Zip2 - About the company
Zip2 is an acquired company based in Palo Alto (United States), founded in 1996 by Kimbal Musk. It operates as a Limited information available. The company has 67838 active competitors, including 365 funded and 1427 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like GirnarSOFT, Gigster and Unicorn.
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Founded Year
1996
Location
Palo Alto, United States
Stage
Acquired
Ranked
9006th among 67838 active competitors
Employee Count
4 as on Jul 31, 2026
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Exit Details
Acquired by Compaq (Feb 16, 1999)
Zip2's acquisition details
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Zip2's funding and investors
Zip2 is a funded company. Zip2 has 2 institutional investors.
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Zip2's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Zip2 is Kimbal Musk.
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- Kimbal Musk: Former Co-Founder of Zip2.
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Zip2's employee count trend
Zip2 has 4 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Zip2's employee count trend over the years:
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Zip2's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Zip2 include GirnarSOFT, Gigster and Unicorn. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Zip2, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | GirnarSOFT 2007, Jaipur (India), Series E | Provider of website, web & mobile application development, BI, and digital marketing services | $620M | 78/100 | |
2nd | Gigster 2013, Austin (United States), Acquired | Provider of software development services | $32.5M | 69/100 | |
3rd | Unicorn 1990, Prague (Czech Republic), Acquired | Provider of software development services | $12M | 66/100 | |
4th | Mobile app development studio and publisher that uses AI technologies | $67M | 65/100 | ||
5th | Hedgehog lab 2007, Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom), Series A | Provider of mobile application development and UX design services | $9.49M | 60/100 | |
6th | Capital Numbers 2012, Kolkata (India), Public | Provider of application development and DevOps services | - | - | 58/100 |
7th | Fixstars Corporation 2002, Tokyo (Japan), Public | Provider of software acceleration solutions and cloud services | - | 56/100 | |
8th | FPT Software 1999, Hanoi (Vietnam), Unfunded | Provider of application development and UI/UX design services | - | - | 55/100 |
9th | Provider of software development services | $13.8M | 55/100 | ||
10th | Provider of software development and consulting services | $8.63M | 55/100 | ||
9006th | Zip2 1996, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired | Limited information available | - | 24/100 |
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