Instant (YC S22) — The best backend for AI-coded apps
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Instant is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2022 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: The best backend for AI-coded apps. The founders listed are Joe Averbukh (Founder), Stepan Parunashvili (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, August 18, 2022).
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Joe Averbukh
Founder
I truly believe each one of us has the ability to create the world they want to see. I love working with optimistic and principle-oriented people.
In 2020 I left Airbnb to build with my best friend. We followed two rules initially 1) Build something we want for ourselves and 2) Make something more ambitious than previously. In 2021 we added a third rule, 3) Make it a business. To that end we launched Jobsearch.dev, ExportHealth, Zeneca, Consistent, and then Instant, the modern Firebase
Stepan Parunashvili
Founder
I work with people I will be friends with for a lifetime. I love hacking. I started off my career building a startup in China, and soon joined Wit.ai to work on an API for natural language processing. We used a suite of interesting tools, like Clojure, which heavily influenced my software design philosophy. We were acquired by Facebook. After 4 years, I had a stint at Airbnb, and decided to start Instant with my best friend. I also love to write; you can read some essays on my blog: stopa.io
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