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3,159 people built something like it. 467 are gone.
That is 17% of the ones whose fate we could settle, against 23% across the whole register. 463 were acquired.
| Launched | What it was | Today |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | The fastest shipping for online shopping · 99minutos.com | still up |
| 2019-01-01 | YCDeel The all-in-one HR and payroll platform for global teams · deel.com | still up |
| 2015-01-01 | AI-powered technology enabler and digital transformer of American… · grubmarket.com | still up |
| 2007-06-01 | YCDropbox Backup and share files in the cloud. · dropbox.com | acquired |
| 2014-01-01 | YCFlexport Platform for global logistics. · flexport.com | still up |
| 2017-01-01 | YCRippling One place to run all your HR, IT, and Finance. Globally. · rippling.com | still up |
| 2012-01-01 | YCGusto Provides growing businesses with everything to take care of their team · gusto.com | still up |
| 2015-01-01 | YCGitLab A complete DevOps platform delivered as a single application. · gitlab.com | acquired |
| 2010-01-01 | The first all-in-one operating system for marketing · optimizely.com | acquired |
| 2016-06-01 | YCMeesho Democratizing internet commerce for everyone in India · meesho.com | acquired |
| 2013-01-01 | YCFivetran The leader in automated data movement · fivetran.com | still up |
| 2017-06-01 | The first public safety operating system that eliminates crime. · flocksafety.com | still up |
| 2016-01-01 | YCPodium Get more leads. Make more money. · podium.com | still up |
| 2010-06-01 | Real-time visibility into critical apps and services all in one place. · pagerduty.com | acquired |
| 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 |
| 2014-01-01 | YCAlgolia A developer-friendly and enterprise-grade search API. · algolia.com | still up |
| 2016-01-01 | Apollo is the foundation of your entire go-to-market strategy. · apollo.io | still up |
| 2014-06-01 | YCCheckr People infrastructure for the future of work · checkr.com | still up |
| 2015-06-01 | The 401(k) for small and medium-sized businesses. · humaninterest.com | still up |
| 2012-06-01 | Unlocking the power of biotech with modern software for modern science · benchling.com | still up |
| 2012-01-01 | Digital Analytics Platform · amplitude.com | acquired |
| 2018-01-01 | YCVanta Vanta—the proven leader in automated compliance helping startups… · vanta.com | still up |
| 2015-06-01 | YCIronclad AI-powered contract management · ironcladapp.com | still up |
| 2014-01-01 | YCGuesty The management platform for the short term rental industry. · guesty.com | still up |
| 2012-06-01 | YCZapier The easiest way to automate your work. · zapier.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 |
| 2014-01-01 | YCWeave Customer communication and payments platform. · getweave.com | acquired |
| 2018-01-01 | Helloverify is a background screening platform (Checkr for India). · helloverify.ae | still up |
| 2013-06-01 | YCWebflow Professional website design and publishing platform. · webflow.com | still up |
| 2011-06-01 | YCSegment Software and APIs to collect, clean, and control customer data. · segment.com | acquired |
| 2019-01-01 | YCNowports The core engine of supply chain in LATAM · nowports.com | still up |
| 2016-01-01 | YCLattice Modern people management platform. · lattice.com | still up |
| 2021-01-01 | YCTractian Physical AI for asset-heavy industries · tractian.com | still up |
| 2015-06-01 | A flexible work app that connects businesses with hourly workers. · instawork.com | still up |
| 2013-01-01 | YCZenefits HR for small businesses: onboarding, payroll and benefits. · zenefits.com | acquired |
| 2011-06-01 | YCFirebase Build and grow iOS, Android, and Web apps. · firebase.com | acquired |
| 2016-06-01 | YCScale AI Data-centric infrastructure to accelerate the development of AI · scale.com | still up |
| 2022-01-01 | Data driven neobank for SMBs in LATAM · kapital.mx | still up |
| 2018-06-01 | YCLeena AI We at Leena AI build a virtual assistant that answers employee's… · leena.ai | still up |
| 2020-06-01 | YCZip The future of B2B spend · ziphq.com | still up |
| 2018-01-01 | YCAspire All-in-one Finance OS for businesses · aspireapp.com | still up |
| 2016-06-01 | YCBird The world’s largest omnichannel communications platform · bird.com | still up |
| 2009-06-01 | YCMixpanel Mixpanel is event analytics for builders that need answers. · mixpanel.com | still up |
| 2019-06-01 | YCTRM Labs TRM is building a safer world for billions of people. · trmlabs.com | still up |
| 2024-01-01 | YCLegora The AI workspace for lawyers · legora.com | still up |
| 2020-06-01 | The SuperApp for neighbourhood merchants in Africa. · marketforce.io | still up |
| 2013-01-01 | YCHeap Captures user interactions with no code to generate analytics. · heap.io | acquired |
| 2014-06-01 | YCFront Customer communications hub for building strong relationships · front.com | still up |
| 2019-01-01 | The everything store for restaurants in LATAM. · frubana.com | gone |
| 2019-06-01 | YCOdeko Our operations software makes it easier to run--and grow--your cafe · odeko.com | still up |
| 2014-01-01 | YCUnbabel AI-powered Language Operations platform · unbabel.com | acquired |
| 2013-06-01 | Improving education for every student. · panoramaed.com | still up |
| 2015-01-01 | YCMagic Extremely talented assistants for busy people · getmagic.com | still up |
| 2018-01-01 | YCSimetrik No code enterprise SaaS for financial control automation. · simetrik.com | still up |
| 2012-06-01 | YCPlivo Voice AI Agents for customer engagement, including WhatsApp, SMS &… · plivo.com | still up |
| 2018-06-01 | YCSkydropX Logistic Management System for E-commerce & Retail in Mexico. · skydropx.com | still up |
| 2012-06-01 | The best way to launch, manage and measure social impact programs · submittable.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.