Fundraising FoxY Combinator Summer 2014 (S14) Companies
77 companies from the Y Combinator Summer 2014 batch, with their investors and founders.
Alchemy is a nanotechnology company developing protective coatings and films, including the ExoShield windshield protection line for vehicle owners and an infrared camouflage technology developed with the Canadian Armed Forces. It serves the automotive aftermarket and defense sectors.
5 investors
Aptible offers a Platform as a Service that lets development teams deploy and run applications without managing their own infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure. Its secure, compliant, and scalable platform targets developers at companies of all stages, from startups to publicly traded and unicorn companies.
6 investors
Apto Payments offers a white-label API platform that lets partners issue branded Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards, in both physical and virtual form. It provides a developer-first instant issuance product alongside an enterprise solution for custom card programs.
12 investors
Backpack is a peer-to-peer marketplace that connects travelers with shoppers so travelers can carry and deliver items purchased from overseas, letting shoppers access products from other markets while travelers earn money. It operates across international markets to reduce shipping costs and provide access to products not available locally.
4 investors
Bannerman is a marketplace for booking and managing security guard services, giving business customers visibility into guard schedules, attendance, and incident reporting. It operates across all 50 U.S. states.
2 investors
Bayes Impact is a tech nonprofit that builds data-driven technology to address public interest problems and improve public services. It applies algorithms and data analysis to deliver large-scale social impact.
1 investor
Beep builds small, battery-powered wireless sensors that connect over cellular networks to report data such as location, temperature, moisture, pressure, altitude, and motion to the cloud. The sensors include ports for attaching additional sensor types like gas, soil, microphone, or camera, serving IoT applications.
1 investor
Bikanta develops nanodiamond-based imaging probes for medical imaging and diagnostics, enabling background-free optical imaging aimed at disease detection such as cancer. Its technology targets researchers and medical professionals in the diagnostics field.
1 investor
BillForward offers a subscription billing platform that lets recurring-payment businesses bill customers for complex products and run revenue analytics, including rate plan management. It serves product managers and CFOs in industries such as telecoms, SaaS, and product/platform-as-a-service.
2 investors
Bitaccess builds enterprise software for cryptocurrency, with its main product being a Bitcoin ATM network through which customers have converted over $1B USD of cash into Bitcoin. The company serves the crypto/fintech market.
4 investors
Blockspring lets small businesses and merchants connect APIs to spreadsheets and productivity tools without writing code, supporting uses like report automation, lead generation, and dynamic landing pages. It operates in the no-code API data integration and automation category.
2 investors
Carlypso operates an online used-car marketplace that finds pre-owned vehicles for buyers, then inspects, details, and delivers the car. The service is aimed at consumers and includes a 7-day money-back guarantee.
4 investors
Checkr provides background verification and fraud detection services for hiring, loan approvals, insurance, and tenant screening decisions. The platform uses AI to process and analyze fragmented data to deliver verification insights across multiple industries.
17 investors
Cheddar is a mobile checking account and debit card aimed at consumers frustrated with traditional banks' fees and penalties. It positions itself as a free, technology-driven everyday banking alternative to conventional checking accounts.
3 investors
Clara is a human-in-the-loop virtual assistant that automates repetitive tasks such as scheduling. The company operated out of San Francisco and was later acquired.
1 investor
ClearTax is a fintech SaaS company that builds platforms for invoicing, tax filing, wealth management, and credit, serving businesses and individuals in India.
7 investors
Cognito provides an identity verification system that confirms a user's name, date of birth, address, phone, and Social Security Number starting from just a phone number. It aims to reduce friction in the verification process while building trust.
2 investors
Craft Coffee was an online coffee company, described by Fortune Magazine as "the internet coffee company." It was acquired in 2019.
2 investors
Doblet operates a network of on-demand rental batteries for charging phones, using a mobile app (iOS and Android) that directs users to the nearest pickup location when their battery runs low. It serves consumers across more than 1,000 cafes, bars, and restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.
1 investor
Fixed is an iPhone app that helps users contest parking tickets by uploading a photo of the citation, which is then reviewed by a team of parking-rule experts. The service charges 25% of the fine only if the ticket is successfully dismissed.
1 investor
Flaviar is a spirits tasting club offering a subscription service that sends members monthly tasting kits with three samples of spirits sourced globally, helping them discover new liquor products. It serves consumers interested in fine spirits.
7 investors
Flytenow operates a ride-sharing marketplace that connects passengers with private pilots who have empty seats, letting them join same-day, round-trip flights for day trips and local adventures. It serves general-aviation enthusiasts looking to fly with local pilots.
1 investor
Front is a customer communication platform that combines email and other apps into a shared workspace so teams can collaborate on and scale customer conversations. It serves businesses seeking to manage personalized customer relationships, reporting use by more than 8,000 companies.
19 investors
Ginkgo Bioworks designs custom engineered organisms for customers across multiple markets, operating foundries that use software and hardware automation to scale the organism engineering process.
33 investors