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Y/n

Play a fun story

Y CombinatorSummer 2023ActiveConsumerContent

What they do

Problem

People want engaging, personalized storytelling experiences but traditional stories are static and non-interactive.

Solution

A mobile app for playing, discovering, and creating choice-driven interactive stories where decisions change the narrative and character relationships.

Who it's for

Mobile readers and writers who enjoy interactive romance, drama, fanfiction, and other choice-based stories.

Founders

Gabriel Birnbaum
Founder

I am building Y/n. Previously, I co-founded Can of Soup, researched plasma physics, and was the first product designer at Substack.

Eric Meier
Founder

Eric Meier is the co-founder of Can of Soup, the AI photo sharing app. Prior to that, Eric worked with collaborative text editors at Slite and Liveblocks. He studied computer science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology prior to going into industry.

Open roles 3

Founding Engineer
San Francisco, CA, US · Full-time · $120K - $300K · 0.50% - 2.00%
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Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (DE; GB; US; SE; FR; CH; AT) · Full-time · $120K - $300K · 0.50% - 2.00%
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Growth Intern
San Francisco, CA, US · Internship · $20 - $30 / hourly
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