Also known as: defer
Zero infrastructure background processing platform.
Company is closed
Event Year: 2023
Company is closed
Event Year: 2023
Defer provided Node.js developers with a platform to offload time-consuming code processes from the user's immediate experience. By offering a straightforward and well-documented API, Defer aimed to enable developers to significantly enhance the performance of their web applications, reducing implementation time from days to mere minutes.
The founders, Bryan and Charly, observed a common pattern across various companies: the repeated development of similar abstractions and dashboards on top of existing open-source (like BullMQ) or commercial solutions (such as AWS SQS + Lambdas) to manage background jobs, scheduled tasks (CRONs), and complex workflows.
Defer sought to deliver a comprehensive and fully managed platform, offering a developer experience akin to Vercel, complete with an operational dashboard. This approach allowed developers to concentrate on core product development efforts. Following the rapid development of a self-service version of Defer in just eight weeks and the acquisition of five paying customers, a launch on Hacker News generated substantial interest, attracting over 250 users and receiving positive feedback from the Node.js community, with prominent newsletters and tech influencers highlighting the platform.
Initially focused on Node.js, Defer's vision was to evolve into a cross-language solution.
Defer provided Node.js developers with a platform to offload time-consuming code processes from the user's immediate experience. By offering a straightforward and well-documented API, Defer aimed to enable developers to significantly enhance the performance of their web applications, reducing implementation time from days to mere minutes.
The founders, Bryan and Charly, observed a common pattern across various companies: the repeated development of similar abstractions and dashboards on top of existing open-source (like BullMQ) or commercial solutions (such as AWS SQS + Lambdas) to manage background jobs, scheduled tasks (CRONs), and complex workflows.
Defer sought to deliver a comprehensive and fully managed platform, offering a developer experience akin to Vercel, complete with an operational dashboard. This approach allowed developers to concentrate on core product development efforts. Following the rapid development of a self-service version of Defer in just eight weeks and the acquisition of five paying customers, a launch on Hacker News generated substantial interest, attracting over 250 users and receiving positive feedback from the Node.js community, with prominent newsletters and tech influencers highlighting the platform.
Initially focused on Node.js, Defer's vision was to evolve into a cross-language solution.
Total Raised: Unknown (Y Combinator backed)
Last Round: Winter 2023
Total Raised: Unknown (Y Combinator backed)
Last Round: Winter 2023
B2B
B2B
B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
Team size: 2
Hiring: No
Team size: 2
Hiring: No
