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Lanyrd

acquired by EventbriteYC W11

San Francisco, US · 2 employees · 6 known investors

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Lanyrd is a social directory for discovering and tracking conferences where users can find events attended by their social network contacts, maintain a public record of their speaking engagements, and view summaries of conference content and updates.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W11)

SWSimon Willison
Simon WillisonCEOSimon Willison co-created Django and built Datasette. He co-founded Lanyrd, a Y Combinator W2011 company.
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Natalie DowneCPO2010–2016
BFBen Firshman
Ben FirshmanDeveloper2011–2012Founder at Replicate

Investors · 6

Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Agrolimen Venturesreported

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Index VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M

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Mosaic VenturesreportedLondon · $1M – $10M

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Also in the syndicate · 1

Index Ventures Seed

Funding

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Related companies · 5

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The Ticket FairyThe Ticket Fairy provides event ticketing and management software to venue operators and promoters in multiple countries, helping them handle sales, marketing, and audience analytics for live events.
Aktoria RoboticsAktoria provides software to operate robots remotely, enabling data collection from robot fleets and remote deployment and monitoring of robots anywhere in the world.
Morf HealthMorf is an automation platform for healthcare practices that uses AI to simplify operations and eliminate manual tasks. It enables practices to automate patient onboarding, scheduling, communication, and other workflows through a no-code interface.

Companies working in the same space as Lanyrd.

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In the news

Lanyrd (YC W11) Secures $1.4m In Seed Funding To Make Conferences More Socialtechcrunch.com · Sep 2011

Frequently asked questions

What does Lanyrd do?
Lanyrd is a social directory for discovering and tracking conferences where users can find events attended by their social network contacts, maintain a public record of their speaking engagements, and view summaries of conference content and updates.
Who founded Lanyrd?
Lanyrd was founded by Simon Willison.
Who are Lanyrd's investors?
Lanyrd's investors include PROfounders Capital, Y Combinator, Agrolimen Ventures, Index Ventures, Mosaic Ventures.
Who acquired Lanyrd?
Lanyrd was acquired by Eventbrite.
Where is Lanyrd headquartered?
Lanyrd is headquartered in San Francisco, US.