The compliance operating system for financial licensing — applications, renewals, maintenance, and monitoring across 50 US states
| Company Name | Payna |
| Tagline / Value Proposition | The compliance operating system for financial licensing — applications, renewals, maintenance, and monitoring across 50 US states |
| Location | San Francisco |
| Founded Year | 2025 |
| Team Size | 2 employees |
| Stage / Investment | Y Combinator Winter 2026 Batch (W26) |
| Founders | Aaron Chen (CEO, UC Berkeley, previously product engineer at a16z-backed DeFi startup), He Song (CTO, UC Berkeley, founded a company at $15M valuation as freshman) |
| Legal Entity | Paena Technologies, Inc. |
| Contact Email | hello@payna.com |