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YC Summer 2008 (S08)

22 companies Y Combinator lists for Summer 2008, with what each one builds.

Companies
22
AI share
Not enough tags yet
Top sector
Content
5 companies
Second
Home and Personal
3 companies

YC has tagged only 40.9% of this batch so far, so we don’t publish an AI share for it yet.

What’s in Summer 2008

Summer 2008 lists 22 companies so far (W08 had 21). The biggest themes by YC's tags are Social (2), Climate (1), Data Engineering (1), E-Commerce (1) and Email (1). The largest sectors are Content, Home and Personal, Social and Gaming. 0% are based outside the US.

  • Social · 2
  • Climate · 1
  • Data Engineering · 1
  • E-Commerce · 1
  • Email · 1

See what YC asked founders to build · Breakout themes across batches

All Summer 2008 companies

22 companies

  • Anyvite
    Home and Personal2Columbia, MD, USAInactive
  • BackType

    BackType was an analytics company acquired by Twitter in 2011

    MarketingSan Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • Claimspotting

    Claim and conquer your city

    GamingRemoteInactive
  • Cloudant

    NoSQL Database-aaS. Acquired by IBM in 2014. Now IBM Cloud Data…

    Infrastructure51Boston, MA, USAAcquired
  • CO2Stats

    Social and environmental web analytics. Acquired in December 2016.

    Engineering, Product and DesignBoston, MA, USAInactive
  • Frogmetrics
    Retail2New York City, NY, USAInactive
  • Job Alchemist
    Recruiting and TalentInactive
  • JustSpotted

    Acquired by Google in 2011

    AI
    Content2San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • OhLife
    Content2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • People & Pages
    Home and PersonalInactive
  • Picwing

    Photo Sharing platform for families

    Social11San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • PlayReader
    Home and PersonalInactive
  • Poll Everywhere

    Interactive meetings and presentations

    Analytics70San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Popcuts

    Popcuts is an online music store where fans participate in the…

    Content2Lucerne Valley, CA, USAInactive
  • Posterous

    Dead simple blogs by email

    Social11San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • Precognate
    GamingInactive
  • Slinkset

    Votable lists

    Content2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Snipd
    Marketing2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Team Apart
    Productivity2Inactive
  • Ticket Stumbler
    Travel, Leisure and Tourism2Boston, MA, USAInactive
  • Treehouse
    Social101San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Youlicit
    Content2New York City, NY, USAInactive
Winter 2008Summer 2009

Source: Y Combinator’s public company directory. Each company links to its YC profile. See how we count and what YC asked founders to build.

Frequently asked questions

How many companies are in YC Summer 2008?

Y Combinator's public directory lists 22 companies for Summer 2008 (S08), compared with 21 in Winter 2008. YC adds companies as they launch, so a recent batch can still grow.

What kind of startups are in YC Summer 2008?

The most common themes by YC's own tags are Social (2), Climate (1), Data Engineering (1), E-Commerce (1) and Email (1). The largest sectors are Content, Home and Personal, Social and Gaming. YC has tagged only 40.9% of the batch so far, so we don't publish an AI share yet.

Where are YC Summer 2008 companies based?

0% of Summer 2008 companies with a listed location are based outside the US.