Y/n
YC S23San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 5 employees · Hiring · 1 known investors
Y/n is a mobile app where users navigate interactive stories by playing a character whose text choices affect plot outcomes and character relationships, with access to millions of user-created stories spanning romance, mystery, and other genres.
Also known as Can of Soup · Emittance
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S23)
Y/n was founded in 2025 by Gabriel Birnbaum and Eric Meier.
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Gabriel Birnbaumin𝕏FounderGabriel Birnbaum co-founded Can of Soup and previously worked as the first product designer at Substack, with background research in plasma physics. He is currently building Y/n.
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Eric Meierin𝕏FounderEric Meier is a co-founder at Can of Soup. He previously held positions at Slite and Liveblocks working on collaborative editing tools, and studied computer science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Investors · 1
Competitors · 4
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Y/n do?
- Y/n is a mobile app where users navigate interactive stories by playing a character whose text choices affect plot outcomes and character relationships, with access to millions of user-created stories spanning romance, mystery, and other genres.
- Who founded Y/n?
- Y/n was founded by Gabriel Birnbaum, Eric Meier in 2025.
- Who are Y/n's investors?
- Y/n's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Y/n headquartered?
- Y/n is headquartered in San Francisco, US.