Parakey (YC Summer 2005)

TL;DR: Parakey is a Y Combinator Summer 2005 startup was founded in early 2006 by Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt of Mozilla/Firefox fame. Little has been revealed about what Parakey will ac…, currently acquired with a team of 2.

Parakey was founded in early 2006 by Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt of Mozilla/Firefox fame. Little has been revealed about what Parakey will actually do, but…

YC ID
384
YC Batch
Summer 2005
Status
Acquired
Team size
2
Industry
B2B, Infrastructure
YC profile
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/parakey

Last verified:

Parakey was founded in early 2006 by Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt of Mozilla/Firefox fame. Little has been revealed about what Parakey will actually do, but it has been touted as both a platform and set of applications that will merge the desktop environment with the Web. It has also been described as a Web-based operating system. Great emphasis has been placed on Parakey's potential to make tasks on the computer more intuitive for the average Joe. Parakey was acquired by Facebook on July 19, 2007. Sequoia Capital seeded Parakey's operations in early 2005.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Parakey a YC (Y Combinator) company?

Yes. Parakey was funded by Y Combinator in the Summer 2005 batch.

What does Parakey do?

Parakey was founded in early 2006 by Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt of Mozilla/Firefox fame. Little has been revealed about what Parakey will actually do, but it has been touted as both a platform and set of applications that will merge the desktop environment with the Web. It has also been described as a Web-based operati…

What YC batch was Parakey in?

Parakey was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2005 batch.

How big is Parakey?

Parakey has a team of 2 people according to Y Combinator's directory.

Is Parakey still active?

Parakey is currently listed as Acquired with a team of 2 in Y Combinator's directory.

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