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BackType

AcquiredYC S08

San Francisco, US · Founded 2008 · 5 known investors

BackType provides analytics tools for monitoring and understanding social conversations and content performance across the web.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSData EngineeringUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S08)

BackType was founded in 2008 by Christopher Golda, Mike Montano, and Michael Montano.

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Christopher Goldain𝕏Founder2008–2011Christopher Golda founded BackType, a startup from Y Combinator's S08 batch that was acquired by Twitter. He subsequently joined Twitter to build and lead the Ads product until 2014, and has since invested in companies including Benchling, Coinbase, and Supabase.
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Mike Montanoin𝕏Founder2008–2011Mike Montano founded BackType, which was acquired by Twitter, where he later served as head of engineering. He is a partner at True Ventures and has invested in companies including Benchling and Ollama.
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Michael Montano

Investors · 5

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K
K9 VenturesPalo Alto · $250K – $750K
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Founder CollectivereportedCambridge
True VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $3Mvia Mike Montano · led

In the news

Twilio, Lytro, card.io, BackType Backer K9 Raises New $40M Seed Fund | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jul 2012BackType (YC S08) Raises a Million in Fundingtechcrunch.com · Mar 2011Social Analytics Platform BackType Raises a Cool Million in Funding | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Mar 2011BackType Gets More Conversation Tracking Features, Seed Fundingtechcrunch.com · Mar 2009BackType nets $1m funding for social media monitoring | News | Research liveresearch-live.com

Frequently asked questions

What does BackType do?
BackType provides analytics tools for monitoring and understanding social conversations and content performance across the web.
Who founded BackType?
BackType was founded by Christopher Golda, Mike Montano, Michael Montano in 2008.
Who are BackType's investors?
BackType's investors include 500 Global, K9 Ventures, Y Combinator, Founder Collective, True Ventures.
Where is BackType headquartered?
BackType is headquartered in San Francisco, US.