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Companies which have publicly disclosed that were rejected by YC and have since raised >$20m: * Chartboost * Sendgrid * LightSail I've seen it claimed that
by ig1 11y ago
Companies which have publicly disclosed that were rejected by YC and have since raised >$20m:
* Chartboost
* Sendgrid
* LightSail
I've seen it claimed that Couchbase should be on this list, but I've never seen a primary source which verifies that they were rejected from YC.
- maxerickson 11y agoDamien Katz was rejected: http://damienkatz.net/2006/11/how_not_to_pitc.html http://damienkatz.net/2006/11/how_not_to_pitc.html Whether that counts for Couchbase is another question. (I guess it probably does)
- frankdenbow 11y agoI believe SeatGeek would also be in this category
- capote 11y agoIs it enough just to raise money from VCs to be "successful"? Many companies still fail even with great funding.
- gaur 11y agoIs there some kind of rule that every startup name has to be of the form NounNoun or VerbNoun?
- justinlardinois 11y agoWell, ChartBoost is NounVerb, if that makes you feel better.
- sago 11y agoVerbio and Nounr are a bit old fashioned now. And it's all ultimately the fault of the limited .com namespace.
- T2_t2 11y agoSo really, you asking why non adjectives or adverbs?
- Hydraulix989 11y agoTons of made up adverbs -ly: Embedly Summly (remember this artifact of the last bubble?) Referly