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Ananya R. Escrow active · $220
Hi! Saw your brief — I can have the portfolio live in 10 days 🙂
Perfect. Two milestones like we discussed?
Yes — mockup first, then build & deploy.
Milestone 1 · Design mockup$90 funded
ID verifiedPAN · Aadhaar KYC
$220 in escrowReleased on approval
₹7,480 payout sentTo HDFC ••42 · 2 days
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YouBostonSetu escrowAnanyaBengaluru$231.00₹16,150

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Average project rating
I needed a website for my food-truck side hustle and someone to renew my parents’ property documents in Jaipur. One app handled both — and I never worried about my money once.
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Rohan MalhotraMS student, Northeastern University · Boston
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