1000Memories is a website that lets people organize, share and discover old photos and memories and to set up family trees.

History

The company is based out of San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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, and was founded in 2010 after co-founders Brett Huneycutt and Jonathan Good left McKinsey

McKinsey & Company

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, and co-founder Rudy Adler left Wieden+Kennedy

Wieden+Kennedy

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. Huneycutt and Adler met in elementary school and had previously co-founded the Border Film Project

Border Film Project

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. Huneycutt and Good met as Rhodes Scholars

Rhodes Scholarship

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.

1000Memories was originally funded by Y Combinator

Y Combinator

Y Combinator is an American seed-stage startup funding firm, started in March 2005. Y Combinator provides seed money, advice, and connections at two 3-month programs per year...

, and has received $2.5 million in funding from Greylock Partners. Additional investors include Paul Buchheit

Paul Buchheit

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, Keith Rabois, Ron Conway

Ron Conway

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, Caterina Fake

Caterina Fake

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, Mike Maples, and Chris Sacca

Chris Sacca

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, among others.