These are the 2013 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies

These are the 2013 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies


23andMe IPO on June 17, 2021 via a merger with VG Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) 3D Robotics Acquired by Kittyhawk Aero on June 11, 2021 Aereo Bankrupt as of November 21, 2014; It was later purchased by DVR company TiVo for $1 million in March 2015 Airbnb IPO on December 10, 2020 Atlassian IPO on December 10, 2015 Audax Health Acquired by United Health Care on February 19, 2014 Block IPO on November 19, 2015; Formerly known as Square Boku IPO on November 20, 2017 Box IPO on January 23, 2015 Bromium Acquired by HP on September 19, 2019 BuzzFeed IPO on December 6, 2021 via a merger with 890 Fifth Avenue Partners, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Castlight Health IPO on March 17, 2014; Acquired by Vera Whole Health on January 5, 2022 CircleUp – Dropbox IPO on March 23, 2018 Etsy IPO on April 1, 2015 Foursquare – Getaround – Ginger.io – Hotel Tonight Acquired by Airbnb on March 7, 2019 INRIX – Kabam Acquired by Netmarble on January 25, 2017 Kickstarter – Kymeta – Lending Club IPO on December 11, 2014 Lightsail Energy Shut down in January 2018 LiveU Acquired by Francisco Partners and Industrial Growth Partners on May 28, 2019 MakerBot Acquired by Stratasys on June 19, 2013 Microseismic – Nest Labs Acquired by Google on January 13, 2014 Opower IPO on April 4, 2014; Acquired by Oracle on May 1, 2016 Ouya Acquired by Razer on July 28, 2015 Palantir Direct stock listing on September 30, 2020 Picarro – Pinterest IPO on April 18, 2019 Quirky Bankrupt as of September 22, 2015 Rent the Runway IPO on October 27, 2021 Rethink Robotics Shut down in October 2018 Shapeways IPO on October 20, 2021 via a merger with Galileo Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Shopify IPO on May 21, 2015 SpaceX – Spotify Direct stock listing on April 3, 2018 Tumblr Acquired by Yahoo on May 20, 2013; Sold to Automattic on August 12, 2019 Twilio IPO on June 23, 2016 Twitter IPO on November 7, 2013 Uber IPO on May 10, 2019 Warby Parker Direct stock listing on September 29, 2021 Waze Acquired by Google on June 11, 2013 Wealthfront Acquired by UBS on January 26, 2022 WhatsApp Acquired by Facebook on February 19, 2014 ZocDoc –



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