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Yac
Founded 2019 · 13 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors
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An asynchronous voice messaging platform for remote teams to communicate and collaborate without real-time synchronous meetings.
Founders & leadership
Yac was founded in 2019 by Jordan Walker.
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Jordan WalkerCo-Founder2019–2024The company has raised over $10M in funding from investors including Slack.
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Hunter McKinleyCEOHe leads Backtrack, where he works on product and meeting ROI intelligence for hosted buyer programs, and advises Fovionics (Techstars '25) on product and go-to-market while contributing to Trade Show News Network. Earlier, he founded Tasty Tabs, headed marketing at SoFriendly, and worked as a UX strategist and growth strategist at BAMF Media.
Investors · 7
Backstage Capitallisted by Backstage CapitalLos Angeles · $50K
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Florida Technology Seed Capital Fundlisted by Florida Technology Seed Capital FundClearwater · $75K – $100K
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Salesforce Ventureslisted by Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M
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Spacecadet Ventureslisted by Spacecadet VenturesKent County · $100K – $500K
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GGV CapitalreportedMenlo Park
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Notable CapitalreportedSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M
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Slack FundreportedSan Francisco
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Yac went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Yac do?
- An asynchronous voice messaging platform for remote teams to communicate and collaborate without real-time synchronous meetings.
- Who founded Yac?
- Yac was founded by Jordan Walker in 2019.
- Who are Yac's investors?
- Yac's investors include Backstage Capital, Florida Technology Seed Capital Fund, Salesforce Ventures, Spacecadet Ventures, GGV Capital, Notable Capital, Slack Fund.