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Tipjoy

DefunctYC W08

Founded 2008 · 2 employees · 6 known investors

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Tipjoy built a payments platform enabling merchants to monetize digital goods, nonprofits to collect donations, and individuals to transfer money to each other.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W08)

Tipjoy was founded in 2008 by Ivan Kirigin and Abigail Kirigin.

IKIvan Kirigin
Ivan KiriginCTO2008–2009Ivan Kirigin founded Tipjoy (YC W08) and YesGraph (YC W15). He previously worked at iRobot, Facebook, Dropbox, and Lyft, and currently invests in machine learning, automation, and robotics at Tango.vc.
AKAbigail Kirigin
Abigail Kirigininteraction designer2008–2009Abigail Kirigin is an interaction designer and founder with a background in education technology and nonprofit work. She holds an Ed.D. in Cognitive Diversity in Education from Bridges Graduate School, a Master's degree in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon, and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science & Philosophy from NYU; prior to founding Tipjoy, she served as Executive Director of REEL, a nonprofit supporting twice-exceptional students, and as Administrative and Advancement Director at Touchstone Learning.

Investors · 6

BetaworksreportedNew York · $250K – $750K

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Betaworks Ventures Management, LlcreportedNew York · $250K – $750K

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Lowercase CapitalreportedJackson

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Also in the syndicate · 2

David Shen VenturesThe Accelerator Group

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements
  • Undisclosed amountSeries ASep 2008 · 2 sources

    Betaworks (lead), David Shen Ventures, The Accelerator Group

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Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
Tipjoy Inc.

In the news

Tipjoy.com: Announcing Series A financing lead by Betaworkstipjoys2cents.blogspot.com · Sep 2008Tipjoy Raises $1 Million For Its Simple Micropayment Platform | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Sep 2008

Frequently asked questions

What does Tipjoy do?
Tipjoy built a payments platform enabling merchants to monetize digital goods, nonprofits to collect donations, and individuals to transfer money to each other.
Who founded Tipjoy?
Tipjoy was founded by Ivan Kirigin, Abigail Kirigin in 2008.
Who are Tipjoy's investors?
Tipjoy's investors include Y Combinator, Betaworks, Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc, Lowercase Capital.