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Each of our apps are extremely easy to use, focus on just one area of learning using interactivity and add an element to fun while learning.", "one_liner": "Games For Education", "team_size": 11, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer -> Gaming", "launched_at": 1322045690, "tags": [ "Education", "Gaming" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2012", "status": "Inactive", "industries": [ "Consumer", "Gaming" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/tap-to-learn", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2012/tap-to-learn.json" }, { "id": 27, "name": "Minefold", "slug": "minefold", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "/company/thumb/missing.png", "website": "http://minefold.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Simple to set up, on demand game servers.\n\nMinefold runs game servers for popular games such as Minecraft and Team Fortress 2. 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In both art and dramatic play, children construct settings, create fictional characters, and act out fantastic storylines that would be the envy of many Hollywood scriptwriters. Yet, ask that same child to write out a story in a blank notebook or a word processor and you would be lucky to capture a fraction of the depth and splendor of his or her imagination. Play inspires and scaffolds the creative process from an early age, but there is a persistent gap between the origins of imaginative play (ages 4-5) and kids' adoption of the formal discipline of creative writing (ages 8-10).\r\n\r\nAt Launchpad Toys, we're using mobile devices like the iPad to bridge this gap between informal and formal learning, to harness the power of play to help children capture and share their ideas with other kids around the world. Our first product, Toontastic an app for the iPad, is a creative learning tool that blends constructionist and social development theories to empower young children to create, learn, and share their ideas through play.", "one_liner": "Creativity at Play. Tablet toys. Acquired by Google, 2015.", "team_size": 2, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer -> Gaming", "launched_at": 1326789510, "tags": [ "Education", "Gaming" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2011", "status": "Acquired", "industries": [ "Consumer", "Gaming" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": true, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/launchpad-toys", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2011/launchpad-toys.json" }, { "id": 152, "name": "Humble Bundle", "slug": "humble-bundle", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/3871c33f04d1b6b876b0a47537afa6930860bcfa.png", "website": "https://humble.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Humble Bundle is a distribution platform selling games, ebooks, software, and other digital content. Since Humble’s founding in 2010, our mission has been to support charity (“Humble”) while providing awesome content to customers at great prices (“Bundle”). We started by offering only game bundles, but have branched out to include an online storefront, a monthly subscription service, a publishing initiative, and lots more. We have raised over $250 million for charity. And we now have over 500,000 subscribers to our Humble Monthly.\r\n\r\nJoin our award winning team by checking out our careers page at https://jobs.humblebundle.com", "one_liner": "Pay what you want for awesome games and other content while giving to…", "team_size": 100, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer -> Gaming", "launched_at": 1326789841, "tags": [ "Entertainment", "Gaming" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2011", "status": "Acquired", "industries": [ "Consumer", "Gaming" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Growth", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/humble-bundle", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2011/humble-bundle.json" }, { "id": 164, "name": "Mino Games", "slug": "mino-games", "former_names": [ "Minomonsters" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/573373ab6401e76024bab0260b4ba1cd64b7a1fe.png", "website": "http://minomonsters.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA; Montreal, QC, Canada", "long_description": "Top-25 grossing mobile gaming studio. 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We create mobile games with a social core that engage players and provoke us with creative new problems. We value data, informal leadership and keeping it all balanced.\r\n\r\nWhen we set out to make games with massive online communities, we knew that we first had to create the ideal environment for building ambitious things: a place where brilliant and inspiring people come together to build games that make millions of players happy. We realized that we needed to find incredibly talented people and get out of their way. Since then we've paid careful attention to how we like to work together - these are some of our guiding principles: Ownership; Have Wonderful Arguments; The Best Ideas Win; Keep Growing.\r\n\r\nWe are artists, designers, and engineers. We leverage our talent with small, independent teams. And we know that a happy builder is an efficient builder.", "one_liner": "We build communities through massively multiplayer mobile games", "team_size": 75, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Marketing", "launched_at": 1326791175, "tags": [ "Gaming" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2008", "status": "Acquired", "industries": [ "B2B", "Marketing" ], "regions": [ "Canada", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/a-thinking-ape", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2008/a-thinking-ape.json" }, { "id": 307, "name": "Machine Zone", "slug": "machine-zone", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/b8a10d341a50957a4b0c63d8f94e76f52fedfb9c.png", "website": "https://www.mz.com", "all_locations": "Palo Alto, CA, USA", "long_description": "Live data powers everything we do—from our global, multiplayer