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   Y Combinator Co-founder Matching▲644

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   2021 · ycombinator.com

2. 2YS
   YC's startup advice, organized and searchable▲161

   2020 · ycadvice.com

3. 3WA
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   2017 · workatastartup.com

4. 4
   The Y Combinator Database▲866

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   2017 · ycdb.co

5. 5
   YC Directory▲400

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   2020

6. 6
   Venture Matching▲286

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   2023

7. 7
   Y Combinator Companies▲454

   Interactive list of all 1000+ YC companies

   2016

8. 8
   The YC Founder Directory▲226

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   2023

9. 9AS
   A socially curated startup job board▲74

   2014 · startupjob.org

10. 10
    Apply to YC (Y Combinator)▲386

    Curated collection of resources for founders applying to YC.

    2017

11. 11
    ExploreYC ▲168

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    May 2026 · exploreyc.com

12. 12TB
    Themes based on the biggest startups▲63

    2017 · github.com

13. 13SW
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    2013 · leanstack.io

14. 14
    What YC Is Really Betting On?▲170

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15. 15YN
    YC Next, exclusive community for Y Combinator interviewees and aspirants▲32

    2015 · ycnext.com

16. 16AM
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    2025 · yc.foundersaround.com

17. 17FI
    FeaturedFounder.io transparently showcases startups seeking co-founders▲49

    2018 · featuredfounder.io

18. 18AV
    A visualization of YC Startups▲11

    2013 · trynudge.com

19. 19FL
    FoundersList – Looking for a cofounder or a new startup to work on?▲178

    2020 · founderslist.com

20. 20
    Y Combinator Startups▲159

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    2014

21. 21AJ
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    2018 · cohounder.com

22. 22SS
    Startups Selected in YC Startup School▲8

    2017 · medium.com

23. 23
    CoFinds▲131

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    2021

24. 24FC
    Foundertrace – chain of YC startups founded by its employees▲39

    Inspired by PG’s tweet about a chain of 4 YC startups where the founder worked at a YC startup, I vibe coded and generated these genealogy chains for all ~6k YC startups. And to make these trees easily accessible I packaged them into a hosted webapp. Few noteworthy YC startups which have had huge impact in YC ecosystem Airbnb - 83 YC startups spawned Stripe - 67 YC startups spawned Dropbox - 50 YC startups spawned Justin.tv/Twitch - 47 YC startups spawned More recently founded YC startups which have spawned a lot more YC startups Rappi - 21 YC startups spawned Brex - 20 YC startups…

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