Dropbox
YC Summer 2007 PublicBackup and share files in the cloud.
http://dropbox.com ↗Thesis fit
Off-thesis
Outside your stated focus; easy to skip unless something exceptional.
Below your usual filter (40+)
Idea match
None
How close the company’s idea is to your thesis statement
Sector
None
Overlap with sectors you care about
Geography
Unknown
Location unknown — scores 0
Your thesis: “We back exceptional technical founders building AI-first products and infrastructure, deploying $100K checks within 24 hours.”
Founder → stable
Traction → stable
Idea vs market ↑ improving
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People
Drew Houston
Drew co-founded Dropbox in 2007. He’s led our growth from a simple idea to a service used by hundreds of millions of people around
11.2
low confidence
Arash Ferdowsi
Dropbox co-founder
11.2
low confidence
Ivan Kirigin
career mapped
2X YC Tipjoy W08 and YesGraph W15, with time at iRobot, Facebook, Dropbox, and Lyft.
How investing in ML, automation, and roboti
40.4
medium confidence
Activity & evidence
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