Who founded Wildfire?

Wildfire was founded by Hriday Kemburu, Vinay A. Ramesh in 2015.

Who are Wildfire's investors?

Wildfire's investors include Y Combinator, Accel, Khosla Ventures.

Where is Wildfire headquartered?

Wildfire is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Wildfire

AcquiredYC S17

San Francisco, US · Founded 2015 · 3 employees · 3 known investors

Find your way into Wildfire

724 people in our graph share verified history with the Wildfire team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Scott Davisunlockedknows Hriday Kemburu · together at University of California, Berkeley (overlapped)

×6knows the team · via University of California, Berkeley

×4knows the team · via Y Combinator

knows the team · via Opendoor

Wildfire was a location-based social news and safety alert app for college campuses and local communities that crowdsourced real-time information about nearby events, crimes, and emergencies. The app connected nearby users through hyperlocal alerts based on post timeliness, location, and credibility.

Consumer EdTech Social Social MediaUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S17)

Wildfire was founded in 2015 by Hriday Kemburu and Vinay A. Ramesh.

Hriday Kemburu inCEO & Co-Founder2015–2021Hriday Kemburu is a University of California, Berkeley graduate (2016) working on Wildfire.

Vinay A. Rameshin 𝕏Co-Founder & COO2015–2021

Jayin 𝕏CTO

Investors · 3

Y Combinator✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K

Accel✓ verifiedPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M

Khosla Ventures✓ verifiedMenlo Park · $5K – $50M

Frequently asked questions

What does Wildfire do?: Wildfire was a location-based social news and safety alert app for college campuses and local communities that crowdsourced real-time information about nearby events, crimes, and emergencies. The app connected nearby users through hyperlocal alerts based on post timeliness, location, and credibility.
Who founded Wildfire?: Wildfire was founded by Hriday Kemburu, Vinay A. Ramesh in 2015.
Who are Wildfire's investors?: Wildfire's investors include Y Combinator, Accel, Khosla Ventures.
Where is Wildfire headquartered?: Wildfire is headquartered in San Francisco, US.