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Product Hunt 4.0

Product Hunt 4.0

Now with Reviews, Badges, Web Links, and more ✨ — Product Hunt is the place to discover your next favorite thing, now with badges, descriptions, reviews, and a bunch more

Other·by Product Hunt, Inc.·Launched Aug 2017·0 upvotes
UNVERIFIEDlast checked never · Unverified
CohortClass of 2017

What it is

Now with Reviews, Badges, Web Links, and more ✨ — Product Hunt is the place to discover your next favorite thing, now with badges, descriptions, reviews, and a bunch more. [Product Hunt, Tech]

HTTP liveness

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Funding history

3 rounds
Total raised
$33.5M
Latest valuation
Stage
public
Lead investors: Andreessen Horowitz · Andreessen Horowitz · Andreessen Horowitz · AngelList · AngelList
Acquired
Dec 2016
AngelList
$20.0M
source
Seed
Oct 2014
investors undisclosed
$7.4M
SEC
Series A
Oct 2014
Andreessen Horowitz
$6.1M
source
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

None apparent

The page reflects that competitive advantages in AI products are diminishing as architecture converges, making it harder to maintain a durable advantage. There’s no indication of unique competitive moats for 'Product Hunt' mentioned.

  • webThe nature of competitive advantage in software has shifted, making it embarrassing to claim technical moats. source
  • webWhen architecture converges, the value of individual implementations drops and copying becomes trivial. source
  • webA small team can rebuild complex products quickly, undermining claims of proprietary technology as a solid moat. source
  • webCurrent competitive dynamics suggest that many companies can replicate what seemed unique just months ago. source
weak · 0.50 confidence · grounded in 4 sources
Website-grounded · May 2026

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Founders
Ryan Hoover
Founder
Cohort survival · Class of 2017weekly

13,497 products launched in 2017 · 100% still active

13,462 active35 sunset
Still active
100%
Median lifespan
4.9y