Y Combinator Summer 2014

2014

78 companies in Y Combinator Summer 2014. Biggest markets: B2B SaaS & SMB Ops (7), E-Commerce & Marketplaces (7), Marketing & Ad-Tech (6). Each with its founders and the page its membership is read from.

AlchemyWaterloo, ON, Canada
Nanotechnology-enabled coatings for automotive and defence sectors
Chong Shen, Khanjan DesaiRobotics & Manufacturing Source
AptibleNew York City, NY, USA; Toronto, ON, Canada; New York, NY, USA; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Boston, MA, USA; Indianapolis, IN, USA; RemoteAcquired
The No Infrastructure Platform as a Service
Chas Ballew, Frank MacreeryCloud DevOps & Dev Environments Source
Apto PaymentsSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
API platform for partners to issue branded debit and credit cards to…
Greg Kidd, Meg NakamuraPayments & Banking Source
BackpackNew York City, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA
Marketplace to get stuff from overseas
Fahim AzizE-Commerce & Marketplaces Source
BannermanSan Francisco, CA, USA; RemoteInactive
Security Guard Company Marketplace
Antoine de Chevigné, Johnny ChinAI-Native Cybersecurity Source
Bayes ImpactParis, Île-de-France, France; San Francisco, CA, USA
Tech nonprofit building the future of public services.
Paul DuanData Analytics & BI Source
BeepSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Cellular networks for IoT.
Daniel Conrad, Shawn LewisSource
BikantaSan Francisco, CA, USA; Berkeley, CA, USAInactive
Nano-diamonds for cancer detection
Ambika BumbBiotech & AI Drug Discovery Source
BillforwardSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Subscription billing, rate plan management and analytics as a…
Aubone Tennant, Ian Saunders, Mark ParryB2B SaaS & SMB Ops Source
BitaccessOttawa, ON, Canada; Toronto, ON, CanadaAcquired
We make bitcoin simple.
Moe AdhamCrypto & Web3 Source
BlockspringLos Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; RemoteAcquired
Automate data collection for spreadsheets and productivity tools.
Don Pinkus, Jason TokophB2B SaaS & SMB Ops Source
CarlypsoSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Used car marketplace
Christopher Coleman, Nicholas HinrichsenE-Commerce & Marketplaces Source
CheckrSan Francisco, CA, USA
People infrastructure for the future of work
Daniel Yanisse, Jonathan PerichonHR & Recruiting Source
CheddarInactive
The Best Mobile Checking Account
Alex Fryer, Brian BrunnerPayments & Banking Source
Clara LabsSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Clara is a human-in-the-loop assistant that helps automate repetitive…
Maran Nelson, Michael AkilianRobotics & Manufacturing Source
ClearBengaluru, KA, India
Fintech SaaS platform for invoices, taxes, wealth management & credit.
Ankit Solanki, Archit Gupta, Srivatsan ChariLending & Consumer Finance Source
CognitoSan Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA; RemoteAcquired
Frictionless, modern identity verification that starts with just a…
Alain Meier, Christopher Morton, John BackusPayments & Banking Source
Craft CoffeeNew York City, NY, USA; Brooklyn, NY, USAAcquired
Better coffee for less money
Michael HornE-Commerce & Marketplaces Source
DobletSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Doblet solves the phone battery problem. We're building the first…
Doktor Gurson, Jeff ChangClimate & Energy Source
FixedSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
iPhone app to fight your parking tickets.
DJ BurdickTravel & Mobility Source
FlaviarLjubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; New York, NY, USA
Try-at-home service for fine spirits
Grisa Soba, Jugoslav Petkovic, Matija RijavecFood & Restaurant Tech Source
FlytenowSan Francisco, CA, USA; RemoteInactive
Ride sharing for small planes
Alan Guichard, Andrew Mass, Matt VoskaTravel & Mobility Source
FrontSan Francisco, CA, USA
Customer communications hub for building strong relationships
Laurent Perrin, Mathilde CollinB2B SaaS & SMB Ops Source
Ginkgo BioworksBoston, MA, USAPublic
Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer.
