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W13SaaS2013✓ VERIFIEDBOOTSTRAPPED
Buffer
Social media scheduling and analytics platform, bootstrapped to profitability and stayed independent while competitors raised hundreds of millions and sold or shut down.
/ STORY
Applied to YC. Got a rejection letter. Published it publicly years later.
Buffer went on to reach $20M+ ARR as a fully independent, remote company. No acqui-hire. No forced exit. Just a team that decided their success depended on them, not on a batch number.
/ DETAILS
Founder
Joel Gascoigne
YC Batch Applied
W13
Rejected
2013
Category
SaaS
Bootstrapped
Yes
Verified
Yes
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