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Olark

YC S09

San Francisco, US · 28 employees · 1 known investors

Olark provides live chat software that enables businesses to communicate with customers in real time. The platform serves small to mid-market businesses seeking customer engagement and support tools.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S09)

BCBen Congleton
Ben CongletoninFounder/CEO
MPMatt Pizzimenti
Matt PizzimentiinFounder/COO

Investors · 1

Competitors · 5

by search overlap
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Oberlo93 shared keywordsOberlo provides free tools and resources for entrepreneurs to start and grow ecommerce businesses through dropshipping. The platform helps small business owners launch online stores and manage their operations.
Hive85 shared keywordsHivenet provides cloud infrastructure for AI and general workloads, including an inference API for open-weight models, GPU and CPU compute (RTX 4090/5090 and vCPU instances), S3-compatible storage, and private AI paths for RAG and fine-tuning. It targets researchers, startups, studios, schools, and technical teams that want cost control and regional/sovereignty choice over where workloads run.
Salsify80 shared keywordsSalsify offers an Intelligent Product Experience Management (PXM) platform that turns product data into commerce experiences across physical, digital, and AI-driven ("agentic") shelves. It includes AI-powered automation tools and a conversational assistant to help brands manage product content and distribute it across retail and ecommerce channels.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Olark do?
Olark provides live chat software that enables businesses to communicate with customers in real time. The platform serves small to mid-market businesses seeking customer engagement and support tools.
Who founded Olark?
Olark was founded by Ben Congleton, Matt Pizzimenti.
Who are Olark's investors?
Olark's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is Olark headquartered?
Olark is headquartered in San Francisco, US.