Tinker

YC S14 · Inactive · Digital Currency Market Making

Competitors

Companies closest to Tinker
Company	Category	Status	Program
Rain FinancialShared: digital currency, regulated, exchangeNot statedOther	Other	Not stated	500 Global2019
CoinbaseShared: digital currency, crypto / web3PublicOther	Other	Public	YCS12
SFOXShared: crypto / web3, currency, tradingActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS14
KalshiShared: regulated exchange, tradingActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW19
PrimeVaultShared: crypto / web3, market, digitalActiveDevtools	Devtools	Active	YCS22

Adjacent

Companies next to Tinker
Company	Category	Status	Program
AYC FundShared: crypto / web3, trading, asset managementActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW22
CashmereShared: crypto / web3, digital, asset managementInactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCW22
Pluto.marketsShared: crypto / web3, market, asset managementActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW22
WeltioShared: crypto / web3, market, asset managementInactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCS22
EkpaShared: trading, asset managementActiveAI	AI	Active	YCS26

Also from S14

All of S14

Company	Category	Status
Protocol LabsProtocol Labs makes internet protocols: IPFS, Filecoin, and more.ActiveDevtools	Devtools	Active
AptibleThe No Infrastructure Platform as a ServiceAcquiredDevtools	Devtools	Acquired
BillforwardSubscription billing, rate plan management and analytics as a…InactiveData	Data	Inactive
BlockspringAutomate data collection for spreadsheets and productivity tools.AcquiredData, Devtools	Data, Devtools	Acquired
CheckrPeople infrastructure for the future of workActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active
CognitoFrictionless, modern identity verification that starts with just a…AcquiredDevtools	Devtools	Acquired

About Tinker

Tinker is a cryptocurrency electronic trading & market making firm, founded in 2014. At our peak we've processed $10m+ in daily volumes and represented 10-20% of all BTCUSD trading on regulated exchanges.

YC batch: S14 · Summer 2014
Status, per YC: Inactive
Category: Other
Location: Waterloo, ON, Canada
Checked: 31m ago

YC tags: Crypto / Web3

Tinker in S14: 78 companies, 12% AI

Tinker: questions

Which YC batch was Tinker in?

Tinker was in Y Combinator's Summer 2014 batch (S14).

Is Tinker still active?

Y Combinator lists Tinker as inactive.

Where is Tinker based?

Tinker lists Waterloo, ON, Canada as its location on YC's directory.

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