EST. 2005 · THE STARTUP ACCELERATOR
The Y Combinator Atlas
Every launched YC company, every batch, and the ideas that shaped the world's most influential startup accelerator — in one searchable, bilingual atlas.
5,988
companies funded
since Summer 2005
23
public (IPO)
Airbnb · Coinbase · DoorDash
794
acquired
exits & M&A
63+
unicorns ($1B+)
incl. deca/hectocorns
50
batches
S05 → today
13
regions
a global network
Explore the atlas
Companies
All 5,988 launched YC companies — filter & search
Batches & Eras
Twenty years of cohorts, from S05 to today
Insights
The 5,988-company dataset, visualised
Analysis
Thirteen chapters on how YC works and why it matters
People
The founders and partners behind Y Combinator
Ecosystem
How YC compares to peer accelerators
Essays
Digests of the Paul Graham canon
Glossary & Quotes
The YC vocabulary, plus lines worth remembering
“Make something people want.”
“One of the most common types of advice we give at Y Combinator is to do things that don't scale.”
“Startups don't win by attacking. They win by transcending.”
“The most important thing for a startup is to make something people want.”
“It's better to have 100 people love you than to have a million people sort of like you.”
“A startup is a company designed to grow fast.”