mobile games to our mobile ad buying to our live data ecosystem, Satori. MZ is creating new futures for people, enterprises, cities, and countries. The possibilities are endless.", "one_liner": "Pioneers of mobile social gaming.", "team_size": 501, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer -> Gaming", "launched_at": 1326791189, "tags": [ "Gaming" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": true, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2008", "status": "Acquired", "industries": [ "Consumer", "Gaming" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Growth", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/machine-zone", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2008/machine-zone.json" }, { "id": 357, "name": "OMGPop", "slug": "omgpop", "former_names": [ "Omgpop" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/559672d261ba77a0c9e1d4b44d65ac758988d804.png", "website": "https://omgpop.com", "all_locations": "New York, NY, USA", "long_description": "OMGPOP is a leading developer of social games for facebook, iphone and the open web. With games on multiple social networks as well as its own destination site, the company is recognized as a leader in creating real-time game experiences. Based in New York City, OMGPOP is funded by Spark Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners.", "one_liner": "An independent flash game studio.", "team_size": 11, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer -> Gaming", "launched_at": 1326791592, "tags": [ "Gaming", "Social" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": true, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2006", "status": "Acquired", "industries": [ "Consumer", "Gaming" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Growth", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/omgpop", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2006/omgpop.json" }, { "id": 383, "name": "Twitch", "slug": "twitch", "former_names": [ "Justin.tv", "Twitch" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/d0e24465d91469fa05da337659e25131f5295e3d.png", "website": "http://twitch.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Twitch is the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers. More than 100 million gamers gather every month to broadcast, watch and chat about gaming. Twitch’s video platform is the backbone of live and on-demand distribution for leading video game broadcasters including casual gamers, pro players, tournaments, leagues, developers and gaming media organizations. Twitch is leading a revolution in the gaming community, working to create a participatory experience that transcends gameplay. Learn more at http://twitch.tv.", "one_liner": "A global community creating the future of live entertainment.", "team_size": 2000, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer -> Content", "launched_at": 1326791723, "tags": [ "Community", "Gaming", "Social Media", "Video", "Social Network" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": true, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2007", "status": "Acquired", "industries": [ "Consumer", "Content" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Growth", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/twitch", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2007/twitch.json" }, { "id": 447, "name": "Coco Controller", "slug": "coco-controller", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "/company/thumb/missing.png", "website": "http://milkshakelabs.com", "all_locations": "", "long_description": "We're building a tactile gaming controller for mobile phones.", "one_liner": "We're building a tactile gaming controller for mobile phones.", "team_size": 0, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer -> Consumer Electronics", "launched_at": 1336097012, "tags": [ "Gaming" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2012", "status": "Inactive", "industries": [ "Consumer", "Consumer Electronics" ], "regions": [ "Unspecified" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/coco-controller", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2012/coco-controller.json" }, { "id": 587, "name": "CodeCombat", "slug": "codecombat", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/f867ef5f1e9cc19b841714369785ca83d8d9df2a.png", "website": "https://codecombat.com", "all_locations": "Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote", "long_description": "CodeCombat is a multiplayer programming game for learning how to code. With thousands of schools and millions of students, we are bringing K12 computer science education to everyone, regardless of gender, race, or background. Everyone should have the opportunity to learn.\r\n\r\nThe ultimate goal of CodeCombat is to bring more users into the field of computer programming by making the logic and syntax more accessible and enjoyable to learn. The end game is to educate a whole new generation of computer programmers that started their journey by slaying ogres and defending their castles from oncoming enemy hordes.\r\n\r\nWe teach Python, JavaScript, and other languages directly in the browser. Teachers with no computer science background can get started in five minutes. In a world where all programmers have had to be second-language learners, do you want your students to become native speakers of code? Let's chat about bringing CodeCombat to your school!\r\n\r\nFind us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CodeCombat", "one_liner": "Game that teaches computer science to middle and high school kids.", "team_size": 45, "industry": "Education", "subindustry": "Education", "launched_at": 1384978682, "tags": [ "Education", "eLearning", "Gaming" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2014", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Education" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Growth", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/codecombat", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2014/codecombat.json" }, { "id": 635, "name": "ZowPow", "slug": "zowpow", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "/company/thumb/missing.png", "website": "http://zowpow.