Life & fun · September 7, 2016
Y Combinator Companies
Interactive list of all 1000+ YC companies
Y Combinator Companies launched on September 7, 2016 with 454 votes, #29 of 3,744 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
Y Combinator Companies is a web app that provides an interactive directory of over 1,000 companies funded by Y Combinator since its inception. The tool helps entrepreneurs, investors, and researchers explore the YC portfolio, making it easy to browse and discover startups across various industries. It serves anyone interested in learning about YC-backed companies and their trajectories in the startup ecosystem.
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From the sources
A list of companies YC has funded across many verticals including hardware, edtech, biotech, healthcare, developer tools, consumer and enterprise, to name a few.
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