Jamsocket
AcquiredYC W22New York City, US · Founded 2021 · 5 employees · 1 known investors
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Jamsocket is a backend platform for building sync engines that power collaborative applications, offering products including Plane (an open-source orchestrator), Y-Sweet (a document store and realtime sync backend), and ForeverVM (stateful Python REPLs for AI code execution). It serves developers building collaborative and AI-powered apps.
Also known as Drifting in Space
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)
Jamsocket was founded in 2021 by Paul Butler and Taylor Baldwin.
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Paul Butlerin𝕏Founder2021–2025Paul Butler worked as a software engineer at Google on search infrastructure, served as a quantitative analyst at Two Sigma, and led botnet detection efforts at an adtech startup. He is building Drifting in Space.
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Taylor Baldwinin𝕏Founder / CTO2022–2025Taylor Baldwin previously worked as a software engineer at Uber and Datadog, where they built browser-based WebGL data visualization applications. They hold bachelor's and master's degrees in piano performance and pedagogy, and have a background in classical music before transitioning to software engineering.
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- What does Jamsocket do?
- Jamsocket is a backend platform for building sync engines that power collaborative applications, offering products including Plane (an open-source orchestrator), Y-Sweet (a document store and realtime sync backend), and ForeverVM (stateful Python REPLs for AI code execution). It serves developers building collaborative and AI-powered apps.
- Who founded Jamsocket?
- Jamsocket was founded by Paul Butler, Taylor Baldwin in 2021.
- Who are Jamsocket's investors?
- Jamsocket's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Jamsocket headquartered?
- Jamsocket is headquartered in New York City, US.