25 YC Companies in the S09 Batch (Summer 2009)

Y Combinator's Summer 2009 batch (S09) has 25 companies in this directory. Below is every one of them: what it does, where it is based, its status today, and a link to its YC application reconstructed in the real form, so you can read how S09 founders described their companies before they got in.

Companies
25
Top industries
Consumer, B2B and Real Estate and Construction
Top locations
San Francisco, Mountain View and Palo Alto
YC top companies
2
25 reconstructed applications

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The first 25 companies, top companies first

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WePay
WePayTopPayments for platform businesses.
Summer 2009Redwood City, CAAcquired
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AdThrow
AdThrow
Summer 2009Inactive
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Bump
BumpBump, Flock, Photoroll (unreleased) => Google Photos
Summer 2009Mountain View, CAAcquired
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CarWoo
CarWooThe best way to buy a new car.
Summer 2009Burlingame, CAInactive
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DailyBooth
DailyBooth
Summer 2009San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Directed Edge
Directed EdgeProduct recommendations.
Summer 2009San Francisco, CAActive
9FlightcasterSummer 2009San Francisco, CAAcquired

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HighlightCam
HighlightCamHighlightCam edits video, automatically!
Summer 2009Mountain View, CAInactive
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Instantq
Instantq
Summer 2009San Francisco, CAInactive
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Jobspice
Jobspice
Summer 2009San Francisco, CAInactive
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Listia
ListiaMobile marketplace for trading used goods.
Summer 2009Santa Clara, CAActive
17NudgePadOnline IDE. We joined Microsoft in 2014.Summer 2009San Francisco, CAInactive
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Olark
OlarkThe best live chat software on the planet. We help you build…
Summer 2009San Francisco, CAActive
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Plurchase
Plurchase
Summer 2009San Francisco, CAInactive
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RentHop
RentHopApartment rental marketplace
Summer 2009New York, NYActive
21
RethinkDB
RethinkDBThe open source database for the realtime web.
Summer 2009San Francisco, CAAcquired
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RoboHR
RoboHR
Summer 2009San Francisco, CAInactive
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Stackq
Stackq
Summer 2009Inactive
24TuxeboTuxebo was a platform for renting thingsSummer 2009RemoteInactive
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Wakemate
Wakemate
Summer 2009San Francisco, CAInactive

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Y Combinator companies are in the Summer 2009 batch?

This directory lists 25 YC companies in the Summer 2009 batch, out of 6,207 across every batch since 2005. The count updates when the directory is refreshed, and every one of them is on this page with a link to its public profile.

Are the YC applications on these pages real?

No. YC keeps submitted applications private. Every application linked from this list is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from the company's public data. The Company section is free on each page; the rest opens in YC Insights.

Which companies on this page are best known?

Mixpanel and WePay lead the table above. YC marks 2 of the 25 companies here as top companies, its own list of the highest-valued and highest-revenue alumni.

How do I use this list when applying to YC?

Pick five companies on this page whose product is closest to yours, read their reconstructed applications side by side in YC Insights, and note how each answers the same question. Then write your own answers to that standard.

Where does this data come from?

From YC's public company directory, refreshed by batch, with each company's status, industry and location as YC reports them. Round Funded adds the reconstructed application and the founder profiles; nothing private is published.

What is Round Funded?

Round Funded is an investor database and outreach platform for startup founders. It lists 60,000+ active investors with verified contacts, filtered to recent investment activity, and lets founders send personalized pitches from their own Gmail, track replies, and share a free Data Room. Round+ starts at $99 per month with a 3-day trial.