YC W08 Startups
Every Y Combinator Winter 2008 company we currently index.
About YC W08
The Y Combinator W08 batch (Winter 2008) brought 7 tech startups into our index. This page lists every W08 company we currently track, with logos, taglines, and links straight to their own sites — no paywalled middleman. Notable W08 companies include 280 North, A Thinking Ape, Heroku, Machine Zone, and Ninite. Each profile surfaces team size, founding year, location, and open roles when their careers page is publicly scrapable. The W08 cohort skews toward Infrastructure, Consumer, and Dev Tools — common patterns we see in this batch. Recurring tags across these companies: Gaming, DevOps, Video, Media, Developer Tools. The directory's filter UI accepts any of them as a query. Geographically, the W08 batch we have leans toward San Francisco, Vancouver, and Palo Alto, with the rest spread across remote-first teams and other hubs. and the listing refreshes whenever the scrape runs, so changes propagate without a manual edit.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the YC W08 batch?
W08 is the Y Combinator batch code for the Winter 2008 cohort. Companies joining a YC batch go through a 3-month program in California and demo their product at the end. techstartupslist.com indexes 7 tech startups from this batch.
How many companies are in YC W08?
Our index currently tracks 7 active tech startups from the YC W08 batch. New companies appear here automatically when our daily scraper finds them; companies that shut down are flagged inactive and hidden from listings.
Which companies graduated from YC W08?
Among the W08 companies indexed here: 280 North, A Thinking Ape, and Heroku, and 4 more on this page. Click any profile for category, team size, founding year, and open roles.
Where can I find open jobs at YC W08 startups?
Open roles from indexed W08 companies appear on our /jobs page, aggregated alongside roles from other indexed startups. Each role links directly to the company's official application page.
How often is the YC W08 page updated?
Automated scrapers refresh this page daily. The last index update was 2026-07-17. Inactive companies fall out of the count automatically — we don't keep dead listings live.