YCS14· OtherWhirl
Pay instantly with your fingerprint.
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
BalanceS20The first digital payment experience company, built for B2B.Shared: paymentsActive
MomenceS20Scheduling and payments for experiencesShared: paymentsAcquired
Dyneti TechnologiesW19Reduce payment fraudShared: paymentsActive
Capi MoneyS23Helping businesses in emerging markets make pay their international…Shared: paymentsActive
FluxS19Flux is building the payment network for alternative payments in…Shared: paymentsActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
SiPhox HealthS20At-Home health monitoring with silicon photonic chips for data centersShared: biometricsActive
PagaloopW21Pay, Get Paid and Extend Cash Flow using your Credit Card as…Shared: paymentsActive
EntryW17Biometric sign in and identity verification platformShared: biometricsInactive
ElphW19Acquired by Brex. Building digital payments infrastructure.Shared: paymentsAcquired
SlopeS21The B2B Payments PlatformShared: paymentsActive
Also from S14
Batchmates in Summer 2014.
AptibleS14The No Infrastructure Platform as a ServiceAcquired
BillforwardS14Subscription billing, rate plan management and analytics as a…Inactive
BlockspringS14Automate data collection for spreadsheets and productivity tools.Acquired
CheckrS14People infrastructure for the future of workActive
CognitoS14Frictionless, modern identity verification that starts with just a…Acquired
HubloS14Hublo is making data-driven marketing simpler. It's a super simple…Acquired
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.
San Francisco, CA, USA; South San Francisco, CA, USA
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.
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