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Whirl

Inactive · Pay instantly with your fingerprint.

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Why it ranks

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2signal of 100 · rising 0
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

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Competitors

OtherBalanceShared: payment experience, payments, cardYC S20San FranciscoStartup →OtherParrot Software 🦜Shared: payment terminal, retailYC S20MonterreyStartup →OtherFlywireShared: payment experience, payments, secure500 Global 2010United StatesStartup →OtherFluxShared: payment terminal, payments, cardYC S19Mexico CityStartup →OtherXenditShared: payment experience, payments, cardYC S15JakartaStartup →
Companies closest to Whirl
Company
BalanceShared: payment experience, payments, cardYC S20ActiveOther
Parrot Software 🦜Shared: payment terminal, retailYC S20ActiveOther
FlywireShared: payment experience, payments, secure500 Global 2010Not statedOther
FluxShared: payment terminal, payments, cardYC S19ActiveOther
XenditShared: payment experience, payments, cardYC S15ActiveOther

Adjacent

OtherAcquiredTranchShared: payment experience, method, cardYC S22LondonStartup →OtherQuidkeyShared: proprietary payment, payment experiencePlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →OtherAcquiredFinalShared: payment experience, payments, cardYC W15San FranciscoStartup →OtherAcquiredMomenceShared: payments, experienceYC S20San FranciscoStartup →OtherPide DirectoShared: payment terminalYC S21MonterreyStartup →
Companies next to Whirl
Company
TranchShared: payment experience, method, cardYC S22AcquiredOther
QuidkeyShared: proprietary payment, payment experiencePlug and Play Not statedOther
FinalShared: payment experience, payments, cardYC W15AcquiredOther
MomenceShared: payments, experienceYC S20AcquiredOther
Pide DirectoShared: payment terminalYC S21ActiveOther

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Company
AptibleThe No Infrastructure Platform as a Serviceteam of 25acquiredAcquiredDevtools
BillforwardSubscription billing, rate plan management and analytics as a…team of 8InactiveData
BlockspringAutomate data collection for spreadsheets and productivity tools.acquiredteam of 3AcquiredData, Devtools
CheckrPeople infrastructure for the future of workteam of 800YC top companyActiveAI, Devtools
CognitoFrictionless, modern identity verification that starts with just a…YC top companyteam of 12AcquiredDevtools
HubloHublo is making data-driven marketing simpler. It's a super simple…acquiredteam of 2AcquiredData

About Whirl

Whirl's proprietary payment terminal allows customers to pay with a fingerprint in just 1 second. It is the fastest and most secure method of payment on the market, offering the security of a chip card with a nearly invisible payment experience. Just a single press to the payment terminal, and payment is complete.

YC batch
S14 · Summer 2014
Status, per YC
Inactive
Category
Other
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; South San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Biometrics, Payments

Whirl in S14: 78 companies, 12% AI

Whirl: questions

Which YC batch was Whirl in?

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

Is Whirl still active?

Y Combinator lists Whirl as inactive.

Where is Whirl based?

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