Austin Che, Barry Canton, Jason Kelly, Reshma Shetty, Tom KnightBiotech & AI Drug Discovery Source
GovPredictWashington, DC, USA; RemoteAcquired
The system of record for government affairs.
Emil PitkinB2B SaaS & SMB Ops Source
GreentoeNew York City, NY, USA
"Name Your Price" for products
Andrew Kurland, Joe MarrapodiE-Commerce & Marketplaces Source
HauteDayCarlsbad, CA, USAInactive
Gaming Meets Women's Shopping.
Dan Lin, Michael WitzE-Commerce & Marketplaces Source
Helion EnergySeattle, WA, USA; Everett, WA, USA
Building the world's first fusion power plant
Chris Pihl, David KirtleyClimate & Energy Source
HiveKitchener, ON, Canada; Remote
Marketing automation for event promoters (email, sms, ads, CRM)
Ian Roberts, Patrick HanniganMarketing & Ad-Tech Source
HubloParis, Île-de-France, FranceAcquired
Hublo is making data-driven marketing simpler. It's a super simple…
Cyril Gantzer, Etienne Le Scaon, Léo-Paul GofficMarketing & Ad-Tech Source
HyperpadLondon, ON, Canada
Create, Share, Play Mobile Games on the iPad.
Hamed Saadat, Murtaza SaadatGaming & Esports Source
ImpraiseAmsterdam, NH, NetherlandsAcquired
Enable managers to create an effective work environment for their team
Bas Kohnke, Filipe DobreiraHR & Recruiting Source
In Your CornerNew York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USAInactive
We've transformed traditional therapy into an experience that is…
Anthony Garcia, Bea ArthurDigital Health & Wellness Source
KashSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
We are fixing how money works.
Geoff FlarityPayments & Banking Source
Lawn LoveSan Diego, CA, USAAcquired
Modern, on-demand lawn care service. Get a quote in two minutes.
Jeremy YamaguchiB2B SaaS & SMB Ops Source
ListRunnerSan Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USAAcquired
Replaces paper patient lists for doctors.
Dominic Savoie, Jeeshan Chowdhury, Trevor ChanHealthcare Delivery & Ops Source
MetricWireKitchener, ON, Canada
Mobile surveys for researchers
Brian Stewart, Charles DesouzaMarketing & Ad-Tech Source
MTailorSalt Lake City, UT, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA
Get measured by your phone in under 30 seconds for perfect fitting…
Miles PennE-Commerce & Marketplaces Source
NaytevSan Francisco, CA, USA; RemoteInactive
Naytev automates paid and organic social media management in one place
Mike Seid, Patrick Costello, Zack LiscioMarketing & Ad-Tech Source
Neptune.ioSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
A self-healing platform to enrich and fix server alerts automatically
Kiran Gollu, Satish TalluriCloud DevOps & Dev Environments Source
NightingaleSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
App for managing care of autistic students
Delian AsparouhovAI Healthcare Admin & Documentation Source
OkloSan Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USAPublic
Emission free, always on power from advanced fission power plants.
Caroline Cochran, Jacob DeWitteClimate & Energy Source
One CodexBoston, MA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Data platform for metagenomics and the microbiome.
Nick GreenfieldBiotech & AI Drug Discovery Source
Owners CircleSan Francisco, CA, USA; Berkeley, CA, USAInactive
Kickstarter for local businesses
Broderick McClinton, Eric Sonnier, Matthew ChristenLending & Consumer Finance Source
PaidSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Autopilot for Accounts Receivable
Ryan JacksonAI Sales & GTM Agents Source
ParenthoodsSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Communities for expecting and new parents.
Jeni Diaz Axline, Siobhan QuinnConsumer Social & Creator Source
PayableSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Simple payments and tax compliance for your contract workforce.
Kyle Kilat, Peter Terrill, Tad MilbournPayments & Banking Source
PermutiveLondon, England, United Kingdom
Rebuilding data in advertising to protect privacy
Joe Root, Tim SprattMarketing & Ad-Tech Source
PersistIQSan Francisco, CA, USA; San Mateo, CA, USA; RemoteAcquired
PersistIQ is a free email automation platform to send a small batch…
Cyrus Karbassiyoon, Pouyan SalehiB2B SaaS & SMB Ops Source
PicnicAISan Francisco, CA, USA
Intelligence to accelerate human health.
