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Parse (YC S11) — Parse is the easiest way to build apps

Parse offers cloud-based software developer kits that enable users to create apps for desktop, mobile, and embedded devices. Its product portfolio is comprised of Parse Core to save data in the cloud; make the app social; run custom app code in the Parse Cloud; schedule recurring tasks such as sending engagement emails, updating data, and long running computation; share data between platforms; and get a local datastore and Parse dashboard.

Parse is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2011 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Parse is the easiest way to build apps. The founder listed is Kevin Lacker (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 17, 2012).

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

Summer 2011
batch
11
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
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BatchSummer 2011
Announced2012-01-17
StageGrowth
StatusAcquired
Team size11
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Menlo Park, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttp://parse.com

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Parse offers cloud-based software developer kits that enable users to create apps for desktop, mobile, and embedded devices. Its product portfolio is comprised of Parse Core to save data in the cloud; make the app social; run custom app code in the Parse Cloud; schedule recurring tasks such as sending engagement emails, updating data, and long running computation; share data between platforms; and get a local datastore and Parse dashboard. The company also provides Parse Push for creating, scheduling, and segmenting push notifications; and Parse Analytics to find and fix crashes, measure app usage, optimize push campaigns, track custom analytics, and measure growth analytics. Parse is based in San Francisco, California. Currently, it operates as a subsidiary of Facebook.

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