Y Combinator Summer 2009

2009

26 companies in Y Combinator Summer 2009. Biggest markets: E-Commerce & Marketplaces (4), Consumer Social & Creator (3), AI Sales & GTM Agents (2). Each with its founders and the page its membership is read from.

E-Commerce & Marketplaces · 4 Consumer Social & Creator · 3 AI Sales & GTM Agents · 2 Data Analytics & BI · 2 Payments & Banking · 2 AI Video & Media Generation · 1 AI-Native Cybersecurity · 1 Digital Health & Wellness · 1 Edtech · 1 Food & Restaurant Tech · 1 Gaming & Esports · 1 HR & Recruiting · 1 No-Code Builders & Team Productivity · 1 Real Estate & Proptech · 1 Travel & Mobility · 1

AdThrowInactive
Andrew Levy, Daniel Kluesing, Evan RosenfeldSource
BumpSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Bump, Flock, Photoroll (unreleased) => Google Photos
Andy Huibers, David LiebConsumer Social & Creator Source
CarWooSan Francisco, CA, USA; Burlingame, CA, USAInactive
The best way to buy a new car.
Erik Landerholm, Michael Young, Tommy McClungE-Commerce & Marketplaces Source
DailyBoothSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Jon Wheatley, Ryan AmosConsumer Social & Creator Source
Directed EdgeSan Francisco, CA, USA
Product recommendations.
Scott WheelerAI Sales & GTM Agents Source
FanchatterMinneapolis, MN, USAInactive
FanChatter aggregates, amplifies and empowers fan content on every…
Luke Francl, Marty Wetherall, Todd EmmelConsumer Social & Creator Source
FlightcasterSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Bradford Cross, Evan Konwiser, James Bracy, Jason Freedman, Jonathan BracyTravel & Mobility Source
GraffitiGeoSan Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USAAcquired
We let you know where to go and what to get once you get there.…
Jared Tame, Nikhil PanditGaming & Esports Source
HighlightCamSan Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USAInactive
HighlightCam edits video, automatically!
Michael James O'Kelly, Michael KatsevmanAI Video & Media Generation Source
InstantqSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Dana Levine, Jeffery Xin ShiFood & Restaurant Tech Source
JobspiceSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Andrew McCollum, Dane HurtubiseHR & Recruiting Source
LingtSan Francisco, CA, USA
Lingt provided a web-based platform for learning languages leveraging…
Justin CannonEdtech Source
ListiaSan Francisco, CA, USA; Campbell, CA, USA; Remote
Mobile marketplace for trading used goods.
Gee-Hwan ChuangE-Commerce & Marketplaces Source
LockitronSan Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USAAcquired
Lockitron makes electronic locks you can control locally from your…
Cameron Robertson, Paul Gerhardt, Robert WitoffAI-Native Cybersecurity Source
MixpanelSan Francisco, CA, USA
Mixpanel is event analytics for builders that need answers.
Suhail Doshi, Tim TrefrenData Analytics & BI Source
NudgePadSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Online IDE. We joined Microsoft in 2014.
No-Code Builders & Team Productivity Source
OlarkSan Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Olark gives you an AI agent that works your marketing funnel 24/7
Ben Congleton, Matt PizzimentiAI Sales & GTM Agents Source
PlurchaseSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Dean Mao, Jeff Ferber, Tom SaffellE-Commerce & Marketplaces Source
RentHopNew York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA
Apartment rental marketplace
Lawrence Zhou, Lee C. LinReal Estate & Proptech Source
RethinkDBSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
The open source database for the realtime web.
Michael Glukhovsky, Slava AkhmechetData Analytics & BI Source
RoboHRSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Henry Liu, Jingsong WangSource
StackqInactive
Elfred Pagan, Will LiuSource
StripeSan Francisco, CA, USA
Economic infrastructure for the internet.
Belen Rodriguez, Daniel A Casellas Abdala, John Collison, John Collison, Patrick Collison, Patrick Collison, Samantha Quist, Sarah Heck, Sarah HeckPayments & Banking Source
TuxeboLondon, England, United Kingdom; RemoteInactive
Online marketplace for equipment rental
Joachim Krebs, Manvir KenthE-Commerce & Marketplaces Source
WakemateSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Arun Gupta, Benjamin AndersonDigital Health & Wellness Source
WePaySan Francisco, CA, USA; Redwood City, CA, USAAcquired
Payments for platform businesses.
Bill Clerico, Richard AbermanPayments & Banking Source