Y Combinator

AI mentions in answer for 1 question: "What is Y Combinator known for today, and which organizations, products, people, publications, communities, or websites are most closely associated with it? Include direct source links for every notable entity when available."

2026 May 12

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"What is Y Combinator known for today, and which organizations, products, people, publications, communities, or websites are most closely associated with it? Include direct source links for every notable entity when available." (view report)
"What alternatives, competitors, partners, adjacent products, customers, use cases, or ecosystem players are commonly mentioned alongside Y Combinator? Explain the relationship of each one and cite official or high-quality sources." (view report)
"Which sources would you cite to verify important claims about Y Combinator? Include official websites, documentation, articles, directories, reviews, benchmarks, datasets, social/community pages, or news sources, and explain why each source is relevant." (view report)

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Mention Rankings

People, organizations, products, and brands mentioned by AI models, ranked by share of voice

Mention	Voice	Position	Mentions
Y Combinator organizationproduct	100.0%	1	59 (31.7%)
Paul Graham person	7.2%	3	10 (5.4%)
Airbnb organizationproduct	4.9%	8	7 (3.8%)
Stripe organizationproduct	4.8%	9	8 (4.3%)
OpenAI organizationproduct	4.4%	13	8 (4.3%)
Hacker News organization	4.0%	20	8 (4.3%)
Reddit organizationproduct	3.6%	12	7 (3.8%)
Dropbox organizationproduct	3.6%	11	7 (3.8%)
DoorDash organizationproduct	3.1%	11	6 (3.2%)
Jessica Livingston person	3.0%	4	5 (2.7%)
Coinbase organizationproduct	3.0%	12	6 (3.2%)
Twitch organizationproduct	2.8%	11	6 (3.2%)
Instacart organizationproduct	2.7%	13	6 (3.2%)
Garry Tan person	2.6%	13	6 (3.2%)
Sam Altman person	2.4%	13	5 (2.7%)
Founders at Work product	2.1%	12	5 (2.7%)
Michael Seibel person	1.2%	16	3 (1.6%)
YC Blog product	1.1%	20	3 (1.6%)
Brex organizationproduct	0.8%	13	3 (1.6%)
Work at a Startup product	0.7%	4	3 (1.6%)
Zapier organizationproduct	0.7%	14	3 (1.6%)
YC Library product	0.6%	5	2 (1.1%)
YC Continuity organization	0.4%	2	1 (0.5%)
Initialized Capital organization	0.4%	19	2 (1.1%)
Sequoia Capital organization	0.4%	23	2 (1.1%)
Andreessen Horowitz organization	0.4%	24	2 (1.1%)
Gusto organizationproduct	0.0%	12	1 (0.5%)
YC Startup School product	0.0%	20	1 (0.5%)
The Hard Thing About Hard Things product	0.0%	24	1 (0.5%)

