YCW07· OtherHeysan
Free messaging on mobile phones
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
VoiceGemS12Voice messaging platform - Acquired by Palantir in 2013Shared: messagingAcquired
TalkBinW11Consumer to business messaging.Shared: messagingAcquired
HoverChatW14Message without interrupting what you're doingShared: messagingInactive
LocentS15Locent is an automated messaging platform for companiesShared: messagingInactive
Glowing.ioW18Unified, enterprise messaging platform for leading brands of the worldShared: messagingActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
OpenlandW18Messenger for communitiesShared: community, messagingInactive
ConvoreW11Hosted IRC and so much more.Shared: community, messagingInactive
DittofeedS22Open-source customer engagement & messaging automationShared: messagingActive
PraxosS24Team messaging with built-in memoryShared: messagingActive
Zip PhoneS14Whatsapp for voiceShared: messagingAcquired
Also from W07
Batchmates in Winter 2007.
About Heysan
Heysan was a free mobile messaging and community based in San Francisco, California. Initially Heysan provided free messaging between phones and computers, bridging IM with SMS. The service expanded into launching a mobile community and has over 1 million users doing tens of million of monthly messages. In the summer of 2007 Heysan raised a seed round from Khosla Ventures and Atomico, the venture funds of Vinod Khosla and Niklas Zennstrom. Heysan was acquired by Good Technology in May 2009.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Heysan: questions
Which YC batch was Heysan in?
Heysan was in Y Combinator's Winter 2007 batch (W07).
Is Heysan still active?
Y Combinator lists Heysan as acquired.
Where is Heysan based?
Heysan lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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