Overview
Status is a Y Combinator-backed AI company [3] founded in 2022 [5] and headquartered in New York City [4]. The company describes itself as "Sims but Social Media" [1], allowing users to live in immersive fantasy worlds through the familiar lens of social media [2]. As of the available data, Status has over 3 million users worldwide [2]. The company operates with a team of 9 people [6] and was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch [3].
Status allows users to live in immersive fantasy worlds through the familiar lens of social media. Over 3 million users worldwide. [2] [10]
New York City [4]
2022 [5]
Y Combinator's directory lists the company location as New York City, NY, USA. [7]
Business address: 28-07 Jackson Ave, New York, New York, 11101. [11]
Growth & traction
9 [6]
Y Combinator lists a team size of 9. [9]
In the news
- The August 2026 New York Venture Capital Funding ReportNYC's summer slowdown arrived on schedule in August — 34 rounds, $837.9M, the lightest deal month of 2026. But the bigger number is $19.09B: what NYC startups have raised through the first eight months of the year, already past the full-year 2025 total of $19.01B with four months still to go. Average deal size climbed 26% year over year to $24.6M. The calendar compressed. The city did not.
AlleyWatch · Sep 2, 2026
- #NYCtech Week in Review: 8/16/26 – 8/22/267 new deals and $178,396,436+ invested into NYC startups for the week.
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