TechCrunch · Jul 2021
TechCrunch reported SST’s $1M seed round led by a group including Greylock Partners, SV Angel, and Y Combinator.
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SST is an open-source developer platform for building full-stack applications on custom infrastructure. Its core workflow centers on a single `sst.config.ts` file, local live development, and an optional SaaS Console for deploys, logs, monitoring, and preview environments. The company publicly traces its roots to 2017 and later rebranded to SST in 2021; its public leadership is centered on founders Jay V and Frank Wang.
Primary product
SST open-source framework for full-stack app infrastructure; optional SST Console SaaS
Founded
2017
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Open-source developer tools / application development framework
Business model
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Stage
Seed
Total raised
$1.1M
Latest round
Seed · Jul 2021
Latest amount
$1M
Investors
Developer-first, open-source, and community-driven. SST emphasizes fast feedback loops, batteries-included defaults, progressive disclosure, strong docs/tutorials, and support via GitHub and Discord.
Compensation
No public salary bands or compensation-package details surfaced in the reviewed sources.
Pricing
Open-source framework is free to use; the optional SST Console is a SaaS product with a free tier up to 350 active resources and usage-based pricing beyond that.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$2.1M ARR to $3.1M annual revenue (public estimates)
TechCrunch · Jul 2021
TechCrunch reported SST’s $1M seed round led by a group including Greylock Partners, SV Angel, and Y Combinator.
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