Links

Individual cited URLs, ranked by share of voice

Link	Voice	Position	Citations
ycombinator.com/blog/how-yc-helps...rs-after-the-program	100.0%	1	25 (11.6%)
paulgraham.com/articles.html	17.7%	3	7 (3.2%)
ycombinator.com/about	13.7%	4	13 (6.0%)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator	9.7%	51	7 (3.2%)
stripe.com/about	8.4%	12	6 (2.8%)
airbnb.com	8.1%	11	5 (2.3%)
ycombinator.com/library/8g-how-to-get-startup-ideas	7.7%	13	6 (2.8%)
reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1qymv0..._spring_2026_request	7.5%	16	6 (2.8%)
dropbox.com	6.3%	16	5 (2.3%)
news.ycombinator.com	6.1%	34	6 (2.8%)
startupschool.org	6.0%	6	4 (1.9%)
doordash.com	4.9%	15	4 (1.9%)
www.coinbase.com	4.8%	18	4 (1.9%)
openai.com	4.6%	36	6 (2.8%)
instacart.com	4.4%	20	4 (1.9%)
ycombinator.com/companies/industry/investing	4.0%	48	6 (2.8%)
www.twitch.tv	3.3%	24	5 (2.3%)
garrytan.com	3.1%	27	3 (1.4%)
blog.samaltman.com	3.0%	26	3 (1.4%)
ycombinator.com/people/jessica-livingston	2.9%	2	2 (0.9%)
justin.tv	2.9%	19	3 (1.4%)
ycombinator.com/apply	1.9%	8	3 (1.4%)
pdos.csail.mit.edu/~rtm	1.2%	3	1 (0.5%)
brex.com	1.1%	27	2 (0.9%)
workatastartup.com	1.1%	5	2 (0.9%)
scale.com	1.1%	31	2 (0.9%)
zapier.com	1.1%	30	2 (0.9%)
ycombinator.com/deal	0.9%	5	1 (0.5%)
sequoiacap.com	0.9%	49	2 (0.9%)
a16z.com	0.9%	50	2 (0.9%)
ycombinator.com/continuity	0.8%	3	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/demo-day	0.8%	6	1 (0.5%)
crunchbase.com/organization/y-combinator	0.7%	24	2 (0.9%)
youtube.com/ycombinator	0.7%	10	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/airbnb	0.6%	12	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/stripe	0.6%	14	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/doordash	0.6%	16	1 (0.5%)
jessicalivingston.com	0.6%	7	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/reddit	0.5%	18	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/dropbox	0.5%	20	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/coinbase	0.5%	22	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/instacart	0.5%	24	1 (0.5%)
mbrandons.com	0.5%	10	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/justin-tv	0.5%	27	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/brex	0.5%	29	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/zapier	0.5%	31	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/scale-ai	0.5%	33	1 (0.5%)
getcruise.com	0.5%	34	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/cruise	0.5%	35	1 (0.5%)
ginkgobioworks.com	0.4%	36	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/ginkgo-bioworks	0.4%	37	1 (0.5%)
www.goodreads.com	0.4%	38	1 (0.5%)
www.ycombinator.com	0.4%	41	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/people/garry-tan	0.4%	43	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/people/michael-seibel	0.4%	44	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/people/geoff-ralston	0.4%	45	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/podcast	0.4%	46	1 (0.5%)
indiehackers.com	0.4%	48	1 (0.5%)
accel.com	0.4%	51	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/topcompanies	0.4%	20	1 (0.5%)
youtube.com/@ycombinator	0.4%	21	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/documents	0.4%	22	1 (0.5%)
pitchbook.com	0.4%	24	1 (0.5%)
techcrunch.com	0.4%	25	1 (0.5%)
growthlist.co/yc-startups	0.3%	3	5 (2.3%)
ycombinator.com/rfs	0.1%	15	3 (1.4%)
linkedin.com/school/y-combinator/people	0.1%	31	2 (0.9%)
blog.ycombinator.com	0.1%	2	1 (0.5%)
www.foundersatwork.com	0.1%	18	3 (1.4%)
watsi.org	0.0%	18	1 (0.5%)
newstory.org	0.0%	20	1 (0.5%)
womenwhohcode.com	0.0%	19	1 (0.5%)
80000hours.org	0.0%	21	1 (0.5%)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Y_Combinator_startups	0.0%	23	1 (0.5%)
gitlab.com	0.0%	11	1 (0.5%)
gusto.com	0.0%	13	1 (0.5%)
pagerduty.com	0.0%	14	1 (0.5%)
segment.com	0.0%	15	1 (0.5%)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Tappan_Morris	0.0%	19	1 (0.5%)
lsvp.com/team/trevor-blackwell	0.0%	20	1 (0.5%)
michaelseibel.com	0.0%	23	1 (0.5%)
www.linkedin.com	0.0%	24	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/cofounder-matching	0.0%	27	1 (0.5%)
amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Hard-Things/dp/0062273205	0.0%	30	1 (0.5%)
startupclass.samaltman.com	0.0%	31	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/alumni	0.0%	33	1 (0.5%)
initialized.com	0.0%	36	1 (0.5%)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator_(company	0.0%	37	1 (0.5%)
tracxn.com/d/investors/y-combinator	0.0%	40	1 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
reddit.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
paulgraham.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
foundersatwork.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
twitch.tv	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
ycombinator.com/blog	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
ycombinator.com/companies	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
stripe.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
coinbase.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
ycombinator.com/library	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
ww.garrytan.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)

