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ExploreYC
Explore 5,773+ Y Combinator companies with powerful search, interactive maps, AI-powered company intelligence, hiring insights, funding data, and batch analytics.
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Developer ToolsArtificial Intelligence
Explore 5,773+ Y Combinator companies with powerful search, interactive maps, AI-powered company intelligence, hiring insights, funding data, and batch analytics.
Researched with AIData refreshed 2 weeks ago3 sourcesUpdated 1 time this year
Data refreshed 2 weeks ago3 sources
Developer ToolsArtificial Intelligence
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What this product does
Explore 5,773+ Y Combinator companies with powerful search, interactive maps, AI-powered company intelligence, hiring insights, funding data, and batch analytics. Find co-founders, validate startup ideas, and discover patterns across 20 years of YC history.
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Platforms
- Web
- iOS
Company & Maker
Who built ExploreYC ?
- Product
- Your data layer for Y Combinator's startup ecosystem
- Live since
- May 2026
The maker hasn't published a public statement we can verify yet.
Researched with AI · Data refreshed 2 weeks ago · How we score
ExploreYC is a database and analytics tool for searching, mapping, and analyzing Y Combinator companies, used by startup founders and investors to research YC portfolio trends.
Who should use
Buyer-fit is derived from approved personas and use-case evidence. Search-volume noise stays labeled separately.
Best-fit workflows
- Search YC companies by batch, industry, or funding stage.
- Visualize YC company locations on an interactive map.
- Analyze hiring trends and open roles across YC portfolio.
- Discover patterns in YC company success metrics over 20 years.
- Validate startup ideas by comparing with similar YC companies.
- Startup founders who need to research YC companies for competitive analysis; better than Crunchbase for YC-specific data.
Inferred from public dataView source →
No setup required; web-based tool.Beginner-friendlySoloSmall team
Pricing reality
Vendor stated
No pricing page detected; likely free or freemium.
Actual cost
No pricing information publicly available.
Hidden costs
1 hidden cost warnings — unlock to view
Migration effort from 3 platforms analyzed
Pricing reality
Verified May 2026 / Vendor pricing evidence only
Starting price
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Beta, Linux, or recovery edge cases often ship without SLA coverage.
Team and business tiers usually move to sales-led quoting.
One-time or lifetime offers tend to disappear at version boundaries.
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Engagement signals (30d)
Based on 6 linked public signals.
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HOW THIS TOOL SCORES
Scores compare this tool with 22 similar tools in Developer Tools. Use it to judge Innovation and Capability before you shortlist.
Updated May 7, 2026Baseline refreshed May 7, 2026
Innovation Index™
Is it new, different, and easy to understand?
Top 10%8.1/10
Does it stand out from similar tools?7.0/10
Is this idea actually new?8.0/10
Can buyers understand it quickly?9.0/10
Functionality Score™
Does it cover the jobs buyers expect, and can it keep up?
below median4.1/10
Does it cover the core jobs?5.0/10
Are the main features deep enough?6.0/10
Will it fit into your stack?5.0/10
Can users trust it to stay usable?2.2/10
Low confidence (30%) - some sub-scores have thin evidence.What this means →
Category baseline: Developer ToolsInnovation median: 7.5Capability median: 4.8n = 22
Data sources
Engagement: declining (10/100)Baseline source: live product websites
Traffic & search proof
Public view keeps the ratio story. Paid view unlocks exact monthly visits, full region coverage, and CPC-level keyword intelligence.
Google Trends live interest
Live Google Trends data for ExploreYC: interest over time, regions, topics, and related queries.
Tracks 12-month Google search interest on a 0-100 relative interest scale.
Includes regional demand, so readers can see where search interest is strongest.
Includes related topics and related queries to surface adjacent demand and search intent.
FAQ
Only linked Q and A rows are shown. Empty FAQ data stays hidden.
Sources and methodology
Only evidence with a linked source record or explicit feature provenance is shown here. Data without provenance stays off the page.
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