Flotype was founded by Darshan Shankar, Sridatta Thatipamala, Eric Zhang in 2010.

Who are Flotype's investors?

Flotype's investors include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz.

Where is Flotype headquartered?

Flotype is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Flotype

San Francisco, US · Founded 2010 · 2 employees · 2 known investors

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Flotype develops middleware and frameworks for building real-time web applications, serving enterprises across financial, social, and logistics sectors as well as developers using Node.js and JavaScript.

Also known as Bridge · Flotype (NowJS)

Enterprise Software SaaS APIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W11)

Flotype was founded in 2010 by Darshan Shankar, Sridatta Thatipamala, and Eric Zhang.

Darshan Shankarin 𝕏CEO, Founder2010–2013Founder at BigScreen

Sridatta Thatipamala inFounder2010–2012Sridatta Thatipamala led search ranking and question answering algorithms at Google Health and previously founded Flotype, a developer tools startup backed by Y Combinator and Andreessen Horowitz. He has background as a backend engineer building data processing systems and search quality work including relevance and ranking.

Eric ZhanginFounder, Engineering2010–2012

Investors · 2

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

In the news

Rocket Launch Numbers - Bridge Signs Up 1,000 Developers for Messaging Platform in First Day | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jul 2012

Flotype garners more seed funding for enterprise Bridgegigaom.com · Jan 2012

Andreessen Horowitz, Salesforce Put $1.4M In Real-Time Messaging Infrastructure Startup Flotype | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jan 2012

Flotype raises cash from Ignition, Salesforce and others to help coders build applications faster – GeekWiregeekwire.com · Jan 2012

Frequently asked questions

What does Flotype do?: Flotype develops middleware and frameworks for building real-time web applications, serving enterprises across financial, social, and logistics sectors as well as developers using Node.js and JavaScript.
Who founded Flotype?: Flotype was founded by Darshan Shankar, Sridatta Thatipamala, Eric Zhang in 2010.
Who are Flotype's investors?: Flotype's investors include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz.
Where is Flotype headquartered?: Flotype is headquartered in San Francisco, US.