small but growing team and acquire 10,000 customers in the next 18
overpaying their taxes by more than 20 percent, or about $1,550 for those making more than $25,000 per year
will begin offering a quarterly tax filing service in June
joining another startup, called Stride, where he built and scaled Stride Tax, a mileage and expense-tracking app
Kang, for his part, has spent most of his post-graduate career at a trading firm in Chicago, focused on quantitative modeling
the only recent YC alum focused on the growing gig economy
Another, Catch, sells health insurance, retirement savings plans and tax-withholding services directly to freelancers, contractors or anyone
