Shift Messenger

Shift Messenger, founded in November 2014 and located in San Francisco, CA, was a business-to-business company that focused on productivity tools within the retail and restaurant sectors. As part of the Y Combinator W15 batch, the company aimed to address communication challenges faced by retail workers, offering a platform designed to reduce employee turnover and save managerial time. Despite its promising start and serving regions across the United States and Canada, Shift Messenger was an early-stage company with a team of two and eventually became inactive. The company operated primarily in the B2B sector under the sub-industry of productivity, targeting enhancements in real-time communication for its niche market.