Startups that raised their traction numbers

In Q4 2026 (to 10 November 2026), 11 startups raised a traction number on their homepage by at least 10%, out of 1,797 with at least two captures in the archive that quarter. These are observations in the archive, not a market-wide rate. Coverage differs by quarter.

What counts

A number the homepage claims (customers, users, transactions) grew by at least 10% since the previous check; both are quoted. A change counts in a quarter only when both checks it lies between fall in that quarter; the share is out of the startups with at least two visible captures in that quarter. Two captures do not guarantee a usable comparison, and observation frequency varies. Method.

737 observations cannot be allocated to a quarter. Inspect their date ranges. Zero counted changes does not establish that nothing changed.

737 observations · less precisely dated. Showing 721–737.

Dated less precisely

These changes happened between two checks in different quarters, or were already showing at the first check, so they are not counted in any quarter above.

1. CoachMePlus: Now claims “220 TEAMS” on its homepage (was “30 teams”).
   Between 19 December 2014 and 18 October 2016 · archived page
2. Grapevine: Now claims “79,399,346 Brands” on its homepage (was “200+ Brands”).
   Between 17 January 2016 and 15 September 2016 · archived page
3. Chargebee: Now claims “50+ countries” on its homepage (was “45+ Countries”).
   Between 6 January 2015 and 26 August 2016 · archived page
4. Hotjar (part of Contentsquare group): Now claims “184 countries” on its homepage (was “134 countries”).
   Between 6 July 2015 and 7 July 2016 · archived page
5. Lightricks: Now claims “120 countries” on its homepage (was “78 countries”).
   Between 29 January 2015 and 7 July 2016 · archived page
6. Cloudinary: Now claims “110,000 customers” on its homepage (was “70,000 customers”).
   Between 1 January 2016 and 1 July 2016 · archived page
7. Grapevine: Now claims “200+ Brands” on its homepage (was “100+ Brands”).
   Between 15 March 2015 and 17 January 2016 · archived page
8. Aras: Now claims “160 Countries” on its homepage (was “140 Countries”).
   Between 29 July 2014 and 10 January 2016 · archived page
9. Cloudinary: Now claims “70,000 customers” on its homepage (was “50,000 customers”).
   Between 1 July 2015 and 1 January 2016 · archived page
10. Democracy Live: Now claims “96 countries” on its homepage (was “60 countries”).
    Between 9 April 2013 and 19 July 2015 · archived page
11. DigitalOcean: Now claims “450,000 developers” on its homepage (was “150,000 developers”).
    Between 1 July 2014 and 3 July 2015 · archived page
12. Box: Now claims “240,000 Businesses” on its homepage (was “200,000 businesses”).
    Between 2 February 2014 and 24 July 2014 · archived page
13. GitLab (Package Registry): Now claims “50,000 organizations” on its homepage (was “10,000 organizations”).
    Between 3 April 2013 and 8 February 2014 · archived page
14. Box: Now claims “200,000 businesses” on its homepage (was “140,000 businesses”).
    Between 14 January 2013 and 2 February 2014 · archived page
15. Box: Now claims “140,000 businesses” on its homepage (was “100,000 businesses”).
    Between 1 January 2012 and 14 January 2013 · archived page
16. Kaggle: Now claims “1146 teams” on its homepage (was “343 teams”).
    Between 6 July 2011 and 5 July 2012 · archived page
17. Quizlet: Now claims “1,973 users” on its homepage (was “186 users”).
    Between 14 August 2009 and 11 January 2011 · archived page

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StartupHistory, “Startups that raised their traction numbers”, https://startuphistory.org/t/grew-traction-claims (accessed 10 November 2026)

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