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24 alternatives to Top 100 Startups of 2018: The Ycombinator’s List

Presenting the best 100 Startups of 2018 for you to read.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Top 100 Startups of 2018: The Ycombinator’s List launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Startup Valuation Nest▲350
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2020 · unicorn-nest.com · its alternatives →
2
Top Startups▲279
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2021 · topstartups.io · its alternatives →
3
Startup Return Calculator▲144
How much money can your startup investment make you?
2016 · its alternatives →
4
500 Earth▲192
500 Startups. Mapped.
2017 · its alternatives →
5
Startup Value▲325
Value your startup like a VC in 3 minutes
2016 · its alternatives →
6
Unicorn Startup Simulator▲244
Manage your startup to reach $1 billion valuation in 1 year
2016 · toggl.com · its alternatives →
7
Growing a Million Dollar Company▲123
30+ lessons on startup success & failure
2015 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →
8
The Pitch - 25: FinTech Accelerator at 500 Startups (Part 1)▲71
Exclusive demo day preview with 5 new startups
2016 · thepitch.show · its alternatives →
9
Founder Salary Report by Pilot.com▲184
2023 salary data from founders across the globe
2023 · pilot.com · its alternatives →
10
Startups.fyi▲330
Discover 100+ profitable startups and how much $$$ they make
2022 · startups.fyi · its alternatives →
11
Entrepreneur's Musings▲183
Personal lessons of an entrepreneur shared weekly
2020 · flexiple.com · its alternatives →
12
The Pitch - 26: FinTech Accelerator at 500 Startups (Part 2)▲68
Exclusive FinTech accelerator preview with 5 new startups
2016 · thepitch.show · its alternatives →
13
Who Hunt▲187
Discover the people founding and funding the best startups
2015 · altzone.io · its alternatives →
14
Oddup 2.0▲92
Comprehensive startup and investor Insights for everyone
2021 · oddup.com · its alternatives →
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List of the top 100 open startups (with revenue displayed)▲25
2021 · makerlead.com · its alternatives →
16
The Speed of a Unicorn▲199
See how long it took for startups to become unicorns 🦄
2016 · fleximize.com · its alternatives →
17
Y Combinator Top Companies List - 2018▲7
Top 100 YC companies by valuation, as of October 2018
2018 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
18
Startups.co 2.0▲208
Knowledge community of over 1 million startup founders
2016 · startups.com · its alternatives →
19
Startups for the Rest of Us - Lessons Learned From Analyzing 250 SaaS Pricing Pages▲67
Insights for designing and optimizing your SaaS pricing page
2016 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →
20
Startups.co▲175
The world's largest Startup Launch Platform
2015 · startups.com · its alternatives →
21
Startups for the Rest of Us - EP296 - Launching 100 projects in a year▲86
Talking about product/founder fit.
2016 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →
22
Startup Glossary▲124
300+ startup terms every founder needs to know!
2023 · foundersbook.co · its alternatives →
23
The Q2 Breakout List▲143
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2015 · breakoutlist.com · its alternatives →
24
StartupJob.me▲146
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2014 · its alternatives →

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