Ranking · Winter 2018 · B2B · Marketing

Substack

A place for independent writing.

7.9%

odds of being acquired in the next two years

1.2× the average (6.8%)

#1285 of 4,339 active YC companies · top 31%

Team of 90 · San Francisco, CA, USA

Raises the odds

↑ industry: B2B

↑ sector: Marketing

↑ based in United States of America

↑ based in America / Canada

Lowers the odds

↓ tag: Marketplace

↓ team of 76–300

From the model: how this company's profile compares with companies that were and weren't acquired since 2024. How it works.

Signals brief

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Statistical estimate from public directory data as of 2026-10-07; it can't see revenue, funding or talks. Not investment advice. ExitOdds is independent and not affiliated with Y Combinator.

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