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BackType

Y Combinator LogoSummer 2008
Acquired
saas
data-engineering
San Francisco
 
http://backtype.com

BackType was an analytics company acquired by Twitter in 2011

BackType
BackType
Founded:2008
Batch:Summer 2008
Status:
Acquired
Location:San Francisco
 
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Former Founders
Christopher Golda
Christopher Golda
Twitter account
 

Christopher Golda, Founder

Investor in Benchling, Coinbase, Supabase, 100+ more. Previously, founded BackType (S08, sold to Twitter). Launched Twitter Ads ($15B+ in revenue). Ran Ads Center at Twitter until 2014.
Mike Montano
Mike Montano
Twitter account
 

Mike Montano, Founder

Investor in Benchling, Ollama, and dozens of YC cos. Partner at True Ventures. Former Head of Engineering at Twitter. Founded BackType, acquired by Twitter. YCS08