Investing Startup Survival Rate
Based on 135 companies
Out of 100 startups
- 61Still running
- 4Went public
- 9Acquired
- 26Shut down
Compared with all startups
Startups at least 5 years old, from fewest to most shutdowns
Odds of getting big
Out of 100 startups that are at least 5 years old
Still running57 · 1 in 2
10+ employees43 · 1 in 2
50+ employees20 · 1 in 5
200+ employees7 · 1 in 15
1,000+ employees2 · 1 in 61
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How to read this: the data covers companies in the public Y Combinator directory. Years are counted from the year of the company’s YC batch. Status is what the directory shows today, so the charts compare groups of different ages rather than following the same companies over time.