YCS08· DataBackType
BackType was an analytics company acquired by Twitter in 2011
AcquiredChecked 16h ago
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
ilumadataS22Confidently ship analytics code faster with fewer errorsShared: data engineeringInactive
YhatW15End-to-end data science lifecycle management platform.Shared: data engineeringAcquired
JitsuS20Open-Source CDP (acquired by Helium Ventures)Shared: data engineeringAcquired
VelvetF25World model datasets and researchShared: data engineeringActive
DevFlightW19Managed equipment data pipelines for manufacturersShared: data engineeringInactive
Also from S08 in Data
Batchmates in Summer 2008.
BackType: questions
Which YC batch was BackType in?
BackType was in Y Combinator's Summer 2008 batch (S08).
Is BackType still active?
Y Combinator lists BackType as acquired.
Where is BackType based?
BackType lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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