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Bump, Flock, Photoroll (unreleased) => Google Photos
Bump was acquired by Google in 2013. The Bump and Flock apps were shut down, but our unreleased Photoroll app went on to become the basis for Google Photos, which we led from inception to more than 1B users. Bump let you exchange contact info and photos by bumping phones together. Bump was one of the all-time top mobile apps, amassing more than 150M installs by 2013. Flock was a semi-automated photo sharing app that figured out which photos you took with which friends and created private shared albums. Bump was co-founded in 2009 and received funding from Y Combinator, Sequoia, and Andreessen-Horowitz. We were based in Mountain View, CA.
Bump offered a service to transfer photos, files, and contacts between mobile devices and computers. The product is no longer available, but it aimed to enable cross-device data transfer simply.
The service enabled transferring photos, files, and contacts between a phone and a computer, positioning itself as a seamless bridge for cross-device data movement. The site notes that Bump is no longer available, indicating the product has been retired or discontinued.
Who it’s for: Individual mobile and desktop users seeking quick cross-device transfers of media, files, and contacts
Discontinued product (no longer available)
YC Group Partner. Cofounder Google Photos. Cofounder Bump (S09), acquired by Google.
How Bump’s homepage introduced itself over the years — each line is the page title the web actually saw, linked to that moment’s archived capture.
Disposable social networks.
Email search for iPhone. Acquired by Google in Feb 2010.
