Heysan
YC W07 · Acquired · Free messaging on mobile phones
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 OpenlandShared: messaging, community, freeInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW18 |
 SnapetteShared: mobile phoneNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 GlobalGA 1 |
 FlagrShared: mobile phone, user, socialInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW06 |
 TalkBinShared: messaging, acquiredAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCW11 |
 HoverChatShared: messaging, phone, doingInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW14 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 LightboxShared: mobile phoneNot statedDevtools | Devtools | Not stated | 500 Global2011 |
 PraxosShared: messagingActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS24 |
 VoiceGemShared: messaging, acquiredAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCS12 |
 ConvoreShared: messaging, community, userInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW11 |
 TsumobiShared: messaging, phone, mobileInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW07 |
Also from W07
All of W07| Company | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
 AuctomaticDeveloper toolsAcquiredDevtools | Devtools | Acquired |
 VirtualminDeveloper toolsActiveDevtools | Devtools | Active |
 WhitenoiseAIInactiveAI | AI | Inactive |
About Heysan
Heysan was a free mobile messaging and community based in San Francisco, California. Initially Heysan provided free messaging between phones and computers, bridging IM with SMS. The service expanded into launching a mobile community and has over 1 million users doing tens of million of monthly messages. In the summer of 2007 Heysan raised a seed round from Khosla Ventures and Atomico, the venture funds of Vinod Khosla and Niklas Zennstrom. Heysan was acquired by Good Technology in May 2009.
- YC batch
- W07 · Winter 2007
- Status, per YC
- Acquired
- Category
- Other
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Checked
- 33m ago
Heysan: questions
Which YC batch was Heysan in?
Heysan was in Y Combinator's Winter 2007 batch (W07).
Is Heysan still active?
Y Combinator lists Heysan as acquired.
Where is Heysan based?
Heysan lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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