OneText

YC W23 · Active · Frictionless payments via SMS

Competitors

Companies closest to OneText
Company	Category	Status	Program
ArrowShared: checkout experience, e-commerce, paymentActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS21
TranchShared: frictionless payment, experienceAcquiredOther	Other	Acquired	YCS22
BalanceShared: payments, checkout, merchantActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS20
Compra RápidaShared: checkout experience, e-commerce, paymentActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW22
NomodShared: payments, merchantActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS21

Adjacent

Companies next to OneText
Company	Category	Status	Program
Canopy (was Encarte)Shared: payments, e-commerce, checkoutActiveOther	Other	Active	YC +1W19
Corgi LabsShared: payments, e-commerce, merchantActiveAI, Data	AI, Data	Active	YCW23
VendyShared: payments, e-commerceActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW22
CuantoShared: e-commerce, payment, merchantActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW19
AtratoShared: payments, merchant, purchaseActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW21

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About OneText

OneText is disrupting SMS marketing and payments. We win incremental sales for direct to consumer brands by making every purchase as effortless as paying with your hotel room number. OneText shoppers literally reply and buy with one text. In our first year, we’ve onboarded 50 fast-growing e-commerce brands and have added as much as 14% in incremental revenue to their bottom lines. In March, we generated $597,000 dollars in payments. In April, we’ll book $50,000 dollars in revenue. Founders Jonathan Fudem/CEO and Daniel Brain/CTO met at PayPal Checkout where we designed and launched some of the world’s best checkout experiences. We left PayPal to build a payments company that actually helps merchants acquire customers and win sales. The CMO of our largest customer, a $90M clothing brand, says we have revolutionized marketing for his company, and are, quote: “the best thing that’s happened to SMS marketing in forever.” We are excited to share what you can do with OneText.

YC batch: W23 · Winter 2023
Status, per YC: Active
Category: Other
Team size: 6
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Checked: 1h ago

YC tags: Fintech, Payments, Consumer, B2B, E-commerce

OneText in W23: 274 companies, 68% AI

OneText: questions

Which YC batch was OneText in?

OneText was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).

Is OneText still active?

Y Combinator lists OneText as active.

Where is OneText based?

OneText lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.

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