Couple

App that connects two phones and creates a private timeline to share…

Y CombinatorWinter 2012InactiveConsumerSocialMessagingDatingSocial

What they do

Problem

Couples in relationships lack a dedicated, private and convenient way to stay connected and share moments across distance.

Solution

Couple is a mobile app that connects two phones to create a private shared timeline and messaging space for partners.

Who it's for

Romantic couples who want a private communication and sharing app on iOS and Android.

Founders

Oleg Kostour

Founder

Oleg Kostour is a 2nd time YC founder and Waterloo alum. He founded Pair (YC W12), a messaging app that received 10M installs and reached the top charts in the iOS social networking category. He closed 2 acquisitions - with Dropbox, then Life360 - and ran the Growth team at Life360 from ~3M rMAU through to their IPO (~90M MAU).

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Anton Krutiansky

Founder

Anton Krutiansky is a second-time YC founder, Waterloo alum, and former tech lead at Dropbox. He co-founded Pair (YC W12) and played a key role in its acquisition by Dropbox. At Dropbox, Anton served as a tech lead on growth and mobile teams, building growth and experimentation infrastructure and leading mobile engineering across several product teams.

Michael Petrov

Founder

Founder of Couple (W12), a messaging app for couples. iOS at Dropbox (via acquihire), currently tech lead on the GPT-3 API / Applied AI team at OpenAI

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