When was Cue founded?

Cue was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Cue located?

Cue is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Cue have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Cue is 18.

Is Cue a funded company?

Cue is a funded company, having raised a total of $14.1M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2010.

When was the latest funding round of Cue?

Cue's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Nov 2012, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Productivity Software. In United States, the Productivity Software sector has seen $230M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Cue rank among its competitors?

Cue ranks 37th amongst 1494 active competitors, of which 66 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Truffle Security, which secured $25M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Cue?

Cue's top competitors include Any.do, ohai and Superlist. Among them, Truffle Security secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Cue - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Cue an acquired company?

Cue got acquired by Apple on Oct 03, 2013.

Company Details

Cue is an online platform provides a personal assistant app to create personal agenda using emails and contacts. It aggregates information from email, contacts, and calendars into an intelligent snapshot of the day. Apple has acquired Cue in order to compete against other personal assistant apps such as Google Now, Incredible Labs' Donna and Sunrise calendar. Acquired by Apple for $35M+ in October, 2013.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$14.1M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Nov 2012, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator & 8 more

Ranked

37^th among 1494 active competitors

Employee Count

18 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Any.do & 1949 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Apple (Oct 03, 2013)

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Cue got acquired by Apple on Oct 03, 2013 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Cue has raised a total funding of $14.1M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2010. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Nov 2012 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Cue has 8 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cue:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 2012	8652452	Series B	4680207	8993727	8674313	8869140
Feb 14, 2011	4764811	Series A	4166751	8248190	1416517	Sequoia Capital & 4 more
2010	9718	Seed	3670	2965	Y Combinator	2857

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The founders of Cue are Daniel Gross and Robby Walker.

Here are the details of Cue's key team members:

Daniel Gross: Former Co-Founder of Cue and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 34 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Robby Walker: Cofounder and CTO of Cue and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Ayub Khattak: CEO of Cue.

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Cue's employee count trend

Cue has 18 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Cue's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cue include Any.do, ohai and Superlist. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cue, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Any.do 2010, Tel Aviv (Israel), Seed	Provider of web-based task management app for smartphones	$6M	AME Cloud Ventures, Felicis Ventures & 10 others	63/100
2nd	ohai 2023, Pembroke (United States), Seed	Provider of AI-based multiple task management	$6M	Eniac Ventures, Life Extension Ventures & 15 others	57/100
3rd	Superlist 2020, Berlin (Germany), Seed	Developer of application providing task, project management, and note solutions	$13.8M	Cherry Ventures, EQT & 23 others	56/100
4th	Thunderbird 2003, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Provider of software solutions for multiple task management	-	-	56/100
5th	Todoist 2007, Santiago (Chile), Early Stage	Cloud-based task management software provider	$40K	-	51/100
6th	Structured 2019, Berlin (Germany), Unfunded	Provider of multiple task management platform	-	-	51/100
7th	BackThen 2020, Wimbledon (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Provider of a digital platform for multiple task management	-	-	50/100
8th	Truffle Security 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Provider of a platform that detects and helps resolve exposed secrets across tech stacks	$39M	Andreessen Horowitz, Intel Capital & 9 others	49/100
9th	Rotha Apps 2018, Cambodia, Unfunded	Provider of an app-based platform for multiple task management	-	-	46/100
10th	Credal 2022, New York (United States), Seed	Provider of AI-based multiple task management platform	$5.3M	Spark Capital, Y Combinator & 1 others	46/100
37th	Cue 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Personal assistant app to create personal agenda using emails and contacts	$14.1M	Index Ventures, Founder Collective & 7 others	42/100