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Parse

Parse is the easiest way to build apps.

y-combinatorSummer 2011🇺🇸 San Francisco11 people
Acquired
Kevin Lacker

Kevin Lacker · 1 founder

2026Acquired
Acquired
Team
11
current
Co-founders
1
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Stage
Acquired
Profile coverage4 of 8 · missing Funding, Signals, Customers, Stack / tools · last run 8/11/2026

About

Parse offers cloud-based software developer kits that enable users to create apps for desktop, mobile, and embedded devices. Its product portfolio is comprised of Parse Core to save data in the cloud; make the app social; run custom app code in the Parse Cloud; schedule recurring tasks such as sending engagement emails, updating data, and long running computation; share data between platforms; and get a local datastore and Parse dashboard. The company also provides Parse Push for creating, scheduling, and segmenting push notifications; and Parse Analytics to find and fix crashes, measure app usage, optimize push campaigns, track custom analytics, and measure growth analytics. Parse is based in San Francisco, California. Currently, it operates as a subsidiary of Facebook.

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