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BackType
AcquiredBackType was an analytics company acquired by Twitter in 2011
Summer 2008Founded 2008San Francisco, CA, USA
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This company has previously operated under “Backtype”. A rename frequently marks a pivot in positioning or product — useful raw material for variant ideas.
Founders · 2
Christopher GoldaFounder
Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. Previously, investor in Benchling, Coinbase, Supabase, 100+ more. Founded BackType (S08, sold to Twitter). Launched Twitter Ads and ran Ads Center at Twitter until 2014.
Mike MontanoFounder
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
