Fintech payments

Tipjoy

Website
Founded 2008Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Tipjoy was a simple, social payments engine that allowed merchants to sell digital content and features, charities to raise money for causes, and individuals to give money to one another.

Tipjoy was a Winter '08 Y Combinator participant.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Ivan Kirigin

Founder/CTO

2X YC Tipjoy W08 and YesGraph W15, with time at iRobot, Facebook, Dropbox, and Lyft. How investing in ML, automation, and robotics at Tango.vc

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2008 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite unreachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedNot documented
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

The source reports an inactive or acquired company; current product identity needs review.

Maturity is an evidence-based assessment, not a success rating. It may understate the current stage where evidence is limited. Coverage records documented areas, not a complete or independently audited company history.

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