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Nowadays

YC S23

San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 6 employees · Hiring · 2 known investors

Nowadays is an AI-powered platform for corporate event planning that handles tasks from venue sourcing to budget management. The platform aims to make event planning effortless for corporate clients.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S23)

Nowadays was founded in 2023 by Anna Sun, Amy Yan, Anthony Puterman, and Justin Tidwell.

ASAnna Sun
Anna SuninCo-FounderAnna Sun previously held product and engineering roles at Datadog, DoorDash, and Amazon. She holds a degree in Computer Science from MIT.30 Under 30 2025
AYAmy Yan
Amy YaninCo-FounderShe previously held strategy and operations roles at Google, Meta, and McKinsey & Company.
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Anthony PutermanCofounder30 Under 30 2025
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Justin TidwellCofounder30 Under 30 2025
VBVin Bui
Vin BuiFounding Engineer

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Competitors · 6

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Smartsheet100 shared keywordsSmartsheet provides a cloud-based work management platform that enables teams and organizations to plan, capture, manage, automate, and report on work at scale across enterprises, nonprofits, and small businesses globally. The platform helps improve process efficiency and business outcomes through unified digital workplace capabilities.
Canva96 shared keywordsDesign platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.
Notion94 shared keywordsNotion offers a workspace platform for teams to manage projects, documentation, and tasks through customizable views like Gantt charts and Kanban boards. The product serves small to large organizations across multiple functions including engineering, product, and design teams.
ClickUp93 shared keywordsClickUp provides a customizable work management platform that adapts to different company teams and projects across various functions including marketing, sales, and project management.
Asana73 shared keywordsAsana is a collaborative work management platform that helps teams align work to goals, coordinate tasks, and automate processes using AI-powered workflows. The platform serves organizations of all sizes seeking to improve productivity, visibility, and execution across teams and departments.
Jotform52 shared keywordsJotform provides an online form builder with integrations that automatically forward new form submissions, file uploads, and payment details to communication tools like Microsoft Teams. It serves teams across industries looking to automate the distribution of submitted form data.

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What does Nowadays do?
Nowadays is an AI-powered platform for corporate event planning that handles tasks from venue sourcing to budget management. The platform aims to make event planning effortless for corporate clients.
Who founded Nowadays?
Nowadays was founded by Anna Sun, Amy Yan, Anthony Puterman, Justin Tidwell in 2023.
Who are Nowadays's investors?
Nowadays's investors include The E14 Fund, Y Combinator.
Where is Nowadays headquartered?
Nowadays is headquartered in San Francisco, US.