The RescueTime media kit
RescueTime in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by RescueTime.
Media kit
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.
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from RescueTime’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by RescueTime. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2007
The year RescueTime was founded, in Seattle
In a sentence
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.
In a paragraph
RescueTime was founded in 2007 and is based in Seattle, Washington, as a distributed company with members spread throughout the United States. It was founded by Brian Fioca and Tony Wright. A team size of 15, as listed on its Y Combinator company page.
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Brian Fioca
Founder
Tony Wright
Founder
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.
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.
Part 02 · Funding
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
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.
Filled: led at least one round. As each announcement names them.
RescueTime, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Automatic time tracking with distraction blocking and timesheets
#2 of 43 time tracking appsFrom $7 per month, billed annuallyFree plan
Our pick for people who want time recorded without starting a timer. RescueTime sits in the background and logs where your computer time goes, with no timers to start.
RescueTime’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 04 · News
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
4
Announcements since Feb 16, 2023
Only accounts RescueTime’s own site links to. No personal addresses.
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what RescueTime’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by RescueTime, and RescueTime’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are RescueTime’s own, from its website and app-store listings.
