280 North

280 North, located in San Francisco, CA, operates within the B2B sector, specifically focusing on Engineering, Product, and Design. The company, which participated in Y Combinator’s W08 batch, has developed a niche in responsive and mobile-first web design, SaaS solutions, cloud migrations, and SEO-ready web design. They are known for their proprietary application framework, Cappuccino, which is modeled after desktop development environments and is available as an open-source project under the LGPL. 280 North’s notable project, 280 Slides, allows users to create presentations with features such as easy media inclusion and compatibility with PowerPoint documents. The team of 11 includes co-founder and software developer David Arnold, who has 10 years of professional web development experience, and project manager Holly Winter, with 7 years in the field. The company provides round-the-clock support through online messaging and API-driven support tickets, catering to clients in the United States and Canada. Despite being at an early stage of business development, 280 North has already made significant contributions to its industry.