Heysan (YC Winter 2007)

TL;DR: Heysan is a Y Combinator Winter 2007 startup Free messaging on mobile phones, currently acquired with an early-stage team.

Free messaging on mobile phones

YC ID
354
YC Batch
Winter 2007
Status
Acquired
Industry
Consumer, Social
Tags
Community, Messaging
YC profile
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/heysan

Last verified:

Heysan was a free mobile messaging and community based in San Francisco, California. Initially Heysan provided free messaging between phones and computers, bridging IM with SMS. The service expanded into launching a mobile community and has over 1 million users doing tens of million of monthly messages. In the summer of 2007 Heysan raised a seed round from Khosla Ventures and Atomico, the venture funds of Vinod Khosla and Niklas Zennstrom. Heysan was acquired by Good Technology in May 2009.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Heysan a YC (Y Combinator) company?

Yes. Heysan was funded by Y Combinator in the Winter 2007 batch. Free messaging on mobile phones

What does Heysan do?

Heysan was a free mobile messaging and community based in San Francisco, California. Initially Heysan provided free messaging between phones and computers, bridging IM with SMS. The service expanded into launching a mobile community and has over 1 million users doing tens of million of monthly messages. In the summer…

What YC batch was Heysan in?

Heysan was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2007 batch.

Is Heysan still active?

Heysan is currently listed as Acquired in Y Combinator's directory.

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