27 YC Companies in the W10 Batch (Winter 2010)

Y Combinator's Winter 2010 batch (W10) has 27 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 W10 founders described their companies before they got in.

Companies
27
Top industries
B2B, Consumer and Real Estate and Construction
Top locations
San Francisco, Austin and Boston
YC top companies
1
27 reconstructed applications

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The first 27 companies, top companies first

1
Optimizely
OptimizelyTopThe first all-in-one operating system for marketing
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAAcquired
2
500Friends
500Friendsthe best loyalty and retention marketing partner for CMOs.
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAAcquired
4
Answerly
Answerly
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAInactive
5
Bitplay
BitplayEffortless Video Meetings - Acquired by Jive Software in 2013
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAAcquired
6
Cardpool
Cardpool
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAAcquired
7
Creative Market
Creative MarketMarketplace for graphic design assets
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAAcquired
9
Cue
Cue
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAAcquired
10
Data Marketplace
Data Marketplace
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAInactive

That is 10 of 27.

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11
Embedly
Embedly
Winter 2010Boston, MAAcquired
12
Etacts
Etacts
Winter 2010Palo Alto, CAAcquired
13
Fabricly
Fabricly
Winter 2010New York, NYInactive
14FithubWinter 2010Inactive
15
Gamador
Gamador
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAInactive
16InfoharmoniWinter 2010San Francisco, CAInactive
18
Mertado
Mertado
Winter 2010Redwood City, CAAcquired
19Mixed Media LabsWinter 2010Inactive
20
Movity
MovityReal estate data visualization. Sold to Trulia Dec…
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAAcquired
21
Newcope
Newcope
Winter 2010Mountain View, CAInactive
22
Newslabs
Newslabs
Winter 2010Dublin, County Dublin, IrelandInactive
23
Notifo
Notifo
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAInactive
24
Nowmov
Nowmov
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAAcquired
26
Zencoder
ZencoderVideo Encoding API, Open source video player (video.js)
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Zenedy
Zenedy
Winter 2010San Francisco, CAInactive

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Y Combinator companies are in the Winter 2010 batch?

This directory lists 27 YC companies in the Winter 2010 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?

Optimizely lead the table above. YC marks 1 of the 27 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.

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