Acquired YC companies

794 of 6,012 funded YC companies (13.2%) are currently acquired. Y Combinator-backed companies that have been acquired by another company. Includes strategic buys and acqui-hires.

Status
Acquired
Count
794
Share of YC
13.2%
Total YC funded
6,012

Largest acquired YC companies by team size

  • Cruise (Winter 2014 · 3000 people)Self-driving cars.
  • Twitch (Winter 2007 · 2000 people)A global community creating the future of live entertainment.
  • Reddit (Summer 2005 · 2000 people)The frontpage of the internet.
  • Optimizely (Winter 2010 · 1500 people)The first all-in-one operating system for marketing
  • Truepill (Summer 2017 · 1300 people)API-connected healthcare infrastructure.
  • Brex (Winter 2017 · 1000 people)Business accounts, corporate cards, and spend management software.
  • Kovi (Winter 2019 · 890 people)Making car ownership more inclusive, flexible and simple.
  • Newfront (Winter 2018 · 800 people)Modern insurance brokerage.
  • The Athletic (Summer 2016 · 600 people)Subscription sports media.
  • Segment (Summer 2011 · 550 people)Software and APIs to collect, clean, and control customer data.
  • Machine Zone (Winter 2008 · 501 people)Pioneers of mobile social gaming.
  • Chariot (Winter 2015 · 501 people)The world's first private mass transit service providing a commuting…
  • Firebase (Summer 2011 · 500 people)Build and grow iOS, Android, and Web apps.
  • Zenefits (Winter 2013 · 500 people)HR for small businesses: onboarding, payroll and benefits.
  • WePay (Summer 2009 · 400 people)Payments for platform businesses.
  • Heap (Winter 2013 · 388 people)Captures user interactions with no code to generate analytics.
  • PlanGrid (Winter 2012 · 355 people)Mobile applications for the construction industry.
  • Sendwave (Winter 2012 · 350 people)Instant, no fee international remittances.
  • Unbabel (Winter 2014 · 350 people)AI-powered Language Operations platform
  • Heroku (Winter 2008 · 300 people)Enabling developers to build and run applications in the cloud.
  • NURX (Winter 2016 · 300 people)Medicine or testing kit, prescribed online and delivered to your door.
  • Grin (Summer 2018 · 300 people)Mobility and payments platform for Latin America
  • CareRev (Summer 2016 · 275 people)Seamlessly connecting healthcare facilities and professionals through…
  • Cardpool (Winter 2010 · 251 people)
  • Oolu (Summer 2015 · 230 people)Oolu is one of the fastest growing off-grid solar firms in West Africa
  • Codecademy (Summer 2011 · 225 people)The leading online learning platform for technical skills.
  • Lever (Summer 2012 · 225 people)Talent Acquisition Suite that combines ATS + Talent CRM
  • Truebill (Winter 2016 · 225 people)Live your best financial life
  • Fullstack Academy (Summer 2012 · 220 people)Pioneer in immersive code education. Acquired by Zovio (NASDAQ: ZVO)…
  • Clever (Summer 2012 · 210 people)The platform that powers technology in the classroom.
  • Fivestars (Winter 2011 · 201 people)Customer loyalty and payments platform for small businesses.
  • Weebly (Winter 2007 · 201 people)Build a free website that grows with your business.
  • Authy (Winter 2012 · 201 people)Authy is a Two-Factor Authentication platform for developers
  • Homejoy (Summer 2010 · 201 people)platform for home service professionals
  • Teespring (Winter 2013 · 201 people)IMPORTANT: The original YC founders are no longer involved with this…
  • garten (Summer 2016 · 201 people)Creating workplace wellbeing.
  • Zeus (Summer 2011 · 200 people)Tech-enabled property manager focused on corporate rentals; Acquired…
  • Rider (Winter 2022 · 180 people)Modern parcel delivery for online sellers in Pakistan.
  • Axoni (Winter 2014 · 155 people)Axoni is building the next generation of capital markets technology
  • DrChrono (Winter 2011 · 150 people)The essential platform for modern medical practices and patients.
  • Lawn Love (Summer 2014 · 150 people)Modern, on-demand lawn care service. Get a quote in two minutes.
  • CoreOS (Summer 2013 · 150 people)Open source tools of modern distributed systems.
  • UpKeep (Winter 2017 · 150 people)Mobile-first software for maintenance teams.
  • Humi (Winter 2017 · 141 people)Payroll, HR, and Health Benefits for Canada's SMB's
  • Soomgo (Winter 2017 · 125 people)Local services marketplace that connects providers with new customers
  • Feather (Summer 2017 · 125 people)Furniture rental for consumers and businesses.
  • Sqreen (Winter 2018 · 120 people)Sqreen is the application security platform for the modern enterprise
  • Obie (Summer 2019 · 120 people)Moving Investment Property Insurance Forward
  • YourMechanic (Winter 2012 · 115 people)Car Repairs, Reinvented:a. Mechanic comes to your home or work to fix…
