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New startups as they launch. And 1,536 from the old Stompstart, 2014 to 2019, with what became of them: 115 bought, 44 pivoted, 109 closed, 441 still going.
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Listed 19 February 2014 · San Francisco · California · United States
Knowtify
“Simply and easily build daily digest emails that keep your users engaged.”
Acquiredas of 28 Sep 2026
A San Francisco tool for building automated daily digest emails, bought by analytics company Kissmetrics in 2016.
Marketing and sales
Listed 19 February 2014 · Amsterdam · Netherlands
Tapfiliate
“Tapfiliate is the fastest and easiest way to start with affiliate marketing”
Acquiredas of 28 Sep 2026
An Amsterdam tool for running an in-house affiliate program without costly software or servers, bought by the affiliate network Admitad in 2021.
Marketing and sales
Listed 20 February 2014 · Melbourne · Australia
Elevio
“Contextual based support. Helping your users where and when they need it.”
Acquiredas of 28 Sep 2026
A Melbourne tool that popped up help tips exactly where website users got stuck, bought by customer service software company Dixa in 2021.
Marketing and sales
Listed 21 February 2014 · San Francisco · California · United States
Acompli
“Acompli empowers professionals to do more and defer less from mobile email.”
Acquiredas of 28 Sep 2026
A San Francisco mobile email app that Microsoft bought in December 2014 and used as the code base for Outlook on iPhone and Android.
Productivity and collaboration
Listed 13 June 2014 · Pasadena · California · United States
Honey
“Honey is a free app that automatically applies coupon codes for online shoppers during checkout.”
Acquiredas of 28 Sep 2026
A Pasadena browser extension that applied coupon codes at checkout, bought by PayPal in a roughly $4 billion deal that closed in January 2020.
Commerce and marketplaces
Listed 11 July 2014 · San Francisco · California · United States
Trov
“Track the value of your things”
Acquiredas of 28 Sep 2026
An app for cataloguing the value of everything you own that became an early on-demand insurance startup, then sold its technology to Travelers.
Finance
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