Alternatives

Products that do what YC Rejects does

A community of rejected YC companies

1. 1
   rally▲157

   A community of rejected YC founders

   2020

2. 2
   YC Rejection▲392

   Share your YC application and get a YC rejection email

   2023

3. 3RB
   Rejected by YC▲6

   2024 · rejectedbyyc.com

4. 4
   Apply to YC (Y Combinator)▲386

   Curated collection of resources for founders applying to YC.

   2017

5. 5
   YC Directory▲400

   Discover YC companies

   2020

6. 6IM
   I Made YC Rejection Simulator▲37

   2025 · yc-sim.vercel.app

7. 7
   YC Careers▲472

   Browse the career pages of Y Combinator companies

   2017

8. 8
   YC Rejection Conditioner▲85

   Rejection conditioner for YC applications

   2017

9. 9
   Rejected.Us▲207

   We all get rejected. It's OK. Share your story.

   2018

10. 10
    YC Companies Map▲180

    A map of yc companies around the world

    Sep 2025

11. 11
    Y Combinator Companies▲454

    Interactive list of all 1000+ YC companies

    2016

12. 12AS
    A site for YC rejection stories▲19

    Got rejected from YC a few times, so I built a site to collect lessons, reflections, and what people would do differently next time. Thought it could be helpful since most founders apply more than once anyway :) Hope it's helpful: https://ycrejection.com/

    2025 · ycrejection.com

13. 13
    Great Rejection Emails by Dover▲214

    36 thoughtful rejection emails from top companies.

    2020

14. 14
    Leap by YC▲181

    Where women in tech can talk about whatever we want

    2018

15. 15UR
    Use rejection letters from Big Tech to get shortlisted to YC startups▲19

    2022 · skipbigtech.com

16. 16
    YC Library▲811

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

    2023 · ycombinator.com

17. 17
    New YC List▲109

    A new list of YC startups (S14, W14, S15)

    2015

18. 18
    StartUp Podcast Season 2▲424

    Following Dating Ring, a YC company run by 2 young women

    2015

19. 19
    The Y Combinator Database 2.0▲608

    Everything you ever wanted to know about YC companies

    2018

20. 20
    The Y Combinator Database▲866

    The definitive database of YC companies with all the metrics

    2017 · ycdb.co

21. 21
    Recently Rejected▲81

    Curated graveyard for rejected design work

    2015

22. 22MP
    My post-YC-rejection start-up▲11

    http://invincibilitee.com Me and my co-founder submitted an app for YC W11, with a web site that would help college graduates figure out what jobs they could get with their chosen degree. We got a rejection email, and already had this as a back-up idea in case we did get rejected. So in the month between rejection and today, we found a printer, found some graphic designers, and got enough done that we felt comfortable with it as a first iteration. I know there aren't so many non-web app startups on HN, but I thought y'all might like to see how 2 guys rebounded from YC rejection.

    2010

23. 23
    YC Students▲181

    Browse student jobs & internships at Y Combinator companies

    2019

24. 24
    Triplebyte: YC Startup List▲184

    A searchable list of YC Startups

    2015

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Refine with a description →