This Week in YC 2
Welcome to the 2nd weekly series of Y Combinator startup updates!
This Week in YC is an attempt to form major Y Combinator startups changes such as pivots, market expansions, team changes on C-level and metrics improvements into (possibly) valuable insights.
Feedback is indeed very welcome since I’m still on the way to figuring out the best possible representation of such information. Enjoy!
🥦 FoodTech
Munchies
Find real-time deals on restaurants and save up to 50% off your meal
Batch: W20
Changes:
Name
Before: Cronch
After: Munchies
Headline
Before: The cheapest food delivery around: $1 delivery, no extra fees
After: Find real-time deals on restaurants and save up to 50% off your meal
🌐 SaaS
enable.us
All-in-one buyer & seller enablement platform for B2B Virtual Selling
Batch: W21
Changes:
Name
Before: Referenceable
After: enable.us
Headline
Before: All-in-one collaborative workspace for B2B Companies to sell virtually
After: All-in-one buyer & seller enablement platform for B2B Virtual Selling
Secoda
Universal data search for every data driven company
Batch: S21
Changes:
Headline
Before: A collaborative knowledge management tool for data teams
After: Universal data search for every data driven company
Description
Before: Secoda is a collaborative knowledge management tool for data teams that makes it easy to share metadata, queries, charts and documentation with any employee. …
After: Secoda is a universal data search that makes finding metadata, queries, charts and documentation as easy as a google search. …
arketa
Everything for your fitness or wellness business
Batch: S20
Changes:
Name
Before: Sutra
After: arketa
Headline
Before: Run your fitness business online
After: Everything for your fitness or wellness business
Description
Before: Sutra is the only tool fitness trainers need to build an online business
After: We help them sell classes, on-demand content, and retreats. to All in one platform for online and in-person classes, video on-demand, courses and website hosting
DailyBot
In-chat automation for work
Batch: S21
Changes:
Headline
Before: The best companion app for Slack
After: In-chat automation for work
Description
Before: DailyBot is the best companion app and chat assistant for Slack and Microsoft Teams - we’re making it easy for teams to collaborate better and run operations in chat by providing features that don’t exist in these chat platforms. Teams use DailyBot to run daily workflows like team check-ins, stand-ups, give kudos to teammates or even to create their own chat-commands connected with other back-office tools. DailyBot offers numerous add-ons to make the work experience better. DailyBot is integrated with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat and Discord. Keywords: bot chatbot chatops chat-ops async nocode assistant workflow automation developer
After: DailyBot is an automation platform and chat assistant for work. It takes chat to a new level by providing automation and chat use-cases that are underserved by the current messaging platforms. It helps users get more things done within the chat to be more efficient and save time. The new generation lives in chat. Remote/hybrid teams use DailyBot to automate daily workflows like stand-ups, team check-ins, give kudos to teammates or even to create their own chat-automation for their back-office with no-code/low-code in an environment similar to Amazon Alexa. DailyBot offers numerous add-ons to make the work experience better. DailyBot is cross platform and already available for Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat and Discord. Keywords: chatops chat-ops async nocode assistant workflow automation developer
🔐 Web3
CoinTracker
Cryptocurrency Portfolio & Tax Manager
Batch: W18
Changes:
Description
Before: CoinTracker (https://www.cointracker.io) is a portfolio assistant for cryptocurrency. Used by over 450,000 cryptocurrency holders with over $20 Billion in crypto assets on exchanges, it enables consumers and businesses to seamlessly track their cryptocurrency portfolio, investment performance, taxes, and more. Beyond cryptocurrency, we are building a general automated financial assistant for all financial assets
After: CoinTracker (https://www.cointracker.io) is a portfolio assistant for cryptocurrency. Used by over 500,000 cryptocurrency holders with over $20 Billion in crypto assets on exchanges, it enables consumers and businesses to seamlessly track their cryptocurrency portfolio, investment performance, taxes, and more. Beyond cryptocurrency, we are building a general automated financial assistant for all financial assets
Dharma Labs
The easiest way to buy 74k+ crypto tokens with USD
Batch: S17
Changes:
Headline
Before: Dharma is the easiest place to borrow and lend cryptocurrencies
After: The easiest way to buy 74k+ crypto tokens with USD
Description
Before: Dharma Labs is a protocol for generic tokenized debt agreements
After: Dharma is the only Ethereum wallet capable of seamlessly moving money between any US bank account and decentralized exchanges like Uniswap. The net result is a product that looks & feels like Coinbase on steroids — Download an App. Plug in your bank. Invest in the exponentially growing universe of tokens & yield opportunities in DeFi with a tap
💰 FinTech
Slash
Banking the resale economy
Batch: S21
Changes:
Description
Before: Slash gives people that trade alternative assets like GPUs, NFTs, and exclusive sneakers a line of credit so they can purchase more inventory without fronting the costs
After: Slash is building the financial OS for a new kind of merchant: the professional reseller. We give people that trade alternative assets like exclusive sneakers and gaming consoles a line of credit, virtual cards with smart spend controls, and other software that improves the efficiency of their businesses
🕹 Gaming
Pocket Worlds
We build social-first games that last for decades
Batch: S18
Changes:
Description:
Before: Our mission is to build deep, rich games that are social by design and last for decades. Our first game, Highrise, is a creative virtual world where people make avatars, express themselves, and create deep friendships along the way. Over 7 million people have already joined the world of Highrise, and it's growing faster every day
After: Our mission is to build deep, rich worlds that are playful, social, and last for decades. Our first world, Highrise, is a creative virtual world where people make avatars, express themselves, and create deep friendships along the way. Over 10 million people have already joined the world of Highrise, and it's growing faster every day
🛰 Space
Momentus
The space infrastructure services company
Batch: S18
Changes:
Status
Before: Active
After: Public
🏘 Housing
Starcity
We are a global, tech-enabled, urban living brand serving renters in expensive cities
Batch: S16
Changes:
Status
Before: Active
After: Acquired
🧬 BioTech
Ginkgo Bioworks
Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer
Batch: S14
Changes:
Status
Before: Acquired
After: Public