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		<title>What Y Combinator Startups Actually Do, Based on Their (Unpronounceable) Names</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_59434" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.inkhead.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/full-ep-7091.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-59434" title="full-ep-7091" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/full-ep-7091.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="230" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: Ink Head)</p></div></p>
<p>Valley-based startup accelerator Y Combinator <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/21/yc-demo-day-s12/?grcc=33333Z98ZtrendingZ0Z0Z0Z0Z0&amp;grcc2=2f18920c81b815a890f50b06d5c6e996~1345637443222~fca4fa8af1286d8a77f26033fdeed202~9b9edcd0315baa9c4f7be1289aa34298~1345602227166~98~0~0~0~0~0~0~0~9~3~">celebrated</a> its 15th demo day yesterday, with 75 fledgling startups pitching their ideas to a dazzling collection of idea-hungry VC firms and pageview-hungry press outlets. Here's what we think some of the companies do, based on their rather unpronounceable names.</p>
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<p><strong>Markupwand</strong>: Daily deals flash site for Harry Potter cosplayers.</p>
<p><strong>Tapin</strong>: A British female rapper.</p>
<p><strong>Amicus</strong>: It means friend in Latin, so maybe it's like Buddy Media, except for a time-shifted, papyrus-based social network.</p>
<p><strong>Scoutzie</strong>: A reason to be sad Harper Lee is alive to see the tech boom.</p>
<p><strong>Vayable</strong>: Mobile payments network for sex workers.</p>
<p><strong>Hubcilla</strong>: A place to store your ferrets.</p>
<p><strong>Microeval</strong>:<strong> </strong>A store for tiny anvils.</p>
<p><strong>BufferBox</strong>: Vagina shining service, "like shoe-shining, but for vees."</p>
<p><strong>IMGFave</strong>: Sony attempts a Twitter client.</p>
<p><strong>Plivo</strong>: A store for buying virtual plows for Farmville.</p>
<p><strong>Airbrite</strong>: A modern-day, super high tech Light Brite.</p>
<p><strong>Everyday.Me</strong>: A social network for narcissists.</p>
<p><strong>Spinpunch</strong>: A punchbowl on a lazy Susan.</p>
<p><strong>Mth</strong>: A social network for never-nudes.</p>
<p><strong>ProFig</strong>: Like PETA, but for figs.</p>
<p><strong>Coco Controller</strong>: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice-T">Ice-T</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Zapier</strong>: Birchbox for swords.</p>
<p><strong>Collections.me</strong>: A social network for hoarders.</p>
<p><strong>Keychain Logistics</strong>: An excel-like tool for mapping out which Claire's keychains you and your friends had in middle school.</p>
<p><strong>Survata</strong>: For people that call their yoga teacher a "guru."</p>
<p><strong>Referly</strong>: A referral program for door-to-door weed dealers.</p>
<p><strong>Instacart</strong>: Artistic filters for MarioKart screenshots.</p>
<p><strong>Virool</strong>: Spittle that forms at the edge of your mouth when you spend too long looking at a screen.</p>
<p><strong>BigCalc</strong>: An iPad-sized calculator.</p>
<p><strong>Knowmia</strong>: An encylopedia for bulimics.</p>
<p><strong>Kamcord</strong>: What Kimmy from <em>Full House</em> calls her DVR.</p>
<p><strong>Tomoguides</strong>: Sushi app where you have to care for your sushi like a Tamagotchi.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_59434" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.inkhead.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/full-ep-7091.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-59434" title="full-ep-7091" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/full-ep-7091.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="230" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">(Photo: Ink Head)</p></div></p>
<p>Valley-based startup accelerator Y Combinator <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/21/yc-demo-day-s12/?grcc=33333Z98ZtrendingZ0Z0Z0Z0Z0&amp;grcc2=2f18920c81b815a890f50b06d5c6e996~1345637443222~fca4fa8af1286d8a77f26033fdeed202~9b9edcd0315baa9c4f7be1289aa34298~1345602227166~98~0~0~0~0~0~0~0~9~3~">celebrated</a> its 15th demo day yesterday, with 75 fledgling startups pitching their ideas to a dazzling collection of idea-hungry VC firms and pageview-hungry press outlets. Here's what we think some of the companies do, based on their rather unpronounceable names.</p>
<p><!--more--></p>
<p><strong>Markupwand</strong>: Daily deals flash site for Harry Potter cosplayers.</p>
<p><strong>Tapin</strong>: A British female rapper.</p>
<p><strong>Amicus</strong>: It means friend in Latin, so maybe it's like Buddy Media, except for a time-shifted, papyrus-based social network.</p>
<p><strong>Scoutzie</strong>: A reason to be sad Harper Lee is alive to see the tech boom.</p>
<p><strong>Vayable</strong>: Mobile payments network for sex workers.</p>
<p><strong>Hubcilla</strong>: A place to store your ferrets.</p>
<p><strong>Microeval</strong>:<strong> </strong>A store for tiny anvils.</p>
<p><strong>BufferBox</strong>: Vagina shining service, "like shoe-shining, but for vees."</p>
<p><strong>IMGFave</strong>: Sony attempts a Twitter client.</p>
<p><strong>Plivo</strong>: A store for buying virtual plows for Farmville.</p>
<p><strong>Airbrite</strong>: A modern-day, super high tech Light Brite.</p>
<p><strong>Everyday.Me</strong>: A social network for narcissists.</p>
<p><strong>Spinpunch</strong>: A punchbowl on a lazy Susan.</p>
<p><strong>Mth</strong>: A social network for never-nudes.</p>
<p><strong>ProFig</strong>: Like PETA, but for figs.</p>
<p><strong>Coco Controller</strong>: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice-T">Ice-T</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Zapier</strong>: Birchbox for swords.</p>
<p><strong>Collections.me</strong>: A social network for hoarders.</p>
<p><strong>Keychain Logistics</strong>: An excel-like tool for mapping out which Claire's keychains you and your friends had in middle school.</p>
<p><strong>Survata</strong>: For people that call their yoga teacher a "guru."</p>
<p><strong>Referly</strong>: A referral program for door-to-door weed dealers.</p>
<p><strong>Instacart</strong>: Artistic filters for MarioKart screenshots.</p>
<p><strong>Virool</strong>: Spittle that forms at the edge of your mouth when you spend too long looking at a screen.</p>
<p><strong>BigCalc</strong>: An iPad-sized calculator.</p>
<p><strong>Knowmia</strong>: An encylopedia for bulimics.</p>
<p><strong>Kamcord</strong>: What Kimmy from <em>Full House</em> calls her DVR.</p>
<p><strong>Tomoguides</strong>: Sushi app where you have to care for your sushi like a Tamagotchi.</p>
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