Social community

Fam

Website
Founded 2017Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Fam is a group video calling social network to talk with your friends and make new friends.

Fam was part of Y-Combinator’s Summer ’17 batch under FriendSpot.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
Social communityCommunity networkConsumersConsumer

Founders & team

Previously Spot, FriendSpot

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Mike McIntyre

Founder/CEO

Currently the Co-Founder/CEO of Fam. Fam is a group video calling social network to make new friends with your friends. Fam raised its Series A from Founders Fund, and was part of Y-Combinator's S'17 batch. Other notable investors include DST, Pear, NextView, Abstract VC, Scribble Ventures, among others. I was previously a Product Manager for Instagram/Facebook in Menlo Park, CA. I worked across several teams including Growth, Search/Ranking, and Social Good (Safety Check/Crisis Response).

LinkedIn
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
11team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2017 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedNew York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

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