Link Domains

Domains grouped from cited URLs, ranked by share of voice

Domain	Voice	Position	Citations
ycombinator.com	55.4%	1	83 (38.4%)
paulgraham.com	6.9%	3	7 (3.2%)
en.wikipedia.org	3.8%	19	10 (4.6%)
stripe.com	3.3%	12	6 (2.8%)
airbnb.com	3.1%	11	5 (2.3%)
reddit.com	2.9%	16	6 (2.8%)
dropbox.com	2.4%	16	5 (2.3%)
news.ycombinator.com	2.4%	34	6 (2.8%)
startupschool.org	2.3%	6	4 (1.9%)
doordash.com	1.9%	15	4 (1.9%)
coinbase.com	1.8%	18	4 (1.9%)
openai.com	1.8%	36	6 (2.8%)
instacart.com	1.7%	20	4 (1.9%)
twitch.tv	1.3%	24	5 (2.3%)
garrytan.com	1.2%	27	3 (1.4%)
blog.samaltman.com	1.2%	26	3 (1.4%)
justin.tv	1.1%	19	3 (1.4%)
pdos.csail.mit.edu	0.5%	3	1 (0.5%)
brex.com	0.4%	27	2 (0.9%)
workatastartup.com	0.4%	5	2 (0.9%)
scale.com	0.4%	31	2 (0.9%)
zapier.com	0.4%	30	2 (0.9%)
youtube.com	0.4%	10	2 (0.9%)
sequoiacap.com	0.3%	49	2 (0.9%)
a16z.com	0.3%	50	2 (0.9%)
crunchbase.com	0.3%	24	2 (0.9%)
jessicalivingston.com	0.2%	7	1 (0.5%)
mbrandons.com	0.2%	10	1 (0.5%)
getcruise.com	0.2%	34	1 (0.5%)
ginkgobioworks.com	0.2%	36	1 (0.5%)
goodreads.com	0.2%	38	1 (0.5%)
indiehackers.com	0.2%	48	1 (0.5%)
accel.com	0.2%	51	1 (0.5%)
pitchbook.com	0.1%	24	1 (0.5%)
techcrunch.com	0.1%	25	1 (0.5%)
growthlist.co	0.1%	3	5 (2.3%)
linkedin.com	0.0%	24	3 (1.4%)
blog.ycombinator.com	0.0%	2	1 (0.5%)
foundersatwork.com	0.0%	18	3 (1.4%)
watsi.org	0.0%	18	1 (0.5%)
newstory.org	0.0%	20	1 (0.5%)
womenwhohcode.com	0.0%	19	1 (0.5%)
80000hours.org	0.0%	21	1 (0.5%)
gitlab.com	0.0%	11	1 (0.5%)
gusto.com	0.0%	13	1 (0.5%)
pagerduty.com	0.0%	14	1 (0.5%)
segment.com	0.0%	15	1 (0.5%)
michaelseibel.com	0.0%	23	1 (0.5%)
lsvp.com	0.0%	20	1 (0.5%)
amazon.com	0.0%	30	1 (0.5%)
startupclass.samaltman.com	0.0%	31	1 (0.5%)
initialized.com	0.0%	36	1 (0.5%)
tracxn.com	0.0%	40	1 (0.5%)
ww.garrytan.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
r.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
w.ycombinator.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
ickcollison.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
or.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
tartupschool.org	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
tor.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
inator.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
sta.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
rbnb.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)