# Pixate

> Pixate built mobile app prototyping tools (YC S12) before Google acquired it in 2015.

## Why it is interesting

CSS-styled native app prototyping — Google bought the YC company to bolster Android design tooling after Accel led the $3.8M Series A.

## Profile

- **Stage:** acquired
- **Status:** acquired
- **Industries:** generalist-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series A (Jul 2013): $3.8M led by Accel (TechCrunch)
- Exit (Jul 2015): Acquired by Google
- Co-investors: no additional institutional investors disclosed in public sources reviewed 2026-07-24

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz

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- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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