Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to YCDB - The Y Combinator Database

The definitive database of YC companies with all the metrics

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. YCDB - The Y Combinator Database launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
The Y Combinator Database▲866
The definitive database of YC companies with all the metrics
2017 · ycdb.co · its alternatives →
2
The Y Combinator Database 2.0▲604
Everything you ever wanted to know about YC companies
2018 · ycdb.co · its alternatives →
3
YC Library▲810
The new hub for YC's startup videos, essays, podcasts & more
2023 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
4
Y Combinator Companies▲454
Interactive list of all 1000+ YC companies
2016 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
5
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 →
6
Apply to YC (Y Combinator)▲386
Curated collection of resources for founders applying to YC.
2017 · its alternatives →
7
YC Directory▲397
Discover YC companies
2020 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
8
Y Combinator Co-founder Matching▲642
YC’s free online platform to help you find your co-founder
2021 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
9
YC Careers▲485
Browse the career pages of Y Combinator companies
2017 · jonathanzwhite.github.io · its alternatives →
10
YC World▲396
Explore Y Combinator companies by country
2017 · world.ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
11
Y Combinator Podcast▲531
Y Combinators new podcast on starting a startup
2017 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
12
YC Rejects▲342
A community of rejected YC companies
2018 · seedproof.com · its alternatives →
13
Y Combinator Startups▲159
An Interactive Database
2014 · its alternatives →
14IW
I wrote a guidebook on everything I know about applying to Y Combinator▲177
2012 · guidetoyc.com · its alternatives →
15YS
YC's startup advice, organized and searchable▲161
2020 · ycadvice.com · its alternatives →
16
ExploreYC▲565
Open-source API for Y Combinator & a16z company data
Jul 2026 · exploreyc.com · its alternatives →
17
YC New Year's B2B Buying Guide▲262
Tech & services for your business, made by YC startups
2017 · ycb2bguide.com · its alternatives →
18
Startup School Live 2022▲175
Learn how to start a startup, with help from Y Combinator
2022 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
19YN
YC Next, exclusive community for Y Combinator interviewees and aspirants▲32
2015 · ycnext.com · its alternatives →
20
Seed-DB▲174
A database of seed accelerators and their companies.
2014 · jedchristiansen.com · its alternatives →
21
YCensus▲93
A census of Y Combinator startups and their founders
2018 · its alternatives →
22
LookUp YC▲143
Ask questions and get advice from Y Combinator videos
2023 · lookup-yc.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
23
Y Bombinator▲248
We Bombed 7 times, you shouldn't
Feb 2026 · ybombinator.site · its alternatives →
24MO
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 →

Also compare

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →