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s2.dev

YC F25

San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 5 employees · 6 known investors

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×3knows the team · via Confluent
×3knows the team · via Etsy
×5knows the team · via Y Combinator

S2.dev builds infrastructure services and tools for developers. The company focuses on providing a platform for application development and deployment.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOpen SourceAPIInfrastructureDatabasesUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (F25)

s2.dev was founded in 2024 by Shikhar Bhushan, Stephen Balogh, Dwarak Govind Parthiban, Mehul Arora, and Cristian Caciuc.

SBShikhar Bhushan
Shikhar Bhushanin𝕏Co-Founder and CEOShikhar Bhushan has worked on retrieval systems at Etsy, key-value storage at Facebook, and Kafka Connect at Confluent.
SBStephen Balogh
Stephen Baloghin𝕏Co-Founder, CTOStephen Balogh previously led infrastructure work for product search at Etsy and developed repository software at NYU. He works on systems development with Rust.
DGDwarak Govind Parthiban
Dwarak Govind Parthibanin𝕏Co-FounderDwarak Govind Parthiban worked on applied AI at Etsy and ML platform development at Freshworks, with prior research on language models at the University of Ottawa that resulted in publication at AAAI-21.
MAMehul Arora
Mehul Arorain𝕏Founder
CCCristian Caciuc
Cristian Caciucin𝕏Founder

Investors · 6

Orange CollectiveDanville
Transpose Platform ManagementHouston
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
AccelreportedPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M
Research Corporation TechnologiesreportedTucson

Also in the syndicate · 1

BroadOak Capital Partners

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$3.9M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2024–2026

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

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Competitors · 4

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Vercel11 shared keywordsVercel is an infrastructure platform for building and deploying applications, with emerging support for agentic capabilities that allow AI agents and humans to collaborate in software development. The platform serves developers and agents building web applications and software.
Cloudflare Turnstile7 shared keywordsCloudflare provides a global cloud network platform delivering security, performance, and development services through sixty-plus integrated services including SASE, application security, and full-stack development infrastructure.
Netezza6 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
Restream6 shared keywordsRestream is a live-video platform that lets creators and organizations broadcast one stream to 30+ social and streaming destinations.

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In the news

YC-backed data infra startup S2.dev raises $3.85 million in round led by Accel - The Economic Timeseconomictimes.indiatimes.com · Aug 2026Timeline of S2 Capital’s Financial Unravelingtherealdeal.com · Jul 2026S2 Capital's $400M Multifamily Fund Returns $0 to Investors | REI Primereiprime.com · Jul 2026S2 Capital Dissolves $400M Multifamily Fund With No Returns - CRE Dailycredaily.com · Jul 2026Nightingale Associates on X: "S2 Capital is dissolving its $400M first multifamily fund with no return of capital A July 1 letter from founder Scott Everett that was shared with The Real Deal said the $400M fund’s limited partners and preferred equity investors will receive “no return of capital.” Ax.com · Jul 2026"Fixed-Rate Is for Suckers": How a $400M Value-Add Fund Went to Zerocontrarianunicus.substack.com · Jul 2026S2.dev raises $3.85 million to simplify real-time data updates for appsnewsbytesapp.com · Feb 2026Data infrastructure startup S2.dev raises $3.85 Mn led by Accelentrackr.com · Feb 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does s2.dev do?
S2.dev builds infrastructure services and tools for developers. The company focuses on providing a platform for application development and deployment.
Who founded s2.dev?
s2.dev was founded by Shikhar Bhushan, Stephen Balogh, Dwarak Govind Parthiban, Mehul Arora, Cristian Caciuc in 2024.
Who are s2.dev's investors?
s2.dev's investors include Orange Collective, Transpose Platform Management, Y Combinator, Accel, Research Corporation Technologies.
How much funding has s2.dev raised?
s2.dev has disclosed $3.9M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is s2.dev headquartered?
s2.dev is headquartered in San Francisco, US.