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Echo Locker

Android lock screen

Y CombinatorSummer 2013AcquiredConsumerHome and Personal

What they do

Problem

Android users struggle to quickly see and prioritize important notifications without being overwhelmed by less relevant alerts.

Solution

Echo Locker is an Android lockscreen platform that automatically filters and categorizes notifications and surfaces the most important ones on the lock screen.

Who it's for

Android smartphone users who want better notification management on their lock screen.

Founders

Yin Wu
Founder

Yin Wu is a serial entrepreneur who sold her last previous company to Microsoft in 2015. She was one of the youngest principal engineers at Microsoft and built products that applied machine learning to mobile products. Prior to Microsoft, Yin studied computer science at Stanford. She dropped out in 2011 to join Y Combinator for her first startup and is a three time Y Combinator alumnus (S11, S13, W20).

Xuwen Cao
Founder

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