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "ZowPow is a Wireless toy game controllers for mobile games.", "one_liner": "Wireless toy game controllers for mobile games.", "team_size": 2, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer -> Consumer Electronics", "launched_at": 1384979120, "tags": [ "Gaming" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2014", "status": "Inactive", "industries": [ "Consumer", "Consumer Electronics" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zowpow", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2014/zowpow.json" }, { "id": 673, "name": "Hyperpad", "slug": "hyperpad", "former_names": [ "Tappabl" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/80b5a43e38cee5b1611662fd16ed07916cf76e03.png", "website": "http://www.hyperpad.com", "all_locations": "London, ON, Canada", "long_description": "Hypercard for iPad. 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Each day, HauteDay focuses on a specific fashion theme that our community then organizes into a shoppable collection. \n\nOne of the most exciting aspects to HauteDay is that we are bringing attention and customers to some of the most innovative and up and coming fashion brands from around the world.", "one_liner": "Gaming Meets Women's Shopping.", "team_size": 2, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer -> Apparel and Cosmetics", "launched_at": 1398908036, "tags": [ "Gaming" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2014", "status": "Inactive", "industries": [ "Consumer", "Apparel and Cosmetics" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/hauteday", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2014/hauteday.json" }, { "id": 713, "name": "Think Gaming", "slug": "think-gaming", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "/company/thumb/missing.png", "website": "http://thinkgaming.com", "all_locations": "New York, NY, USA", "long_description": "Think Gaming uses data science to connect the best mobile freemium games with publishers and investors that can help them grow.\n\nWe've analyzed 5000+ games using a proprietary data set to find the keys to predictable success. 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It is the most comprehensive assistant that supports gamers before and during the game via Voice Assistant, or an overlay that uses computer vision. The company is Boston-based and founded by Olcay Yilmazcoban (MIT researcher & gamer) and Berk Ozer (engineer & gamer). 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We are merging the worlds of gaming and finance to make finance fun, easy and rewarding!\r\n\r\nUsers can save and invest in financial assets and for every rupee they save they get one gaming token using which they can play daily and weekly games and if they win in these games they get to win Rs.1 lakh every week!\r\n\r\nJust within a short span of 12 weeks of launch, we onboarded 250,000 users with 92% of them being referred users, 88% of them being first-time investors who are spending over 12 minutes on an average per day on the app saving and playing games together!", "one_liner": "Grow money and win $1000 every week by saving and playing games", "team_size": 24, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech", "launched_at": 1644430130, "tags": [ "Fintech", "Consumer", "Gaming" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2022", "status": "Inactive", "industries": [ "Fintech" ], "regions": [ "India", "South Asia", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/fello", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2022/fello.json" }, { "id": 25915, "name": "UNISON", "slug": "unison", "former_names": [ "Unai" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/09ab5845988fe864a93c53a882f44a773a84fbfd.png", "website": "https://www.in-unison.com/", "all_locations": "Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "UNISON is building a unified reality headset to dive in and resurface from virtual worlds with new-found value.\r\n\r\nUNISON is a small team of passionate people from companies like Meta, Sony, Apple and research labs like the IARAI, based in the SF Bay Area and backed by some of the world’s best investors. 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For example, If you think India Covid cases will decrease by 10% this week, you can trade this insight and win money if correct.\r\n\r\nOur aim is to make the app inclusive for all. The stock market unfortunately can be very technical and opaque and therefore isn’t always accessible for all. 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Filters don't work, free-form listings mean that products are regularly misidentified, and piles of counterfeit junk crowd search results. \r\n\r\nMiniswap saves hobbyists from this chaos with its catalogue of more than 20,000 unique miniatures. Sellers match their listings against Miniswap's catalogue giving buyers more information and structure as they shop.\r\n\r\nThe global market for tabletop games is estimated to be worth $20B in 2025 and Warhammer alone is projected to grow to $3B by 2030. By capturing the market in this untapped niche, Miniswap is strongly positioned to bringing greater transparency, simplicity, and connectivity into adjacent verticals.\r\n\r\nMiniswap's founding team merges deep domain knowledge with elite programming expertise and years of experience in business consulting and startups. Co-founders Zak and Will met while studying together at Cambridge, bonded over their love of Warhammer and early modern history. They have been best friends ever since. 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Every play instantly becomes a funny gameplay/reaction video you can send to friends, post online, or use to challenge someone to beat your score.\r\n\r\nFor creators, Pops makes it easier than ever to bring ideas to life and get them played. Instead of learning complex game engines, writing code, or fighting for distribution, anyone can create or remix a playable game in seconds. 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