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GlassMap (YC S11) — Location sharing. acquired by groupon in 2013

Glassmap was acquired by Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) in January 2013. Glassmap is a simple, beautiful way to show your friends where you are and what you are up to!

GlassMap is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2011 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Location sharing. Acquired by Groupon in 2013. The founders listed are Geoffrey Woo (Founder/CEO), Jono Chang (Founder), Jon Zhang (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 17, 2012).

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New accelerator entry · 2012-01-17 · the record

Summer 2011
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11
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Early
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United States of America
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2011
Announced2012-01-17
StageEarly
StatusAcquired
Team size11
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Social
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringNo

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Glassmap was acquired by Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) in January 2013. Glassmap is a simple, beautiful way to show your friends where you are and what you are up to! Use it to coordinate meetings and hangouts, keep up with loved ones, and serendipitously discover who and what is around you. Available for iOS and Android phones. Our mission is to make a clearer world and help people find life via Glassmap! Glassmap is backed by YCombinator and other top investors.

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