Yornest
Year founded: 2020
Headquarters: Louisville
Number of employees: Two
Founders: Michael Brizendine, CEO; Shaquile Noor, chief technology officer
Amount of capital raised: $500,000
Notable investors: Keyhorse Capital and Render Capital
Description: We’re reimagining the scalability of group chats for large communities and organizations. We’re building a communication tool to transform large close-knit groups into communities that are vibrant, close, productive and meaningful.
Our app is specifically aimed at large and growing communities who aim to make the experience of their group’s members feel less crowded and more engaging.
What are some major milestones in the company’s history?
Building a communication app requires a frictionless system that allows users to best communicate. One of the many challenges we faced early on was getting the app on both platforms (Android/iOS); achieving that is one of the biggest milestones we’ve accomplished.
What is your company working on right now?
Currently, our team is in Austin, Texas, working on raising a seed round for our new milestones.
What’s on the horizon for your company in 2023?
We are fully invested into growing the platform: Our product is ready, and we are finding some very interesting channels that we can vertically grow into. This is our full focus for 2023.
Why grow your company in/from Kentucky?
We believe in the Kentucky startup ecosystem — even though it has its problems — every ecosystem must start somewhere.
We consider it an honor to be part of building that foundation.
