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24 alternatives to YCensus

A census of Y Combinator startups and their founders

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

1
Y Combinator Companies▲454
Interactive list of all 1000+ YC companies
2016 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
2
Y Combinator Co-founder Matching▲642
YC’s free online platform to help you find your co-founder
2021 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
3
The Y Combinator Database 2.0▲604
Everything you ever wanted to know about YC companies
2018 · ycdb.co · its alternatives →
4
The Y Combinator Database▲866
The definitive database of YC companies with all the metrics
2017 · ycdb.co · its alternatives →
5
YC Directory▲397
Discover YC companies
2020 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
6
Apply to YC (Y Combinator)▲386
Curated collection of resources for founders applying to YC.
2017 · its alternatives →
7
YC World▲396
Explore Y Combinator companies by country
2017 · world.ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
8
YC Library▲810
The new hub for YC's startup videos, essays, podcasts & more
2023 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
9
Work at a Startup – Find a Job at a YC Company▲210
Find startup jobs at the best YC startups and connect with founders on Y Combinator's Work at a Startup.
2017 · workatastartup.com · its alternatives →
10
Y Combinator Podcast▲531
Y Combinators new podcast on starting a startup
2017 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
11
The Macro▲269
Stories from the Y Combinator world
2015 · its alternatives →
12YS
YC's startup advice, organized and searchable▲161
2020 · ycadvice.com · its alternatives →
13
YC Careers▲485
Browse the career pages of Y Combinator companies
2017 · jonathanzwhite.github.io · its alternatives →
14
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 →
15
StartupClass.co▲300
YC's How to Start a Startup packaged as an online course
2014 · startupclass.co · 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
Startup School 2019▲448
Learn how to start a startup with YC for free
2019 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
18
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 →
19IW
I wrote a guidebook on everything I know about applying to Y Combinator▲177
2012 · guidetoyc.com · its alternatives →
20
Startup School Winter 2020▲496
Learn how to start a startup with YC for free
2019 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
21
YC has it▲219
Describe your problem, get the YC startup that solves it
Jul 2026 · ychasit.com · its alternatives →
22
YC Interview Simulator 2.0▲457
YC interview prep - pitch, reflect & improve
2024 · mentara.io · its alternatives →
23AV
A visualization of YC Startups▲11
2013 · trynudge.com · its alternatives →
24
YC New Year's B2B Buying Guide▲262
Tech & services for your business, made by YC startups
2017 · ycb2bguide.com · its alternatives →

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