Compose
Acquired
What they do:
We make it easy to run databases. PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB,…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Startups Launched in 2011
This list has 105 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 10 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (77), New York (9), and Chicago (5). Largest teams: GOAT Group, GoCardless, and Segment.
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Automatic
Acquired
What they do:
Automatic connects your car to the rest of your digital life.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Comprehend
Acquired
What they do:
SaaS to increase speed and quality of clinical trials.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Pebble
Acquired
What they do:
Watch that helps you get shit done and limit the mayhem of…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Apportable
Acquired
What they do:
iOS porting
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Mailgun
Acquired
What they do:
Email API service.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Science Exchange
Acquired
What they do:
Powering scientific outsourcing
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
OrderAhead
Acquired
What they do:
Order ahead for pickup
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Citus Data
Acquired
What they do:
Real-time. Big data. PostgreSQL
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Clerky
Acquired
What they do:
Makes legal paperwork easy for startups and their attorneys.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Earbits
Acquired
What they do:
Google AdWords for music. Allowing bands and labels to bid for…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Aisle50
Acquired
What they do:
Grocery deals.
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HQ: Chicago, IL, United States
Pagelever
Acquired
What they do:
Facebook analytics. Acquired by Unified in January 2013.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
GlassMap
Acquired
What they do:
Location sharing. Acquired by Groupon in 2013.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Perfect Audience
Acquired
What they do:
Self-service display advertising for SaaS and online retail.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Parse
Acquired
What they do:
Parse is the easiest way to build apps.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Upverter
Acquired
What they do:
The future of hardware design. A marketplace for hardware engineering…
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Custora
Acquired
What they do:
Custora is a predictive analytics platform for e-commerce marketing…
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Freshplum
Acquired
What they do:
Analytics with action
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Cryptoseal
Acquired
What they do:
Server key management, VPN as a Service, Privacy VPN. Sold to…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Clutch
Acquired
What they do:
An easy to integrate library for native iOS applications designed to…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Stypi
Acquired
What they do:
Realtime collaborative coding
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Debteye
Acquired
What they do:
Automate credit counseling.
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HQ: Chicago, IL, United States
Fobo
Acquired
What they do:
Sell to people nearby.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Verbling
Acquired
What they do:
Language learning through video chat.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Embark
Acquired
What they do:
Public transit apps. Acquired by Apple in 2013.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Launchpad Toys
Acquired
What they do:
Creativity at Play. Tablet toys. Acquired by Google, 2015.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
TapEngage
Acquired
What they do:
Touch-friendly marketing, acquired by Dropbox
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Sendoid
Acquired
What they do:
High speed peer to peer data transport technology for consumers…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Hotspots
Acquired
What they do:
Real-time analytics (acq by TWTR, 2012)
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Lanyrd
Acquired
What they do:
IMDB of conferences.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
TalkBin
Acquired
What they do:
Consumer to business messaging.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W11Early stage
Tutorspree
Shut down
What they do:
Online tutoring marketplace.
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HQ: Chicago, IL, United States
Quad
Shut down
What they do:
Quad is where college students get things done.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
PayDragon
Shut down
What they do:
Hyperlinking the real world.
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Opez
Shut down
What they do:
Yelp for service pros.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States