Wildfire

Social news app

Acquired

Website ↗Source: Y Combinator ↗

About

We started Wildfire during our senior year at UC Berkeley as a safety alert app for colleges. Wildfire quickly grew beyond a campus safety tool to a social news app, which empowered people to spread the word quickly to their community when something significant happened nearby. Over six years, we've sent 65 million alerts to nearly 1 million users.

Social & community Media & entertainment

Topics

Social MediaConsumerSocial

Location: San Francisco, CA, United States
Team size: 3 employees
YC batch: Summer 2017
Status: Acquired
Stage: Early stage

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Questions and answers

What does Wildfire do?

Social news app

Where is Wildfire based?

San Francisco, CA, United States

How many people work at Wildfire?

3 employees, according to the company profile.

Has Wildfire raised money?

There are no funding rounds for Wildfire in our data.

What are the alternatives to Wildfire?

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