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Fanvibe
AcquiredYC S10San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 2 employees · 1 known investors
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Fanvibe is an iPhone app that lets sports fans check in to games, receive live scores and news alerts, and connect with friends watching the same events across major U.S. sports leagues and the English Premier League.
Also known as We The Fan, Inc. · FanVibe, Priime · Priime
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S10)
Fanvibe was founded in 2025 by Vishwas Prabhakara, Arthur Chang, and Joe Pestro.
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Vishwas PrabhakaraFounder and CEO2009–2011Vishwas Prabhakara founded Fanvibe through Y Combinator, and subsequently held leadership roles including VP at Yelp and COO at Digit before its acquisition. He is currently founder and CEO of HoneyHomes.com, a home maintenance platform.
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Arthur ChangFounder and Lead Technical Architect2009–2011Arthur Chang previously founded Fanvibe through Y Combinator's S10 batch and Priime through Y Combinator's W15 batch. He has software engineering experience spanning web, mobile, web3, and AI development, along with background in filmmaking and photography.
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Joe PestroFounder2009–2011Joe Pestro founded Priime (YC W15) and currently leads Fanvibe (YC S10). He has experience across full-stack web development, cloud infrastructure, and technical product management.
Investors · 1
Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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3 people who came through Fanvibe went on to found or lead other companies.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureWe The Fan, Inc.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Fanvibe do?
- Fanvibe is an iPhone app that lets sports fans check in to games, receive live scores and news alerts, and connect with friends watching the same events across major U.S. sports leagues and the English Premier League.
- Who founded Fanvibe?
- Fanvibe was founded by Vishwas Prabhakara, Arthur Chang, Joe Pestro in 2025.
- Who are Fanvibe's investors?
- Fanvibe's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Fanvibe headquartered?
- Fanvibe is headquartered in San Francisco, US.