Which AI startups shut down or were acquired before 2021?
Before 2021 (2018 to 2020), 11 AI products in FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026) shut down or were acquired: all 11 were acquired. Twilio bought the most: 2 (Segment and SendGrid). Every entry links to a published source.
Every AI product that shut down or was acquired before 2021 (2018 to 2020)
A to Z. Open a name for its FalcoScan record, or a source to read it there.
| Product | What happened | Year | Market | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Insights | Acquired by Workday | 2018 | Finance | newsroom.workday.com |
| Careem | Acquired by Uber | 2020 | Automation | sec.gov |
| Glint | Acquired by LinkedIn | 2018 | Human Resources | techcrunch.com |
| Mendix | Acquired by Siemens | 2018 | Coding | mendix.com |
| Paxata | Acquired by DataRobot | 2019 | Automation | datarobot.com |
| Placeit | Acquired by Envato | 2018 | Design | startupdaily.net |
| Redash | Acquired by Databricks | 2020 | Data | databricks.com |
| Renovate | Acquired by WhiteSource (now Mend) | 2019 | Security | prnewswire.com |
| Segment | Acquired by Twilio | 2020 | Data | cnbc.com |
| SendGrid | Acquired by Twilio | 2019 | Marketing | mediapost.com |
| Socialbakers | Acquired by Astute | 2020 | Social | techcrunch.com |
Questions and answers
How many AI startups shut down or were acquired before 2021?
11 AI products in FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026) shut down or were acquired before 2021 (2018 to 2020): all 11 were acquired.
Which AI startups were acquired before 2021, and by whom?
According to FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026), 11 AI products were acquired before 2021 (2018 to 2020): Adaptive Insights (by Workday, 2018), Careem (by Uber, 2020), Glint (by LinkedIn, 2018), Mendix (by Siemens, 2018), Paxata (by DataRobot, 2019), Placeit (by Envato, 2018), Redash (by Databricks, 2020), Renovate (by WhiteSource, 2019), Segment (by Twilio, 2020), SendGrid (by Twilio, 2019) and Socialbakers (by Astute, 2020).
Who bought the most AI startups before 2021?
Among the products in FalcoScan's AI Graveyard (data updated 7 October 2026), Twilio bought the most before 2021 (2018 to 2020): 2 (Segment and SendGrid).
Other years
Every product in the AI Graveyard Who buys AI startups? How a product is marked shut down or acquired