Startups.com

Startups.com helps over 1 million startup companies find customers, funding, mentors, and world-class education.

Education Media and content500 Global

Website: startups.com.

X: @startupscom · 21,018 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Categories: Education Media and content.

Sectors: Content.

Stage: Seed.

Based in: United States.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 28, 2026.

Signals

X account@startupscom · created Dec 5, 2012 (13 years old) · 21,018 followers

Website registeredFeb 24, 1999 (27 years old)

Timeline

2015
5500 Global · batch
Source: 500.co
December 5, 2012
X account created
February 24, 1999
Website created

Founders and team

DC
Damon Caiazza Founder

source: 500.co
ES
Elliot Schneier Founder

source: 500.co
RR
Ryan Rutan Founder

@ryanarutan · source: 500.co
SR
Shane Reiser Founder
WS
Wil Schroter Founder

@wilschroter · source: 500.co
SG
Steve Gacka CTO, Founding Engineer
JB
Jacquelyn Bolles Financial Consultant

Acquisitions

Acquired company	Price	Announced
HHeila	Not disclosed publicly	Date not given
ZZirtual	Not disclosed publicly	Date not given
ZZana	Not disclosed publicly	Date not given

Investors

5500 Globalaccelerator

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Sources and API

Every amount links to the page it came from. * Estimated from an accelerator's published standard deal, not a company-specific disclosure. How Recent Funding sources and verifies funding data. The same data as JSON: /api/v1/companies/startups-com (get a free API key).