YCW08· DevtoolsHeroku
Enabling developers to build and run applications in the cloud.
Founders
- Orion HenryFounder
- James LindenbaumFounder
- Adam WigginsFounder/CTO
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
RyvnF24Easy and secure customer cloud deploymentsShared: cloud, run, deploymentActive
ReplicateW20Run machine learning models in the cloudShared: cloud, runAcquired
Fly.ioW20Run full stack apps close to your users.Shared: application, developer, runActive
ArmoryW17Continuous Deployment at any scale, for all developers.Shared: application, developer, deploymentAcquired
MaritimeF26The managed cloud for AI agents.Shared: cloud, developer, runActive
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About Heroku
Heroku, a Salesforce company and industry pioneer in platform as a service (PaaS), enables developers to build and run applications entirely in the cloud. Heroku provides companies from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises with a faster and more effective way to create, deploy, and manage apps. Heroku operates the world’s largest PaaS, continuously delivering millions of apps with 6+ million container deployments, 60+ billion routing requests, and 10+ terabytes of application logs per day.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Heroku: questions
Which YC batch was Heroku in?
Heroku was in Y Combinator's Winter 2008 batch (W08).
Is Heroku still active?
Y Combinator lists Heroku as acquired.
Who founded Heroku?
Heroku's founders, as listed on its YC page: Orion Henry (Founder), James Lindenbaum (Founder), Adam Wiggins (Founder/CTO).
Where is Heroku based?
Heroku lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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