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2,573 people built something like it. 296 are gone.
That is 12% of the ones whose fate we could settle, against 23% across the whole register. 204 were acquired.
| Launched | What it was | Today |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | YCAirbnb Book accommodations around the world. · airbnb.com | acquired |
| 2020-01-01 | The fastest shipping for online shopping · 99minutos.com | still up |
| 2015-01-01 | AI-powered technology enabler and digital transformer of American… · grubmarket.com | still up |
| 2014-01-01 | YCFlexport Platform for global logistics. · flexport.com | still up |
| 2014-01-01 | YCCruise Self-driving cars. · getcruise.com | acquired |
| 2007-01-01 | YCTwitch A global community creating the future of live entertainment. · twitch.com | acquired |
| 2016-06-01 | YCMeesho Democratizing internet commerce for everyone in India · meesho.com | acquired |
| 2016-06-01 | YCAthelas Extensible, Integrated Technology that Simplifies Health Systems · athelas.com | still up |
| 2015-01-01 | Rebuilding healthcare with AI at the core · akidolabs.com | still up |
| 2016-01-01 | YCPodium Get more leads. Make more money. · podium.com | still up |
| 2017-01-01 | YCFaire The global online platform empowering independent retail. · faire.com | still up |
| 2016-01-01 | AI-First Creative Partner for Enterprise Teams · superside.com | still up |
| 2018-06-01 | YCCalii Full-stack grocery delivery in LatAm · calii.com | still up |
| 2015-06-01 | YCIronclad AI-powered contract management · ironcladapp.com | still up |
| 2019-01-01 | YCNabis Nabis is the largest licensed cannabis wholesale platform. · nabis.com | still up |
| 2015-06-01 | YCGo1 A learning platform that enables you to train your staff or customers. · go1.com | still up |
| 2019-01-01 | YCShipper Southeast Asia’s e-commerce logistics and enablement platform · shipper.id | still up |
| 2018-01-01 | Helloverify is a background screening platform (Checkr for India). · helloverify.ae | still up |
| 2019-01-01 | YCNowports The core engine of supply chain in LATAM · nowports.com | still up |
| 2021-01-01 | YCTractian Physical AI for asset-heavy industries · tractian.com | still up |
| 2018-06-01 | YCLeena AI We at Leena AI build a virtual assistant that answers employee's… · leena.ai | still up |
| 2019-06-01 | YCLAIKA Online pets supplies for Latin America with over 4000 products & 20… · laika.com.co | still up |
| 2021-06-01 | YCLemFi Fair, simple and accessible financial services · lemfi.com | still up |
| 2019-06-01 | Building the safety net of the future · pairteam.com | still up |
| 2016-06-01 | YCScale AI Data-centric infrastructure to accelerate the development of AI · scale.com | still up |
| 2014-01-01 | Training patients and their families with health skills · noorahealth.org | still up |
| 2020-06-01 | The SuperApp for neighbourhood merchants in Africa. · marketforce.io | still up |
| 2024-01-01 | YCLegora The AI workspace for lawyers · legora.com | still up |
| 2019-01-01 | The everything store for restaurants in LATAM. · frubana.com | gone |
| 2016-01-01 | YCTovala A smart-oven-paired subscription meal service. · tovala.com | still up |
| 2014-01-01 | YCUnbabel AI-powered Language Operations platform · unbabel.com | acquired |
| 2018-06-01 | Manage your ledgers and avail Financial Services like Lending on your… · khatabook.com | still up |
| 2014-01-01 | YCAirHelp AirHelp helps air passengers get compensation for delayed, cancelled… · airhelp.com | still up |
| 2015-01-01 | YCMagic Extremely talented assistants for busy people · getmagic.com | still up |
| 2018-06-01 | YCSkydropX Logistic Management System for E-commerce & Retail in Mexico. · skydropx.com | still up |
| 2012-06-01 | YCPlivo Voice AI Agents for customer engagement, including WhatsApp, SMS &… · plivo.com | still up |
| 2006-06-01 | YCScribd World's largest online library. · scribd.com | still up |
| 2016-01-01 | YCSendbird The AI agent that doesn’t just support, it delights. · sendbird.com | still up |
| 2016-06-01 | Harnesses business activity to unlock growth. · people.ai | still up |
| 2021-06-01 | YCShipBlu Amazon Level Logistics for eCommerce Companies in MENA. · shipblu.com | still up |
| 2018-06-01 | YCAjaib Consumer fintech for Indonesia · ajaib.co.id | still up |
| 2016-01-01 | Customizable beauty for hair, skin, and body care products. · functionofbeauty.com | still up |
| 2016-06-01 | YCMiso We make booking services as easy as buying products online. · miso.kr | still up |
| 2022-01-01 | YCHumand All-in-one app for internal communication and HR · humand.co | still up |
| 2024-06-01 | Corgi is building an AI financial infrastructure company · corgi.com | still up |
| 2021-01-01 | YCVendease Where restaurants in Africa buy food supplies · vendease.com | still up |
| 2018-01-01 | YCAerones Robotics for wind turbine maintenance. · aerones.com | still up |
| 2018-01-01 | Contact center AI platform. · observe.ai | still up |
| 2016-01-01 | AI + Robotics for the Built World · geckorobotics.com | still up |
| 2016-01-01 | YCBoom Economically and environmentally sustainable supersonic travel · boomsupersonic.com | still up |
| 2017-06-01 | YCJerry Jerry is building the AI agent to manage all your physical assets. · jerry.ai | still up |
| 2018-06-01 | YCKobo360 Africa's leading supply chain technology platform. · kobo360.com | gone |
| 2011-01-01 | Customer loyalty and payments platform for small businesses. · fivestars.com | acquired |
| 2013-01-01 | IMPORTANT: The original YC founders are no longer involved with this… · teespring.com | acquired |
| 2010-06-01 | YCPresto Digital meets physical for big chain restaurants · presto.com | acquired |
| 2015-06-01 | YCFountain High volume hiring made simple · fountain.com | still up |
| 2020-06-01 | Vertical AI for Audit & Advisory Firms · fieldguide.com | still up |
| 2019-06-01 | The leading Composable CDP and AI Decisioning platform · hightouch.com | still up |
| 2018-01-01 | 3D printing beautiful, high-quality, and sustainable homes. · mightybuildings.com | gone |
| 2015-01-01 | YCZeitview Inspection software for renewable energy & sustainable infrastructure · zeitview.com | still up |
How this compares
Older launches have had longer to die, so this slope is expected. A year that broke it would mean something is wrong with the checking.
Matched on whole words in the title and description, so a launch can fall into two categories and plenty fall into none.
The register re-probes every domain it holds. Some that answered last month stop answering. We send that list — what went quiet, and what it was — once a month. Nothing else.
How this was made. Show HN entries are every post from 2021 to 2023 with at least five points that linked to its own domain; code hosts and free hosting are excluded, because a repository outlives the effort behind it. Product Hunt entries needed 100 votes — a far higher bar, so they are the promoted top slice rather than a like-for-like sample. Both are judged by asking the domain whether it still answers: gone means it no longer resolves, refuses the connection, serves a parking page, or says plainly that it shut down. An HTTP error is not counted as gone — a server answering 404 is one somebody still pays for, and an audit of 25 gone-calls found two such sites alive with only a moved homepage. Y Combinator entries use the status YC publishes itself, which is why only those can say acquired. Squatted domains — a lapsed name now serving somebody else's site — are not detected, so these figures run slightly low.