YCS20· OtherJam.gg (formerly Piepacker)
Jam.gg, play couch games online with friends
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
RuneW19Talk & play multiplayer games with your friends!Shared: gaming, socialActive
GamedayS17Play fantasy sports with friends on Facebook MessengerShared: gaming, socialInactive
VectordashW19Play high-end PC games on your laptop by streaming them.Shared: gamingInactive
Mino GamesW11Mobile games companyShared: gamingActive
KoducoS10iPad games.Shared: gamingInactive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
PopsX26Create & play AI games with friendsShared: gaming, socialActive
Heroic LabsS15Social Infrastructure for Games; Makers of Nakama game server, Satori…Shared: cloud gaming, gamingActive
Gym ClassW22Connecting the world by simulating itShared: gaming, socialActive
OMGPopS06An independent flash game studio.Shared: gaming, socialAcquired
LowkeyS18Capture, create, & share gaming moments (Acquired by Niantic!)Shared: gaming, socialAcquired
Also from S20
Batchmates in Summer 2020.
Hyper OnlineS20Social avatar platform for VTubersInactive
QuellS20Get fit fighting your way through a fantasy world.Acquired
adynS20The first test designed to prevent birth control side effectsActive
AI.FashionS20AI.Fashion is the AI creative suite for the fashion industry.Inactive
AkiflowS20All your tasks and calendars into an AI-powered productivity appActive
Aquarium LearningS20We help ML teams improve their models by improving their datasetsAcquired
About Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker)
At the crossroads of online gaming and video chatting, jam.gg is a web platform to play awesome multiplayer games with your friends. Jam.gg focuses on hyper accessibility with a patented technology cutting the internet bandwidth requirement by 15 on average. Jam.gg features top retro, pc indie and board games. The project branched out in two companies in 2023 with Jam on one side and Onibi (https://onibi.gg/) becoming its own company. YC being on both cap tables.
San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker): questions
Which YC batch was Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker) in?
Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker) was in Y Combinator's Summer 2020 batch (S20).
Is Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker) still active?
Y Combinator lists Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker) as inactive.
Where is Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker) based?
Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker) lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.
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