1000memories was launched through Y Combinator in 2010 out of the desire to add a past tense to the Internet. It is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
1000memories is funded by some of the world’s leading investors including Greylock Partners, Y Combinator, Paul Buccheit, SV Angel, Caterina Fake, Elad Gil, Ben Ling, Keith Rabois, Floodgate, Chris Sacca, Mariam Naficy, Aydin Senkut, and Babak Yazdani.
Rudy is a storyteller at heart. His work spans from award-winning work for global brands including Apple, GOOD, Focus Features, and Levi's, to the Border Film Project, a collaborative art project telling the story of migrants and Minutemen along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Michael thinks legacy is important. He studied Computer Science and Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 3 years. He previously interned at Google and IBM, he built his own language-learning website, and he is passionate about internationalization and analytics.
Liz has always been fascinated by objects and stories from the past and is a collector of antique furniture, tablecloths, books, photos and anything else she can get her hands on. She received a Master's in Communications from VCU Brandcenter and has previously worked as an art director for companies such as Nintendo, NBA, and Comcast at Goodby Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco.
Brett believes that technology can make the world a better place. Previously, Brett worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Mexico City. He created the Border Film Project with Rudy Adler, and he received a Masters in Economics with Distinction from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Mike believes stories are inspiring. Previously, Mike was a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Toronto serving media and financial services clients on marketing and strategy. He studied at the Richard Ivey School of Business where he graduated with distinction.
David likes technology that helps people. He is a 20-year-old Computer Scientist at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and has been programming since age nine. His passions lie in elegant code, functional web design, and JavaScript. David's former clients include the Stanford Senate elections and the National Institute for the Deaf.
Bruno is passionate about history, photography and start-ups. Co-creator of Genius Scan, Bruno is our team's expert in mobile development and computer vision. Bruno previously worked as an engineer at Amazon.com; he studied Engineering at Supélec and received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.