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This tool provides a GraphQL interface for querying the Y Combinator startup directory. It allows developers to programmatically access information about YC-funded companies instead of browsing the directory manually.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. We Built a GraphQL Layer for the YC Startup Directory launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   YC Library▲810

   The new hub for YC's startup videos, essays, podcasts & more

   2023 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Y Combinator Database▲866

   The definitive database of YC companies with all the metrics

   2017 · ycdb.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Y Combinator Database 2.0▲604

   Everything you ever wanted to know about YC companies

   2018 · ycdb.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   YC Directory▲397

   Discover YC companies

   2020 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Y Combinator Companies▲454

   Interactive list of all 1000+ YC companies

   2016 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   YC World▲396

   Explore Y Combinator companies by country

   2017 · world.ycombinator.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Y Combinator Co-founder Matching▲642

   YC’s free online platform to help you find your co-founder

   2021 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Apply to YC (Y Combinator)▲386

   Curated collection of resources for founders applying to YC.

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ExploreYC▲565

   Open-source API for Y Combinator & a16z company data

   Jul 2026 · exploreyc.com · its alternatives →

10. 10YS
    YC's startup advice, organized and searchable▲161

    2020 · ycadvice.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

12. 12MO
    Map of YC Startups▲104

    Hey Everybody! Hope you had a merry christmas Today I had a bit of fun with Claude. Started by scraping YC's startups list, then ran them through OpenAI's embedding service, then UMAP'd the embedding to reduce the dimension to just two coordinates and then just forced Claude to write React that would compile to visualize that. I had fun and I think it's interesting, so take a look! Also note that you won't be able to zoom on mobile (found about this Plotly limitation way too late). If there's interest I can fix this issue by changing plotting libs tomorrow :) Merry christmas

    2024 · yc-map.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Prisma▲522

    Build a GraphQL server with any database

    2018 · prisma.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    How to GraphQL▲376

    Open-source tutorial website to learn GraphQL development

    2017 · howtographql.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    GraphCMS▲264

    The GraphQL CMS

    2017 · hygraph.com · its alternatives →

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    YC Startup Map – A Map Visualization of the YC Startup Directory▲15

    Explore the YC Startup Directory through a map visualization

    2025 · ycstartupmap.com · its alternatives →

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    Grafbase▲192

    Unify the data layer with GraphQL

    2023 · grafbase.com · its alternatives →

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    Y Combinator Startups▲159

    An Interactive Database

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    YC has it▲219

    Describe your problem, get the YC startup that solves it

    Jul 2026 · ychasit.com · its alternatives →

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    Curl for GraphQL with autocomplete, subscriptions and GraphiQL▲246

    curl for GraphQL with autocomplete, subscriptions and GraphiQL. Also a dead-simple universal javascript GraphQL client. - hasura/graphqurl

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    GraphQL for Postgres▲195

    GraphQL for Postgres. Contribute to solidsnack/GraphpostgresQL development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    LookUp YC▲143

    Ask questions and get advice from Y Combinator videos

    2023 · lookup-yc.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23IW
    I wrote a guidebook on everything I know about applying to Y Combinator▲177

    2012 · guidetoyc.com · its alternatives →

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    8base▲211

    Bring powerful apps to market fast - 8base GraphQL Backend

    2020 · 8base.com · its alternatives →

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