Phiar
Acquired
What they do:
We are developing a revolutionary AI-powered augmented reality…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Startups Launched in 2018
This list has 277 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 52 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (127), New York (26), and Boston (11). Largest teams: Groww, Super, and Newfront.
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Rain Neuromorphics
Acquired
What they do:
We build artificial intelligence processors inspired by the brain.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Nova
Acquired
What they do:
Digital subscriptions that delight investors.
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HQ: Dallas, TX, United States
Pulse
Acquired
What they do:
We're crowdsourced Gartner so IT executives can learn directly from…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Mayhem
Acquired
What they do:
Mayhem is the easiest way to play with your gaming community.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
ClearBrain
Acquired
What they do:
Causal Analytics for Growth Teams
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
CodeStream
Acquired
What they do:
CodeStream is a Developer Collaboration Platform designed to…
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Squad
Acquired
What they do:
Squad is an app for live communities to have shared experiences…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Dataform
Acquired
What they do:
Manage data in Snowflake, BigQuery, and Redshift
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
Lowkey
Acquired
What they do:
Capture, create, & share gaming moments (Acquired by Niantic!)
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Dorian Therapeutics
Acquired
What they do:
New therapeutics to rejuvenate tissue and treat age-related diseases
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Glimpse K12
Acquired
What they do:
Glimpse eliminates ineffective spending in schools.
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HQ: Huntsville, AL, United States
Jido Maps
Acquired
What they do:
Turn your data into a deployed computer vision model
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
CSPA
Acquired
What they do:
The Computer Science Proficiency Assessment (CSPA™) is a…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Sepsis Scout
Acquired
What they do:
Wearables and AI to predict and prevent sepsis outside the hospital
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Swipehouse
Acquired
What they do:
Meet other creators. Get daily matches. Find brand deals.
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
Optic
Acquired
What they do:
Making APIs Developer-friendly
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Coral Genomics
Acquired
What they do:
New clinical tests for managing autoimmune treatments.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
SharpestMinds
Acquired
What they do:
Peer-to-peer mentorships through income-share agreements.
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Demeanor.co
Acquired
What they do:
Now part of thentwrk.com
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Dear Brightly
Acquired
What they do:
Dear Brightly makes personalized prescription skincare products,…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
onederful
Acquired
What they do:
Dental Insurance API
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
NewCraft
Acquired
What they do:
Universal API for HR & Payroll
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HQ: Remote
Look After My Bills
Acquired
What they do:
Personal fintech - we optimise your bills, every year, automatically.
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HQ: United Kingdom
Allotrope Medical
Acquired
What they do:
Advancing surgical precision through safe electrical stimulation.
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States
OneGraph
Acquired
What they do:
GraphQL API to connect all of the internet's APIs. Join us at Netlify!
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Flinto
Acquired
What they do:
Mexico's digital wallet
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HQ: Mexico City, Mexico
YC W18Early stage
Hunter2
Acquired
What they do:
Hunter2 trains engineering teams in application security through…
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
YC W18Early stage
Kobo360
Shut down
What they do:
Africa's leading supply chain technology platform.
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Mighty Buildings
Shut down
What they do:
3D printing beautiful, high-quality, and sustainable homes.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Atrium
Shut down
What they do:
Modern law firm for startups powered by proprietary technology
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Torch
Shut down
What they do:
Torch is a learning and development company that helps employers manage and measure employee growth at scale. Customers can draw from a pool of over 6000…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Purple Plate
Shut down
What they do:
We license brands for delivery and pick-up
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Reverie Labs
Shut down
What they do:
Engineering next-generation, brain-penetrant cancer therapies.
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
Sketchbox
Shut down
What they do:
Wordpress for AR & VR
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Ovipost
Shut down
What they do:
Automated insect farming
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HQ: LaBelle, FL, United States