Apply to YC (Y Combinator)

In plain words

Apply to YC is a curated collection of resources designed to help founders prepare their Y Combinator applications. The product brings together guides, tips, and materials relevant to the YC application process in one organized place. It serves startup founders and entrepreneurs seeking to improve their chances of acceptance into the accelerator program. The resource collection focuses on practical information specific to YC's requirements and expectations.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  YC Library2023 · ycombinator.com · ▲810

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

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  The Y Combinator Database2017 · ycdb.co · ▲866

  The definitive database of YC companies with all the metrics

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  I wrote a guidebook on everything I know about applying to Y Combinator2012 · guidetoyc.com · ▲177
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  Y Combinator Co-founder Matching2021 · ycombinator.com · ▲642

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

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  YC Careers2017 · jonathanzwhite.github.io · ▲485

  Browse the career pages of Y Combinator companies

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  YC's startup advice, organized and searchable2020 · ycadvice.com · ▲161

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲911

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 1d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 14d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 15d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 8d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 12d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 22d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Startup School▲1,010

  A free online program to teach you how to start a company

  Life & fun · 2017 · startupschool.org

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  Neuralink▲890

  Elon Musk's newest company, merging our brain with AI

  AI · 2017 · neuralink.com

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  Hardbound 3.0▲739

  Illustrated summaries of bestselling nonfiction books

  Life & fun · 2017 · apps.apple.com

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  Canny▲704

  The easiest way to collect & manage feedback

  Growth · 2017 · canny.io

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  Visual Biographies▲679

  Timelines of amazing lives for visual learners

  Work · 2017

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  Breaker▲676

  The social podcast app 🎧

  Life & fun · 2017 · player.fm