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Y Combinator Startups Database

Browse 6,302+ YC-backed startups across 48 batches. Search by batch, industry, status, and location. The most complete Y Combinator company database available.

Track YC companies from Demo Day to IPO. Access founder contacts, team size data, and industry classification for every YC startup.

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All batches from 2005-2026
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6,302+
Total companies
48
Batches
5,056
Active
596
Acquired
24
Public

YC Companies

Showing 100 of 6,302+ Y Combinator startups. Visit the full database for search and filters.

CompanyBatch
10
10x Science
The AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.
W26
1C
1code (21st.dev)
Orchestration layer for coding agents
W26
21
21st
UI building blocks for the agentic internet
W26
AE
Aemon
The Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineer
W26
AG
Agentic Fabriq
The control plane for AI agents.
W26
AL
Alt-X
Building the best venue for private markets exposure.
W26
AP
Approxima
Your software should build itself.
W26
AR
Arcline
Startup legal work handled by elite lawyers & same-day turnaround
W26
AR
ARC Prize Foundation
AI benchmarks that measure general intelligence and inspire new ideas
W26
AR
Arzule
AI for B2B Partnerships
W26
AS
Ashr
Automated Multi-Modal Testing for Agents
W26
AS
Asimov
Real-world human movement data for humanoid robots
W26
AU
Aurorin CAD
Claude code for Mechanical Engineers
W26
AU
AutoSitu
The AI operating system for the built world
W26
AU
Autumn AI
Stalk your prospects at scale.
W26
AV
Avoice
Harvey for Architecture
W26
AX
AxionOrbital Space
Foundation models for 24/7 Earth Observation
W26
BA
Balance
Full-Stack AI Accounting
W26
BE
Beacon Health
AI Agents for Primary Care
W26
BE
Beacon Health
AI Employees for Primary Care
W26
BE
BeeSafe AI
Frontier AI Defenses for Social Engineering Attacks
W26
BE
Beyond Reach Labs
Space solar arrays that grow to the size of a football field in orbit
W26
BE
Beyond Reach Labs
Space solar arrays that grow to the size of a football field in orbit
W26
BI
Bidflow
AI Takeoffs for Electrical
W26
BO
Booko
Dynamically pricing the whole economy.
W26
BU
Bubble Lab
Operating system for premium professional communities
W26
BU
Burt
Easily fine tune and deploy specialized models
W26
BU
Button Computer
The tiny computer built for voice AI.
W26
BY
Byteport
Global upload acceleration for 1GB-100TB files.
W26
BY
Byteport
Global upload acceleration for 1GB-100TB files.
W26
CA
Cajal
Scaling formal verification to accelerate scientific discovery
W26
CA
Canary
The first AI QA engineer that understands your code
W26
CA
Canary
The first AI QA engineer that understands your codebase
W26
CA
Captain
Self-tuning file search for AI agents
W26
CA
Cardboard
Agentic video editor
W26
CA
Caretta
Realtime AI for Sales Calls
W26
CA
Caretta
Realtime AI for Sales Calls
W26
CA
Cascade
Distilling Proprietary Intelligence
W26
CA
CatchBack Cards
The most thrilling way to create and rip digital collectible packs
W26
CE
CellType
The agentic drug company. We simulate human biology.
W26
CE
CellType
The agentic drug company. We simulate human biology.
W26
CH
Chamber
The AIOps Agent for ML Teams
W26
CH
Chamber
Autopiloting your AI infrastructure
W26
CH
Chasi
AI Revenue Engine for the Equipment Industry
W26
CL
ClaimGlide
AI automated prior-auths for private medical practices
W26
CO
CodeWisp
Anyone can create real games with AI
W26
CO
Coevolved
Agents for Mortgage Origination
W26
CO
Cofia
AI automations that implement themselves
W26
CO
Compresr
LLM context compression for better accuracy
W26
CO
Condor Energy
Energy system enabling reliable, cheap and sustainable electricity…
W26
CO
Condor Energy
Software for enterprise energy procurement.
W26
CO
Confluence Labs
AI models that learn from experience
W26
CO
Congruent
AI native radars for self-driving cars
W26
CO
Constellation Space
AI for space mission assurance.
W26
CO
Constellation Space
AI operating system for mega-scale satellite networks.
W26
CO
Copperlane
Agentic Mortgage Origination
W26
CO
Corelayer
AI on-call engineer that debugs using data
W26
CO
Corelayer
AI production engineer for regulated industries
W26
CO
Corvera
The context layer for AI-native CPG brands
W26
CO
Corvera
Fully autonomous operations for CPG brands
W26
CR
Crosslayer Labs
Protect, monitor and defend your Internet presence
W26
CR
Crosslayer Labs
Protect, monitor and defend your Internet presence
W26
CR
Crow
Let users control your app through chat
W26
CU
Cumulus Labs
The Fastest Multimodal Inference OS
W26
DA
DAIVIN!
Tankless Dive Gear - Breath Autonomy at Sea, Land & Space
W26
DA
DAIVIN!
Tankless Dive Gear - Breath Autonomy at Sea, Land & Space
W26
/D
/dev/fast
/dev/fast is the AI-native code forge
W26
DI
Didit
Infrastructure for identity and fraud.
W26
DI
Ditto Biosciences
Evolutionary therapies for autoimmune disease
W26
DI
Ditto Biosciences
Evolutionary intelligence for autoimmune disease
W26
DO
Docura Health
AI-Native Med-Legal Firm
W26
DR
DroneTector
Technology to detect and track hostile drones
W26
EI
EigenPal
AI Document Workflows for Enterprises
W26
EI
EigenPal
AI Document Workflows for Enterprises
W26
EM
Emdash
Open-source Agentic Development Environment
W26
EN
End Close
AI powered reconciliation for high-volume payments companies
W26
EN
Envariant
Interpretability and reasoning infra for foundation models.
W26
EO
Eos AI
Autonomous OS for healthcare
W26
FE
Fed10
AI agents that replace your policy consultants
W26
FE
Fed10
AI Agents for Government Affairs
W26
FE
Fenrock AI
AI agents for banks
W26
FI
Fixture
An AI-first CRM built for Startups
W26
FO
Foreman
Keeping contractors on the job site, not behind a desk.
W26
FO
Fort
Strength Tracking Wearable
W26
FO
Forum
The first exchange to trade on attention.
W26
FO
Forum
The first regulated exchange to trade on attention.
W26
FU
FullSeam
FullSeam is an AI employee for finance and accounting teams.
W26
FU
FullSeam
FullSeam is an AI employee for finance and accounting teams.
W26
GA
Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)
Building the First Hotel on the Moon
W26
GE
General Legal
Elite AI law firm for high growth companies
W26
GL
Glue
Evals for frontier research agents
W26
GR
Grade
API for performance-based payroll
W26
GR
GrazeMate
Robot Cowboys that Herd Cattle with AI Drones
W26
HA
Haladir
Operational Superintelligence for Global Logistics
W26
HA
Haladir
AI-Enabled Mainframe Modernization and Code Translation.
W26
HE
Hex Security
Agentic Offensive Security at Scale
W26
HL
Hlabs
Making an industrial supply chain for building robots in the USA
W26
HU
Human Archive
Multimodal data provider for robotics learning
W26
HU
Human Archive
Physical AI data lab
W26
IN
IncidentFox
AI SRE agent that triages, coordinates, and fixes production incidents
W26

