Slinkset
DefunctYC S08San Francisco, US · 2 employees · 1 known investors
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A white-label platform that enables users to build and operate social news sites with voting features, deployable on their own websites.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S08)
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Brett GibsonCofounder2008–2009Brett Gibson is a software engineer and investor who founded multiple companies including Posterous, Posthaven, and Slinkset, and previously worked at Y Combinator. He currently serves as Managing Partner at Initialized Capital.
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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Slinkset do?
- A white-label platform that enables users to build and operate social news sites with voting features, deployable on their own websites.
- Who founded Slinkset?
- Slinkset was founded by Brett Gibson, John Baunach.
- Who are Slinkset's investors?
- Slinkset's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Slinkset headquartered?
- Slinkset is headquartered in San Francisco, US.






