FamilyLeaf
AcquiredYC W12San Francisco, US Β· Founded 2012 Β· 2 employees Β· 3 known investors
FamilyLeaf provides a private social network for families to share photos, updates, messages, and contact information with each other across distances.
Also known as FamilyLeaf
Founders & leadershipΒ· Y Combinator alumni (W12)
FamilyLeaf was founded in 2012 by Henry Liu, Ajay Mehta, Brandon Paton, and Wesley Zhao.
Investors Β· 3
Company profile
researched Aug 2026FamilyLeaf is a consumer social networking company whose platform lets users share photos, life updates and personal information within their families. Public aggregator data classifies it under the Social, Consumer, Messaging and Social Network categories, and associates it with the Y Combinator W12 batch.
Available public data on the company is thin and partly inconsistent: one aggregator profile lists a founding year of 1976 while also dating the company's only recorded funding round to January 2012, and reports a headcount of two employees. The same profile records the status as active, whereas internal records classify the company as acquired.
Business model
Consumer-facing social networking service; sources reviewed do not describe how the company monetizes.
Traction
Public data reports two employees and total disclosed funding of $177,000 from a single round.
Latest developments
The aggregator profile was last updated 6 August 2026 and still lists the company's status as active with no funding after the 2012 seed round.
βΈFull profile β market position, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
One aggregator ranks the company #29,284 of 36,170 tracked United States startups and #26 of 37 in its Social category, assigning it a proprietary score of 21. It names Orig3n as a known competitor and lists comparable companies including Whip, EzDubs, Riley, Mixwit, Mednet and Everyme.
Sources describe the product as family-oriented and private in scope, but do not detail specific differentiating features.
Go-to-market
Families and relatives who want to share photos, updates and contact details with one another.
Geography
Listed as a United States company; the aggregator profile does not specify a city, while internal records place headquarters in San Francisco.
History
The sources record a single financing event dated January 2012 and associate the company with Y Combinator's winter 2012 batch. No further chronology of product releases, ownership changes or wind-down is documented in the material reviewed.
Risks & controversies
The public record is sparse and internally inconsistent (conflicting founding year, and an aggregator status of 'active' that conflicts with internally held 'acquired' status), limiting confidence in the profile. One retrieved source about startups that shut down after acquisition does not mention FamilyLeaf and was disregarded.
Compiled by commissioned research from 2 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through FamilyLeaf went on to found or lead other companies.
Timeline Β· 1
launches, deals, and filingsAggregator listing records a single seed round of $177,000 dated 1 January 2012, led by Y Combinator with participation from 500 Global and Andreessen Horowitz; four investors are recorded in total.
$177K source β
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
βΈResearch sources Β· 2
primary sources listed
- FamilyLeaf | Goldengolden.com Β· web
2 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does FamilyLeaf do?
- FamilyLeaf operates a private social networking platform for families to share photos and life updates.
- Who founded FamilyLeaf?
- FamilyLeaf was founded by Henry Liu, Ajay Mehta, Brandon Paton, Wesley Zhao in 2012.
- Who are FamilyLeaf's investors?
- FamilyLeaf's investors include 500 Global, Y Combinator, SV Angel.
- Where is FamilyLeaf headquartered?
- FamilyLeaf is headquartered in San Francisco, US.