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YC W08

4 dead or acquired startups from batch W08 with completed research reports.

Every startup playbook in our database, ready to build

Each deep-dive includes a post-mortem, step-by-step rebuild plan, and a technical spec you can paste straight into Claude Code, Cursor, or Lovable.

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W08
Acquired
A Thinking Ape logo

A Thinking Ape

Gaming

We build communities through massively multiplayer mobile games

W08
Acquired
Heroku logo

Heroku

Enabling developers to build and run applications in the cloud.

W08
Acquired
Machine Zone logo

Machine Zone

Gaming

Pioneers of mobile social gaming.

W08
Acquired
OM

Omnisio

Video

Edit and enhance online video. Acquired by Google in July 2008.

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