Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works14signal of 100 · rising 2
- team of 11Team size · YC's directory+5.6
- acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Active | YCW22 |
Adjacent
Post.fmShared: emailYC S10LondonStartup →
AgentMailShared: emailYC S25San FranciscoStartup →
ScoutShared: deadYC W20San FranciscoStartup →
reMailShared: emailYC W09CAStartup →
MailgunShared: email, focusedYC W11San FranciscoStartup →
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post.fmShared: emailYC S10InactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCS10 |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 | |
| AI, Devtools | Inactive | YCW20 | |
| Other | Acquired | YCW09 | |
| Devtools | Acquired | YCW11 |
Also from S08
All of S08About Posterous
Posterous emerged from Y Combinator in the summer of 2008 as an innovative company focused on making blogging simple - as simple as sending an email - and now has more than 15 million monthly users. With the launch of Posterous Spaces, the company is bringing its trademark simplicity to help people share smarter with intuitive privacy controls to share selectively across multiple platforms.
- YC batch
- S08 · Summer 2008
- Status, per YC
- Acquired
- Category
- Other
- Team size
- 11
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Checked
- 9h ago
YC tags: Email
Posterous: questions
Which YC batch was Posterous in?
Posterous was in Y Combinator's Summer 2008 batch (S08).
Is Posterous still active?
Y Combinator lists Posterous as acquired.
Where is Posterous based?
Posterous lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.