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YC Summer 2009 (S09)

26 companies Y Combinator lists for Summer 2009, with what each one builds.

Companies
26
AI share
Not enough tags yet
Top sector
Social
3 companies
Second
Consumer Electronics
2 companies

YC has tagged only 57.7% of this batch so far, so we don’t publish an AI share for it yet.

What’s in Summer 2009

Summer 2009 lists 26 companies so far (S08 had 22). The biggest themes by YC's tags are Marketplace (4), Fintech (2), Recommendation System (2), Analytics (1) and Automotive (1). The largest sectors are Social, Consumer Electronics, Content and Engineering, Product and Design. 4.2% are based outside the US.

  • Marketplace · 4
  • Fintech · 2
  • Recommendation System · 2
  • Analytics · 1
  • Automotive · 1

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

All Summer 2009 companies

26 companies

  • Mixpanel

    Mixpanel is event analytics for builders that need answers.

    Analytics410San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Stripe

    Economic infrastructure for the internet.

    Fintech7000San Francisco, CA, USA
  • WePay

    Payments for platform businesses.

    Payments400San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • MarketingInactive
  • Bump

    Bump, Flock, Photoroll (unreleased) => Google Photos

    Social30San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • CarWoo

    The best way to buy a new car.

    Transportation Services11San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Social2San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • Directed Edge

    Product recommendations.

    AI
    Home and Personal2San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Fanchatter

    FanChatter aggregates, amplifies and empowers fan content on every…

    Marketing11Minneapolis, MN, USAInactive
  • Travel, Leisure and Tourism2San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • GraffitiGeo

    We let you know where to go and what to get once you get there.…

    Content2San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • HighlightCam

    HighlightCam edits video, automatically!

    Content11San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Retail2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Job and Career Services11San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Lingt

    Lingt provided a web-based platform for learning languages leveraging…

    Education2San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Listia

    Mobile marketplace for trading used goods.

    Home and Personal6San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Lockitron

    Lockitron makes electronic locks you can control locally from your…

    Consumer Electronics11San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • NudgePad

    Online IDE. We joined Microsoft in 2014.

    Engineering, Product and Design2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Olark

    Olark gives you an AI agent that works your marketing funnel 24/7

    AI
    Retail15San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Social2San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • RentHop

    Apartment rental marketplace

    Housing and Real Estate9New York City, NY, USA
  • RethinkDB

    The open source database for the realtime web.

    Infrastructure11San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired
  • Human ResourcesSan Francisco, CA, USAInactive
  • Engineering, Product and DesignInactive

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 2009?

Y Combinator's public directory lists 26 companies for Summer 2009 (S09), compared with 22 in Summer 2008. YC adds companies as they launch, so a recent batch can still grow.

What kind of startups are in YC Summer 2009?

The most common themes by YC's own tags are Marketplace (4), Fintech (2), Recommendation System (2), Analytics (1) and Automotive (1). The largest sectors are Social, Consumer Electronics, Content and Engineering, Product and Design. YC has tagged only 57.7% of the batch so far, so we don't publish an AI share yet.

Where are YC Summer 2009 companies based?

4.2% of Summer 2009 companies with a listed location are based outside the US.