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24 alternatives to The YC Founder Directory

Discover the 9,000 founders who went through YC

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The YC Founder Directory launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
YC Directory▲397
Discover YC companies
2020 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
2
YC Companies Map▲180
A map of YC companies around the world. Discover YC startups by city, batch, and industry. Powered by FoundersAround.
2025 · yc.foundersaround.com · its alternatives →
3
Y Combinator Co-founder Matching▲642
YC’s free online platform to help you find your co-founder
2021 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
4
What YC Is Really Betting On?▲170
An X-ray of 793 YC startups
Feb 2026 · yc-trends.vercel.app · its alternatives →
5
Apply to YC (Y Combinator)▲386
Curated collection of resources for founders applying to YC.
2017 · its alternatives →
6
Y Combinator Companies▲454
Interactive list of all 1000+ YC companies
2016 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
7
Startup School for Future Founders▲510
YC's free 6-week program for aspiring founders
2020 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
8
The Y Combinator Database▲866
The definitive database of YC companies with all the metrics
2017 · ycdb.co · its alternatives →
9
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…
Jan 2026 · foundertrace.com · its alternatives →
10
Maker Audience List▲176
Reach over 7,000 successful tech founders and makers.
2018 · its alternatives →
11
YC Library▲810
The new hub for YC's startup videos, essays, podcasts & more
2023 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
12
Founder Institute Report▲150
Insights from 15K+ founders & 4000+ alumni across 180 cities
2019 · 10.fi.co · its alternatives →
13
YC has it▲219
Describe your problem, get the YC startup that solves it
Jul 2026 · ychasit.com · its alternatives →
14
New YC List▲109
A new list of YC startups (S14, W14, S15)
2015 · newyclist.com · its alternatives →
15
Founders Directory▲8
fastest way you can find, research, and reach YC founders
Jul 2026 · founders-directory.vercel.app · its alternatives →
16
Startup School Live 2022▲175
Learn how to start a startup, with help from Y Combinator
2022 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
17
YC Build Sprint▲525
4 week sprint and 20 equity free grants
2020 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
18
YC World▲396
Explore Y Combinator companies by country
2017 · world.ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
19
YC Careers▲485
Browse the career pages of Y Combinator companies
2017 · jonathanzwhite.github.io · its alternatives →
20
Founders at work▲51
Curated collection of 150+ YC Startup Founders Stories
2021 · its alternatives →
21
Triplebyte: YC Startup List▲184
A searchable list of YC Startups
2015 · its alternatives →
22
YC Students▲181
Browse student jobs & internships at Y Combinator companies
2019 · entryleveljobs.me · its alternatives →
23
The Twenty Minute VC: Mike Seibel, Partner @ Y Combinator▲63
What does YC look for in prospective founders?
2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
24
Boss Connected▲78
Find out how many founders in your network
2014 · its alternatives →

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