The company behind RescueTime
RescueTime
RescueTime is made by RescueTime, Inc., a Seattle company that went through Y Combinator in 2008. It earns money from subscriptions to its Focus and Timesheets plans for individuals and teams, alongside a free Lite plan.
rescuetime.comRead on Oct 18, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports.
RescueTime at a glance
- Founded
- 2007
- Based in
- Seattle, Washington, as a distributed company with members spread throughout the United States
- Latest round
- Funding round, $900,000
- September 2008
- Team
- 15 people
- Ownership
- Privately held
Who runs RescueTime
The people RescueTime names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there. Their accounts are the ones its own pages link to.
RescueTime funding
Went through Y Combinator in its Winter 2008 batch, then raised $900,000 in September 2008 from True Ventures, Chris Sacca, Tim Ferriss, Mike Seckler and Mike Koss, according to TechCrunch; VentureBeat reported that True Ventures led the round. techcrunch.comventurebeat.comycombinator.com
| When | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Funding round | $900,000 | Led by True Ventures. With Tim Ferriss, Mike Koss, Chris Sacca, Mike Seckler. venturebeat.com |
Every investor named
- True Ventures · led a round
- Chris Sacca
- Mike Koss
- Mike Seckler
- Tim Ferriss
Company details
- Ownership
- Privately held: news reports from 2008 name its investors, Y Combinator's company page lists it as active, and its own pages name no parent company. techcrunch.com
- Founded
- 2007 ycombinator.com
- Based in
- Seattle, Washington, as a distributed company with members spread throughout the United States ycombinator.com
- Team
- A team size of 15, as listed on its Y Combinator company page ycombinator.com
- Affiliate program
- A 15% commission on every payment a referred customer makes, for as long as they subscribe, paid out once commissions reach $100, as its blog described the program in March 2023. Signing up needs a RescueTime account. blog.rescuetime.com
- Referral program
- A subscriber who refers a friend gets half off their next billing cycle and the friend gets half off their first, as described on its blog in March 2023. blog.rescuetime.com
RescueTime on social media and the web
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/rescuetime
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rescuetime
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@RescueTimeOfficial
- Instagraminstagram.com/rescuetime
- TikToktiktok.com/@rescuetime
- Facebookfacebook.com/rescuetime
- Redditreddit.com/r/RescueTime
- Blog · blog.rescuetime.com
- Community · community.rescuetime.com
- Status page · status.rescuetime.com
Only accounts RescueTime links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.
How to contact RescueTime
The ways RescueTime publishes for reaching it. We don’t list personal email addresses, guessed or otherwise.
RescueTime news and launches
- Sep 21, 2026Productivity is going places with new RescueTime for iOS and Android
- Oct 12, 2023Introducing Timesheets AI
- Mar 16, 2023Get paid real money with RescueTime
- Feb 16, 2023Change the way you work with Guided Focus Sessions
Media kit
The RescueTime media kit
Everything on this page as a designed PDF to keep or pass on: the facts, the people, the funding with a chart of every round, the products with their grades and pictures, the news and every official channel. Put together by ToolGPA, not by RescueTime.
Questions about RescueTime the company
Who runs RescueTime?
RescueTime's pages name Brian Fioca (Founder) and Tony Wright (Founder). None of them is named as chief executive on the pages read, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Who founded RescueTime?
Brian Fioca and Tony Wright are named as founders of RescueTime, which was founded in 2007.
How much funding has RescueTime raised?
Went through Y Combinator in its Winter 2008 batch, then raised $900,000 in September 2008 from True Ventures, Chris Sacca, Tim Ferriss, Mike Seckler and Mike Koss, according to TechCrunch; VentureBeat reported that True Ventures led the round.
Who are RescueTime's investors?
The announcements name True Ventures, Chris Sacca, Mike Koss, Mike Seckler and Tim Ferriss. True Ventures led a round.
When did RescueTime last raise money?
The most recent round announced was in September 2008: Funding round, $900,000, led by True Ventures.
What is RescueTime's valuation?
No valuation was found in RescueTime's announcements or in news reports, as read on Oct 18, 2026. Private companies usually do not publish one.
Who owns RescueTime?
Privately held: news reports from 2008 name its investors, Y Combinator's company page lists it as active, and its own pages name no parent company.
Where is RescueTime based?
RescueTime gives its base as Seattle, Washington, as a distributed company with members spread throughout the United States.
How many people work at RescueTime?
A team size of 15, as listed on its Y Combinator company page.
Is RescueTime on social media?
RescueTime links to its own accounts on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Reddit. The links are on this page, taken from RescueTime's own site.
Does RescueTime have an affiliate program?
A 15% commission on every payment a referred customer makes, for as long as they subscribe, paid out once commissions reach $100, as its blog described the program in March 2023. Signing up needs a RescueTime account.
Where this comes from
Read on Oct 18, 2026. Facts come from RescueTime’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.