Noga Leviner, Troy AstorinoAI Healthcare Admin & Documentation Source
Product HuntSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
The best new products in tech
Maksim Abramchuk, Ryan Hoover, Vasili ShynkarenkaConsumer Social & Creator Source
Protocol LabsSan Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA; Remote
Protocol Labs makes internet protocols: IPFS, Filecoin, and more.
Juan BenetCrypto & Web3 Source
RavtiNew York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USAAcquired
Software to track, manage, and procure HVAC for commercial real…
Alex Rangel, Chris GinterB2B SaaS & SMB Ops Source
ReplenishSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Keurig machine for smoothies.
Elise Polezel, Matthew UdompholFood & Restaurant Tech Source
Rigetti ComputingSan Francisco, CA, USAPublic
Quantum coherent supercomputing.
Chad RigettiRobotics & Manufacturing Source
RoomstormSan Francisco, CA, USA; Redwood City, CA, USA
Real time B2B hotel room marketplace for various industries…
Maksim IzmaylovTravel & Mobility Source
RoostNew York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USAInactive
Web push notifications.
Tim VarnerConsumer Social & Creator Source
SalesSiftLondon, England, United KingdomInactive
Intelligent Lead Sourcing
Chris AshbyAI Sales & GTM Agents Source
SFOXLos Angeles, CA, USA; Remote
Crypto-currency trading platform.
Akbar Thobhani, George MelikaCrypto & Web3 Source
ShipBobChicago, IL, USA
Providing Amazon level logistics to e-commerce businesses.
Dhruv Saxena, Divey GulatiE-Commerce & Marketplaces Source
ShoutNew York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USAInactive
Real-Time Classifieds
Henri Stern, Zachariah ReitanoTravel & Mobility Source
Sliced InvestingSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Crowdfunding for hedge funds
Akhil Lodha, Mike FurlongLending & Consumer Finance Source
SpotAngelsSan Francisco, CA, USA
Waze for parking
Thomas CottinTravel & Mobility Source
SpringWitInactive
Brain health and awareness
Marc FlajoletHealthcare Delivery & Ops Source
TAXA BiotechnologiesSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
We enable cheaper, faster, and better genetic engineering of plants.…
Antony EvansBiotech & AI Drug Discovery Source
TenjinSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Mobile marketing analytics and infrastructure
Amir Manji, Christopher FarmMarketing & Ad-Tech Source
Think GamingNew York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USAInactive
We provide market data on the mobile games business to developers,…
Michael Hoydich, Tim OgilvieGaming & Esports Source
TinkerWaterloo, ON, CanadaInactive
Digital Currency Market Making
Gareth MacLeod, Ross Robinson, Trevor CreechCrypto & Web3 Source
TuleDavis, CA, USAAcquired
Help farmers make irrigation decisions with sensors / computer vision
Jeff LaBarge, Tom ShaplandAgtech Source
Unwind MeSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
Homejoy for massage
Akaash Achreja, Milan ThakorDigital Health & Wellness Source
UserGemsAustria; Remote
The AI Command Center for outbound and ABM
Christian Kletzl, Stephan KletzlAI Sales & GTM Agents Source
VizeraLabsSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Augmented reality through projectors
Ali Çevik, Mert KüçükAR/VR Source
WeaveSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
AI-assisted professional networking.
Brian MaVoice & Conversational AI Source
WhirlSan Francisco, CA, USA; South San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Pay instantly with your fingerprint.
Steve SobelPayments & Banking Source
Women.comSan Francisco, CA, USA; San Mateo, CA, USAAcquired
Quora/Cosmo for women
Susan JohnsonConsumer Social & Creator Source
ZenaminsSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
Personalized health company doing customized vitamin packs on…
Arad RostampourDigital Health & Wellness Source
Zip PhoneAcquired
Whatsapp for voice
Anuj JainSource
ZoomerPhiladelphia, PA, USAInactive
Outsourced, high volume food delivery.
Justin Goldman, Robert Shedd, Vasanth ElavarasanFood & Restaurant Tech Source