  • Paystack (Winter 2016 · 115 people)Modern payments infrastructure for Africa
  • Memora Health (Winter 2018 · 115 people)Digitize and Automate Complex Care Workflows
  • OpenInvest (Summer 2015 · 110 people)Values based personalization at scale for asset and wealth management
  • GitPrime (Winter 2016 · 110 people)Visibility and analytics for software development leaders.
  • Convex (Winter 2019 · 110 people)Software for the commercial services industry.
  • WorkRamp (Summer 2016 · 106 people)The All-in-One Learning Platform
  • Localyze (Summer 2019 · 105 people)Global mobility platform for companies and employees
  • Genius (Summer 2011 · 101 people)Music Intelligence
  • HelloSign (Winter 2011 · 100 people)eSignature software for small and mid-market businesses.
  • Humble Bundle (Winter 2011 · 100 people)Pay what you want for awesome games and other content while giving to…
  • Arcus (Summer 2013 · 100 people)Payment-as-a-service that helps any business launch payment solutions
  • Bluecrew (Summer 2015 · 100 people)Bluecrew is a web based staffing agency.
  • Coursedog (Winter 2019 · 100 people)Higher Ed's Best Friend - integrated academic operations software.
  • Innov8 (Summer 2016 · 100 people)We provide co-working offices to startups, freelancers and SMEs in…
  • R2 (Winter 2021 · 100 people)Embedded lending infrastructure
  • Bonfire (Winter 2015 · 95 people)Bonfire is reimagining RFPs & bidding for gov procurement teams
  • Ribbon Health (Summer 2017 · 91 people)Health enterprise API for data on doctors, insurance, costs, & quality
  • Armory (Winter 2017 · 90 people)Continuous Deployment at any scale, for all developers.
  • Evry Health (Winter 2018 · 87 people)Better health insurance for mid-size companies
  • Volansi (Winter 2017 · 85 people)Autonomous VTOL delivery solutions.
  • Pachama (Winter 2019 · 85 people)Restoring nature to solve climate change.
  • Accept.inc (formerly BoardRE) (Winter 2019 · 80 people)BoardRE is a new type of mortgage company that upgrades any offer…
  • Memfault (Winter 2019 · 80 people)First IoT reliability platform for debugging, monitoring, OTA updates
  • A Thinking Ape (Winter 2008 · 75 people)We build communities through massively multiplayer mobile games
  • Bitnami (Winter 2013 · 75 people)The App Store for Server Software
  • Momence (Summer 2020 · 75 people)Scheduling and payments for experiences
  • Gobble (Winter 2014 · 73 people)Daily meal delivery, personalized to your tastes.
  • Hatch (Winter 2019 · 73 people)The AI CSR Platform
  • Triplebyte (Summer 2015 · 70 people)Intelligent technical hiring.
  • Tech in Asia (Winter 2015 · 70 people)Tech in Asia (YC W15) is the largest English-language technology…
  • Skio (Summer 2020 · 70 people)Subscriptions for Shopify
  • Qulture.Rocks (Winter 2018 · 70 people)The people, management, and culture operating system for your startup.
  • Mailmodo (Summer 2021 · 70 people)No-code email marketing platform to send forms & widgets within emails
  • Rocketrip (Winter 2014 · 68 people)Rocketrip helps companies save money on travel expenses by aligning…
  • Lumi (Winter 2015 · 67 people)Packaging for online brands.
  • Remix (Winter 2015 · 65 people)We’re building a platform to empower cities to plan the best possible…
  • Forage (Winter 2019 · 65 people)Online job simulations for companies to train, and then hire, students
  • Second Measure (Summer 2015 · 62 people)Unlock the power of transaction data.
  • 42Floors (Winter 2012 · 60 people)We make it easy to search for office space.
  • GovPredict (Summer 2014 · 60 people)The system of record for government affairs.
  • Pachyderm (Winter 2015 · 60 people)Data Versioning, Data Pipelines, and Data Lineage
  • SimpleLegal (Summer 2013 · 60 people)Legal Operations for corporate legal teams.
  • Burrow (Summer 2016 · 60 people)A design brand creating innovative, award winning furniture.
  • Regology (Summer 2018 · 60 people)AI Agents for Regulatory Compliance
  • SafeBase (Summer 2020 · 60 people)Trust Center platform that scales customer security reviews
  • Bitaccess (Summer 2014 · 55 people)We make bitcoin simple.
  • DevCycle (Winter 2014 · 55 people)Feature Flag Management Built for Developers
  • VaycayHero (Winter 2013 · 55 people)VaycayHero is a marketplace of professionally managed vacation…
  • StackAI (Winter 2023 · 55 people)The Enterprise AI Transformation Platform
  • Mystery.org (Summer 2017 · 53 people)We help kids stay curious by creating better explanations.
  • Spire Health (Winter 2015 · 52 people)Remote patient monitoring for lung disease patients.

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