Parse was founded by Kevin Lacker.

Who are Parse's investors?

Parse's investors include DCVC (Data Collective), GV (Google Ventures), Y Combinator, Caffeinated Capital, Menlo Ventures, Pioneer, SARAS CAPITAL, SV Angel.

Where is Parse headquartered?

Parse is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Parse

acquired by MetaYC S11

San Francisco, US · 11 employees · 8 known investors

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Parse provides cloud-based software developer kits for building desktop, mobile, and embedded apps, offering backend services such as cloud data storage, push notifications, and app analytics for developers. It operates as a subsidiary of Facebook.

Also known as Ping Pong Labs

Cloud Computing Developer Tools Enterprise Software SaaSUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S11)

Kevin LackerCTO

Alex Forman Founder

Tikhon BernstamFounderformer

Ilya SukharCEO2011–2016

James YuCPO2011–2016

Christine Yen Engineer2012–2015Investor at University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory

Investors · 8

DCVC (Data Collective)listed by DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M

How we know: DCVC (Data Collective)'s portfolio page · Y Combinator's founder network · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

GV (Google Ventures)listed by GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M

How we know: GV (Google Ventures)'s portfolio page · Y Combinator's founder network · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

How we know: the Y Combinator directory · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Caffeinated CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $3M – $50M

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

Menlo VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $20M

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PioneerreportedToronto, Ontario

How we know: open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

SARAS CAPITALreportedCanterbury

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SV AngelreportedSan Francisco · $150K – $20M

How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us

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Companies working in the same space as Parse.

Legal entities · 2

corporate structure

Parse, Inc.

Ping Pong Labs

Frequently asked questions

What does Parse do?: Parse provides cloud-based software developer kits for building desktop, mobile, and embedded apps, offering backend services such as cloud data storage, push notifications, and app analytics for developers. It operates as a subsidiary of Facebook.
Who founded Parse?: Parse was founded by Kevin Lacker.
Who are Parse's investors?: Parse's investors include DCVC (Data Collective), GV (Google Ventures), Y Combinator, Caffeinated Capital, Menlo Ventures, Pioneer, SARAS CAPITAL, SV Angel.
Who acquired Parse?: Parse was acquired by Meta.
Where is Parse headquartered?: Parse is headquartered in San Francisco, US.