Y Combinator Winter 2012 (W12) Companies

Sendwave provides international money transfer services designed to simplify remittances through digital channels with low fees and fast transfers, serving customers who want to send money across borders without visiting physical locations.

1 investor

Shoptiques is an online marketplace connecting independent fashion boutiques with customers seeking curated, one-of-a-kind merchandise. Orders are packed and shipped directly from individual boutiques rather than centralized warehouses.

1 investor

A cashback rewards platform that enables consumers to earn returns on purchases at 3,500+ retail brands through a website and browser extension. The service aggregates coupon codes and offers at online stores while allowing users to accumulate rewards in cash or transfer them to partner loyalty programs.

1 investor

A mobile app for capturing and sharing short videos with friends and family across iOS and Android devices.

3 investors

SolidStage provides managed infrastructure operations for companies, handling deployment, configuration, and monitoring tasks that would typically require dedicated system administrators.

1 investor

Swiftype builds search platforms for organizations, including a hosted site search solution for websites and an AI-powered enterprise search product that indexes content across cloud data sources. The platform serves enterprises, applications, and websites across multiple industries.

2 investors

TiKL is a mobile app that enables users to send voice messages and text to multiple contacts simultaneously using a push-to-talk interface similar to a walkie-talkie.

1 investor

TapToLearn develops game-based educational apps covering subjects like math, spelling, grammar, geography, and science for kindergarten through middle school students. The company has built a library of 50+ apps designed to engage children through gamified learning mechanics.

2 investors

The Muse is a career discovery and employer branding platform that helps job seekers research companies and careers, while enabling organizations to attract talent by showcasing authentic employee stories and company culture.

7 investors

Tilt provides alternative credit products and underwriting technology to people with limited access to traditional credit, using non-traditional financial signals to assess creditworthiness and enable borrowing.

5 investors

Wave builds a modern financial network for Africa offering bank account alternatives, money transfer, and lending services with no fees. The platform targets the over half of the African population without bank access, enabling them to save, transfer, and borrow money.

4 investors

WireOver is a desktop application using peer-to-peer technology to enable secure, encrypted file transfers between users. The service supports unlimited file sizes and offers both free and premium tiers with enhanced security features.

1 investor

A platform that dispatches mechanics to car owners at their homes or offices to perform repairs and maintenance services across major U.S. metropolitan areas.

6 investors

Zillabyte provides a cloud platform that handles infrastructure for data analysis applications, allowing users to develop apps locally and scale them on the company's servers; it offers modular components for tasks like geocoding and fraud detection, and supports analysis of private datasets or pre-built data sources including web content.

1 investor

1 investor