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Y Combinator Startups Database

Browse 4,150+ YC-backed startups across 19 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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4,150+
Total companies
19
Batches
622
Active
378
Acquired
0
Public

YC Companies

Showing 100 of 4,150+ 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
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
Asimov
Internet-scale marketplace for robot training data
W26
AU
Aurorin CAD
We help hardware companies ship faster
W26
AU
AutoSitu
AI-native workspace for municipal development review
W26
AU
Autumn AI
Stalk your prospects at scale.
W26
AV
Avoice
The AI Workspace For Architects
W26
AX
AxionOrbital Space
Foundation models for 24/7 Earth Observation
W26
BE
Beacon Health
AI Agents for Primary Care
W26
BE
BeeSafe AI
Stopping Scams Before They Reach Your Customers
W26
BE
Beyond Reach Labs
Space solar arrays that grow to the size of a football field in orbit
W26
BO
Booko
Dynamic pricing for businesses that sell time slots
W26
BU
Bubble Lab
Prompt once, automate forever.
W26
BU
Burt
Easily fine tune and deploy specialized models
W26
BU
Button Computer
Button is the wearable AI that can talk.
W26
BY
Byteport
Global upload acceleration for 1GB-100TB files.
W26
CA
Canary
The first AI QA engineer that understands your codebase
W26
CA
Cardboard
Agentic video editor
W26
CA
Caretta
Realtime AI for Sales Calls
W26
CA
Cascade
Making Autonomous Intelligence Safe & Reliable
W26
CA
CatchBack Cards
a platform for maximizing the thrill of collecting trading cards
W26
CE
CellType
The agentic drug company. We simulate human biology.
W26
CH
Chamber
Autopiloting your AI infrastructure
W26
CH
Chasi
AI Revenue Engine for the Equipment Industry
W26
CO
Coevolved
Agents for Mortgage Origination
W26
CO
Compresr
LLM-native context compression
W26
CO
Condor Energy
Energy system enabling reliable, cheap and sustainable electricity…
W26
CO
Constellation Space
AI for space mission assurance.
W26
CO
Corelayer
AI on-call engineer that debugs using data
W26
CO
Corvera
Fully autonomous operations for CPG brands
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 Optimized GPU Cloud
W26
DA
DAIVIN!
Tankless Dive Gear - Breath Autonomy at Sea, Land & Space
W26
DI
Didit
All-in-one identity platform for fast human verification.
W26
DI
Ditto Biosciences
Evolutionary therapies for autoimmune disease
W26
DR
DroneTector
Technology to detect and track hostile drones
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
FE
Fed10
AI agents that replace your policy consultants
W26
FE
Fenrock AI (YC W26)
The most powerful AI agents for Financial Crime Compliance
W26
FO
Fort
Strength Tracking Wearable
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
The AI native law firm for growth stage companies
W26
GR
Grade
Payroll for performance
W26
GR
GrazeMate
Robot Cowboys that Herd Cattle with AI Drones
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
IN
IncidentFox
AI SRE agent that triages, coordinates, and fixes production incidents
W26
IN
Inviscid AI
Real-time Building Simulations to Optimize Energy and Operational…
W26
IS
Ishiki Labs
Building the Future of Multimodal AI
W26
JI
Jinba
Automate any enterprise workflow through chat
W26
KI
Kita
Turn documents into signals for lenders
W26
KY
Kyten Technologies
Custom aerospace-grade battery pack factory
W26
LA
Lance
Your Hotel's Best Employees
W26
LA
Laurence
RL for performance marketing
W26
LE
LegalOS
The AI-powered law firm for complex work visas
W26
LE
Lexius
AI Crime Detection
W26
LI
Librar Labs
The first and only AI-librarian.
W26
LU
Lucent
AI that automatically watches your session replays to detect bugs.
W26
LU
Luel
Turning everyday words and actions into usable training data.
W26
MA
Mantis Biotechnology
The Infrastructure Powering Human-In-Computer Models
W26
MA
Martini
Collaborative AI-native filmmaking for professionals
W26
MA
Maven
Payments for Voice AI Agents
W26
MA
Maywood
AI for M&A
W26
ME
Mendral
AI DevOps Engineer
W26
MO
Moda
Sentry for AI.
W26
MO
MouseCat
The AI Toolkit for Risk Teams
W26
O1
o11
The Most Integrated M365 AI Suite
W26
OC
OctaPulse
Robotics and computer vision to automate fish farming from hatchery…
W26
OP
Opalite Health
Solving language barriers in healthcare
W26
OR
Origami Robotics
Manipulate Anything Robot
W26
OR
Orthogonal
Agentic Payments for APIs
W26
OV
Overshoot
Enable developers to build and run AI vision applications
W26
OX
Oximy
The system of record for enterprise AI usage.
W26
OX
Oxus
AI-powered automation for internal audit workflows
W26
PA
Panta
Commercial insurance brokerage run by AI agents. Scales like software.
W26
PA
Patientdesk.ai
AI voice agent for patient calls & admin workflows
W26
PA
Pax Historia
The first AI-powered grand strategy platform
W26
PE
Perfectly
The AI-native Recruiting Operating System
W26
PI
Piris Labs
Inference at Light Speed
W26
PO
Pocket
The world's best AI note-taking device and app
W26
PO
Pollen
AI Agents for Customer Success
W26
PO
Pollinate
AI Agents for the supply chain.
W26
PO
Polymath
Long-horizon RL
W26
PO
Polymorph
AI that catches intent & churn live, then acts faster than a human can
W26
PR
Prana
An AI primary care doctor in your pocket
W26
PR
Protent
Protent turns passive surveillance into proactive intelligence.
W26
PR
Proximitty
Autonomous loan servicing and collections
W26
Q2
Q2Q
We help private equity teams find acquisition targets faster
W26
RA
RamAIn
Super fast computer-use agents to automate complex workflows.
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?

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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.

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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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