# James Ide

> James Ide is co-founder of Expo. Expo Push Notifications on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, Expo.

James Ide co-founded Expo, an app development platform combining web and native development, which went through Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch. Ide's Y Combinator profile lists earlier roles at Facebook and Google, and studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/idejames/
- X: https://x.com/JI

## What James builds

- [Expo Push Notifications](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/expo-push-notifications.md), graded C, 59/100, in Notifications. Hosted push service from Expo that takes one HTTPS request and relays it to Apple's APNs and Google's FCM for apps built with Expo. It issues push tickets and receipts, and sending is free. Co-founder, Expo, researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Charlie Cheever](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/charlie-cheever/), Co-founder, Expo

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Georgian](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/georgian/)

## Questions

### Who is James Ide?

James Ide co-founded Expo, an app development platform combining web and native development, which went through Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch. Ide's Y Combinator profile lists earlier roles at Facebook and Google, and studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

### What does Expo make?

Anchor Terminal lists Expo Push Notifications from Expo. Hosted push service from Expo that takes one HTTPS request and relays it to Apple's APNs and Google's FCM for apps built with Expo. It issues push tickets and receipts, and sending is free.

### Who has invested in Expo?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator and Georgian.

### How are James's tools graded?

Expo Push Notifications is graded C, 59 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/expo
- https://expo.dev/
- https://expo.dev/about
- https://expo.dev/support

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