Is Almanac still in business in 2026?

No. Almanac Labs formally shut down its almanac.io product on January 31, 2025, per its own 'Go Forward' notice, telling users to export their documents. Founder Adam Nathan had already pivoted the team to a new company, Blaze AI, in mid-2023.

Who owns Almanac and what happened to the company?

Almanac Labs was privately VC-backed, founded 2019 by Adam Nathan, Dan Bartlett, and N. Taylor Thompson. It raised roughly $45M-$50M total, including a $34M Series A led by Tiger Global in September 2021, before shutting down the product on January 31, 2025.

Could AI replace Almanac's product?

The question is moot since Almanac shut down January 31, 2025. Generative AI tools like Notion AI and Google Workspace AI commoditized templated docs and wiki workflows after 2023, and Almanac itself argued in May 2023 that AI wasn't the answer, shortly before its founder pivoted away entirely.

Was Almanac profitable before it shut down?

No public evidence shows profitability. The company raised at roughly a $150M valuation per founder interview but, according to that same account, could not grow revenue into that valuation, prompting the mid-2023 pivot to Blaze AI and the eventual January 31, 2025 shutdown.

Who is Almanac's biggest competitor?

While operating, Almanac was compared to Notion, Coda, Confluence, Google Docs/Workspace, and HackMD per CB Insights (2023-05-03). As of 2025 the product is defunct, so it no longer competes; those incumbents absorbed the async-docs category.

What is the difference between Almanac and Blaze AI?

Almanac was the original async document-collaboration startup, founded 2019, shut down January 31, 2025. Blaze AI is the same founder Adam Nathan's pivot company, launched mid-2023, building AI marketing content tools, a completely different product and category.

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Almanac

almanac.io ↗

Defunct async document collaboration startup, shut down January 31, 2025.

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Assessed 22 July 2026 · Evidence as of 22 July 2026

Not much stands between this business and its pressures.

On the recordSince 22 July 2026 · Checkable from ongoing · Every call on the record Checkpoint: No further product-level events possible; watch for founder's Blaze AI news or brand confusion with unrelated YC-2026 'Almanac'

The call

Almanac.io shut down with no active product, team, or revenue, after AI and larger platforms absorbed its core workflow.

Almanac was a tool for teams to work together on documents asynchronously, storing templates and shared information in one place. It was easy for Microsoft, Google, and Atlassian to copy this feature into their much larger products (Loop, Workspace, Confluence), and AI assistants like ChatGPT made the core job of template management and document upkeep automatic and free. The company raised around $45 million to $50 million but never generated enough revenue to matter, so the founder moved on to a different company called Blaze AI in mid-2023, and Almanac officially shut down on January 31, 2025.

Why

AI pressure: Notion AI, Google Workspace AI, Confluence AI. Generative AI already commoditized templating and wiki workflows before the shutdown; there is no product left for AI to eat. Could AI do the core job? Yes, likely.

Bigger players: Microsoft (Loop/SharePoint), Google Workspace, Atlassian Confluence. These platforms shipped native async doc features with distribution Almanac never had, then the company folded. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.

What protects it. None apparent, the product and team are gone.

What would change this call

Any relaunch of almanac.io product under original or new ownership. Would indicate the shutdown was not final and a moat attempt is being retried.
News coverage confusing defunct almanac.io with YC-2026 codealmanac.com or Blaze AI. Would confirm brand collision is actively misleading buyers, recruiters, or press.
Investor disclosure from Tiger Global, Floodgate, or General Catalyst on the Almanac write-off. Would clarify the actual financial outcome of the ~$45-50M raised.

Key numbers

Shut down January 31, 2025 (2025-01-30)
Raised $34M Series A led by Tiger Global (2021-09-21)
Total funding roughly $45M to $50M (2021-09-21)

Named risks

Almanac.io product is fully defunct with zero team, revenue, or roadmap since January 31, 2025. Severity: high
Brand confusion between defunct almanac.io, founder's pivot company Blaze AI, and unrelated YC S26 codealmanac.com. Severity: medium
No structural moat existed against Microsoft, Google, and Atlassian in the async-docs category. Severity: high
Generative AI commoditized the templated-document and wiki-workflow value proposition after 2023. Severity: high
Investor outcome for Tiger Global, Floodgate, and General Catalyst funding remains publicly unreported. Severity: medium

Rivals, as read in July 2026

Rival	Direction	Evidence
Microsoft (Loop/SharePoint)	losing to	Almanac shut down Jan 31, 2025 while Microsoft's native async-doc tools continued with full distribution
Google Workspace	losing to	Google Workspace AI absorbed templated doc and wiki workflows Almanac targeted, product defunct by 2025
Atlassian Confluence	losing to	Confluence retained enterprise wiki lock-in as Almanac (small challenger) shut down Jan 2025
Notion	losing to	CB Insights (2023-05-03) listed Notion as direct peer; Notion AI commoditized Almanac's core templating value
codealmanac.com (unrelated YC S26 startup)	contesting	Brand name collision as of July 2026; different company, coding-agent wiki, not a market rival to defunct almanac.io

Questions people ask

Is Almanac still in business in 2026?: No. Almanac Labs formally shut down its almanac.io product on January 31, 2025, per its own 'Go Forward' notice, telling users to export their documents. Founder Adam Nathan had already pivoted the team to a new company, Blaze AI, in mid-2023.
Who owns Almanac and what happened to the company?: Almanac Labs was privately VC-backed, founded 2019 by Adam Nathan, Dan Bartlett, and N. Taylor Thompson. It raised roughly $45M-$50M total, including a $34M Series A led by Tiger Global in September 2021, before shutting down the product on January 31, 2025.
Could AI replace Almanac's product?: The question is moot since Almanac shut down January 31, 2025. Generative AI tools like Notion AI and Google Workspace AI commoditized templated docs and wiki workflows after 2023, and Almanac itself argued in May 2023 that AI wasn't the answer, shortly before its founder pivoted away entirely.
Was Almanac profitable before it shut down?: No public evidence shows profitability. The company raised at roughly a $150M valuation per founder interview but, according to that same account, could not grow revenue into that valuation, prompting the mid-2023 pivot to Blaze AI and the eventual January 31, 2025 shutdown.
Who is Almanac's biggest competitor?: While operating, Almanac was compared to Notion, Coda, Confluence, Google Docs/Workspace, and HackMD per CB Insights (2023-05-03). As of 2025 the product is defunct, so it no longer competes; those incumbents absorbed the async-docs category.
What is the difference between Almanac and Blaze AI?: Almanac was the original async document-collaboration startup, founded 2019, shut down January 31, 2025. Blaze AI is the same founder Adam Nathan's pivot company, launched mid-2023, building AI marketing content tools, a completely different product and category.

Timeline

2026-07-21Unrelated YC S26 startup codealmanac.com (coding-agent wiki) launches on Hacker News
2025-01-31Almanac.io product formally shut down, users told to export documents
2025-01-09Founder Adam Nathan describes ~$150M valuation and pivot rationale in interview
2023-08-24Almanac ships public API and workflow/database features in private beta
2023-05-03Almanac publicly argues better collaboration, not AI, saves professionals time
2023CEO Adam Nathan pivots company and team to new product Blaze AI
2021-09-21Almanac raises $34M Series A led by Tiger Global
2020-05-28Almanac raises $9M seed round led by Floodgate
2019Almanac founded by Adam Nathan, Dan Bartlett, and N. Taylor Thompson

Revision history

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