Most Promising Y Combinator Start-Ups to Break Out in 2010
A couple of years ago when we went to the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami, we came across a company called Wufoo which just does web forms. Very simple concept, but they do it very, very well and are headed but a couple of brilliant guys. They got off the ground with their company in conjunction with Y Combinator which is an early stage start-up incubator which exchanges start-up money for a small percentage of equity in the company. It’s awesome to see the companies that come out of Y Combinator every year as they’re very inventive and are changing the tech sector every year. Some of the better known companies to come out of Y Combinator are dropbox, reddit, Loopt, Justin.tv, and airbnb. Check out some of the companies they’ve got coming out this year:
“Over the past few years, Y Combinator has helped to launch over 100 successful startups by investing a small amount of money and providing hands-on help to young entrepreneurs. Successful companies include the likes of Reddit, Justin.tv and Loopt among others.
Last year, YC launched around 40 companies, some of which have taken off while others are poised to break out in 2010. With the recent 2010 Demo Day complete, we take a look at current YC companies that are poised to break out this year:
Launched in August of 2009 and dubbed the “eBay for free stuff” by TechCrunch, Listia has revolutionized the way people give and get free stuff online. Craigslist leads to unwanted email spam, no customer support and online scams, while Listia removes all the headaches and makes giving and getting free stuff fun again.
Listia makes it easy to give away the things you no longer want and get free stuff you need in return. The more stuff you give away, the more stuff you get. And by the way, the entire site is free, much like Craigslist. When you give stuff away, you get credits; the more credits you get, the more stuff you can get using an auction system like eBay. Listia does a good job on standing out and offers advantages over Craigslist, Freecycle or eBay.
This site is very addictive and has become a passion for many of it’s users as they have found ways to clean out their closet while managing to get a free iPhone or Xbox in return. To date, Listia has given away a Pool Table, Plama TVs, and even an iPad.
So far Listia.com has raised a healthy round of funding, become a top 10,000 US website (Alexa Rankings) and continues to see strong growth.”
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