Firebase (YC S11) raises $5.6M Series A from Union Square Ventures and Flybridge

by Y Combinator6/20/2013

Great news from the Firebase blog today:

We’re thrilled to announce our Series A today!

Firebase exists to help developers build extraordinary experiences. Every day we’re inspired by the things you build, from video sharing services to business collaboration tools to disaster simulation software. This new investment lets us pursue this mission even faster, and it provides the solid financial footing we need to ensure we’ll be around in the long term.

This raise would not have been possible without the amazing people on our team. Firebase would not be here if it weren’t for their dedication and truly excellent work.

Chip Hazard from Flybridge and Albert Wenger from USV will be joining our board. They both bring deep expertise building companies with developer-facing products. Both Chip and Albert sit on the board of 10gen, the makers of MongoDB, and between the two of them they bring experience from Twilio, Crashlytics, and many more.

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