Heroku was founded in 2008 by Adam Wiggins, James Lindenbaum and Orion Henry.

Who are Heroku's co-founders?

Heroku was co-founded by Adam Wiggins, James Lindenbaum and Orion Henry.

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Heroku

Q: What happened to Heroku's founders?

1 people who founded or worked at Heroku went on to start 1 other companies, including Jason Warner (Poolside).

Heroku was founded in 2008 in San Francisco, USA by Adam Wiggins, James Lindenbaum and Orion Henry. It is an Enterprise Software company.

Enabling developers to build and run applications in the cloud.

Private Y Combinator · Winter 2008 Founded 2008 San Francisco USA Enterprise Software

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Heroku founders & co-founders

What happened to Heroku’s founders and alumni

1 companies

People who worked at or founded Heroku and went on to start their own companies.

Jason Warner

1 founded

Poolside 2023

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