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Why Investors Track YC Startups

Y Combinator is the most prolific startup accelerator in the world, having funded companies that collectively are worth over $600 billion. For investors, tracking YC startups is one of the highest-signal deal sourcing strategies available. Companies that emerge from YC have been vetted by a world-class selection process, received intensive mentorship, and have access to the most powerful alumni network in tech. This makes YC companies a natural starting point for VC deal sourcing.

The typical YC company raises its seed round within weeks of Demo Day, often oversubscribed. Angels and seed-stage VCs who want access to the latest YC batch need to move fast and come prepared. A comprehensive YC database helps investors pre-screen companies before Demo Day, research founders' backgrounds, and understand the competitive landscape in each sector.

Beyond seed investing, tracking YC alumni is valuable for Series A and later-stage investors looking for proven companies ready to scale. Our database lets you filter by status to find top YC companies that are actively growing. Whether you're preparing for the next YC Demo Day or sourcing later-stage deals, our YC companies database gives you a complete view of the Y Combinator portfolio.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many startups has Y Combinator funded?

Y Combinator has funded over 5,000 startups since its founding in 2005. Our database tracks the vast majority of these companies with batch information, industry classification, team size, founder details, and current status. New companies are added after each YC Demo Day.

What is a YC startup?

A YC startup is a company that has been accepted into and completed the Y Combinator accelerator program. YC invests $500,000 in each company (as of recent batches) in exchange for 7% equity. YC startups go through an intensive 3-month program culminating in Demo Day, where they pitch to hundreds of investors.

What are the most successful YC startups?

The most successful YC startups include Airbnb (valued at $75B+), Stripe ($65B+), DoorDash ($50B+), Coinbase ($15B+), Instacart, Reddit, Dropbox, and Twitch. YC's portfolio includes 7 companies valued at $10B+ and dozens valued at $1B+ (unicorns). Browse our top YC companies page for the full list.

How do I find YC founders' contact information?

VCBacked provides verified email addresses for YC founders. Browse our database to find companies by batch, industry, or status. Sign up for a paid plan to reveal founder contact details and export them to CSV. This is useful for investors, sales teams, and recruiters who want to reach YC alumni directly.

What is the current YC batch?

Y Combinator runs two batches per year: Winter (W) starting in January and Summer (S) starting in June. Each batch includes 200-300+ companies. Check our batch pages for the latest companies, including the most recent Demo Day participants.

Can I filter YC companies by industry?

Yes. Our YC database lets you filter companies by industry including B2B SaaS, fintech, healthcare, AI/ML, developer tools, education, and many more. Each industry page shows all YC companies in that sector with batch, status, and team size data.

Why do investors track YC startups?

Investors track YC startups because Y Combinator has the strongest track record of any accelerator for producing high-growth companies. YC companies receive significant early validation, access to YC's network and resources, and typically raise follow-on funding quickly after Demo Day. Many VCs and angels consider YC participation a strong quality signal.

Is this database free?

Yes, you can browse YC company profiles, batch data, industry breakdowns, and status information for free. For access to founder email addresses, advanced filters, and unlimited CSV exports, paid plans start at $79/month with no annual contract required.

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