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Second

DefunctYC W23

Founded 2023 · 3 employees · 9 known investors

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Second provides automated codebase maintenance and analysis tools for engineering teams, covering tasks like code migrations and intelligent code insights.

Also known as Second Platform, Inc. · Whoa

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W23)

Second was founded in 2023 by Eric Rowell.

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Eric RowellFounder & CEO (YC W23)2023–2024Eric Rowell is co-founder and CTO of Wayline (YC S25), and previously founded Second (YC W23), a company that raised $1.9M for enterprise codebase maintenance tools. He was co-founder and CTO of Uiflow (YC W21), which secured $21M in funding, developed a no-code platform for enterprises, and was acquired by Workday; prior to that, he held roles as Head of Data Visualization at Workday, UI architect at LinkedIn and Yahoo, and authored technical books and open source libraries in visualization and web technologies.
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Justin ColskyRecruiteruntil 2025

Investors · 9

Capitalize VCreportedChicago · $100K – $200K

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GoodFin Venturesreported

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Louis Berylreported

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PioneerreportedToronto, Ontario

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StonksreportedSan Francisco

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Venture Investment AssociatesreportedPeapack

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2 people who came through Second went on to found or lead other companies.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Second do?
Second provides automated codebase maintenance and analysis tools for engineering teams, covering tasks like code migrations and intelligent code insights.
Who founded Second?
Second was founded by Eric Rowell in 2023.
Who are Second's investors?
Second's investors include Y Combinator, Capitalize VC, GoodFin Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Louis Beryl, Pioneer, Stonks, TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital) and 1 more.