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Proxy (YC S16) — Smart ring digital wallet

We're building a mobile and wearable digital wallet that makes interacting with payments, identity, and authentication seamless, fun, and empowering. Acquired by OURA in 2023

Proxy is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2016 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Smart ring digital wallet. The founders listed are Denis Mars (Founder/CEO), Simon Ratner (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, June 4, 2016).

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Proxy

New accelerator entry · 2016-06-04 · the record

Summer 2016
batch
20
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2016
Announced2016-06-04
StageGrowth
StatusAcquired
Team size20
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Consumer Electronics
SectorsHard Tech, Hardware, Consumer, Identity
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Fully Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
HiringNo
Sitehttps://proxy.com
Founded2016

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We're building a mobile and wearable digital wallet that makes interacting with payments, identity, and authentication seamless, fun, and empowering. Acquired by OURA in 2023

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