Ask HN: API-only startups? 14 points by patkai 14y ago ↗ HN Are there any API-only startups, or other businesses that are either successful or have good prospects?
[–] joeschindel 14y ago ↗ Zapier? [–] rhomboss 14y ago ↗ Love Zapier, but I'd say they're basically the opposite... They have a product based almost exclusively on external APIs.
[–] rhomboss 14y ago ↗ Love Zapier, but I'd say they're basically the opposite... They have a product based almost exclusively on external APIs.
[–] noveltysystems 14y ago ↗ Sendgrid is a great example of an API-only startup. They've sent 45 Billion transactional emails for over 60,000 customers. [–] JayNeely 14y ago ↗ Along similar lines:http://www.mailgun.com/http://postmarkapp.com/And a couple of non-mail-related ones:http://www.fliptop.com/ - social intelligence APIhttp://www.twilio.com - SMS & IP Telephony API
[–] JayNeely 14y ago ↗ Along similar lines:http://www.mailgun.com/http://postmarkapp.com/And a couple of non-mail-related ones:http://www.fliptop.com/ - social intelligence APIhttp://www.twilio.com - SMS & IP Telephony API
[–] jaredsohn 14y ago ↗ Mashery would be another example.Often companies that have a strong business case for developers using their APIs will sponsor hackathons, so you could find more such companies by looking at lists of hackathon sponsors.
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[ 5.4 ms ] story [ 39.9 ms ] threadhttp://www.mailgun.com/
http://postmarkapp.com/
And a couple of non-mail-related ones:
http://www.fliptop.com/ - social intelligence API
http://www.twilio.com - SMS & IP Telephony API
Often companies that have a strong business case for developers using their APIs will sponsor hackathons, so you could find more such companies by looking at lists of hackathon sponsors.