Swipehouse
Swipehouse is a YC Winter 2018 (W18) company. Based in Cambridge, MA, USA. Team of 5.
About Swipehouse
Summary
Swipehouse built a social network for TikTok creators, connecting them with brand deal opportunities and other creators for collaborations. It served TikTok influencers looking to monetize their audience and find collab partners, replacing manual outreach and fragmented discovery. Swipehouse was acquired by Hamster Garage in 2021.
Go-to-market
Creators joined via a mobile app to receive daily matches with brands and other creators; brands used the platform to identify and launch TikTok campaigns at scale.
From the Y Combinator listing
Meet other creators. Get daily matches. Find brand deals.
The biggest social network in the world for TikTok celebs. One of the first 5 companies in the US to get the TikTok API. Launched over 400 companies on TikTok in under a year. Work with Ridge, Hopper, and more. Acquired in 2021.
Facts
- Consumer / Consumer -> Social
- Cambridge, MA, USA
- 5
- Acquired
- Early
Founders (1)
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