AICW AI Mentions

AI Mentions, Links & Domains Report for Y Combinator

#22
person

Sam Altman

Mentioned by 4 AI models

1.4%
Share of Voice

About Sam Altman (person)

This page provides details about Sam Altman (person) which was ranked #22 out of 65 in the list of brands (11 mentions (1.4% share)) in answers from AI models (Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest, OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, Google Gemini Flash (latest), xAI Grok Latest) when they were asked the following 3 questions: "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.", "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.", "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." on May 12, 2026 by AICW AI Mentions.

#22
Rank
1.4%
Voice
26
Position
11 (1.5%)
Mentions

Mentions by AI Model

Model Voice Position Mentions
O OpenAI ChatGPT Latest 0.3% 32 5
G Google Gemini Flash (latest) 0.2% 18 3
A Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest 0% 27 2
x xAI Grok Latest 0% 12 1

Source Links

Citations from AI Responses

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.

[...] ](https://www.foundersatwork.com/)* - **[Robert Morris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Tappan_Morris)** – Co-founder; MIT professor and computer scientist - **[Trevor Blackwell](https://www.lsvp.com/team/trevor-blackwell/)** – Co-founder; robotics engineer ### Past & Current Leadership - **[Sam Altman](https://blog.samaltman.com/)** – Former YC President (2014–2019); now CEO of [OpenAI](https://openai.com/) - **[Garry Tan](https://www.garrytan.com/)** – Current President & CEO of YC (as of 2023) - **[Michael Seibel](https://www.michaelseibel.com/)** – Partner and former CEO of YC; co-founder of [...]

May 12, 2026

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.

[...] dation of YC model | | [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/) | S05 | Acquired by YC then spun out | | [DoorDash](https://www.doordash.com/) | S13 | Major IPO, validates YC food-tech | | [Coinbase](https://www.coinbase.com/) | S12 | Defines YC's crypto credibility | | [OpenAI](https://openai.com/) | — | Sam Altman (YC President → OpenAI CEO); deeply intertwined | | [Instacart](https://www.instacart.com/) | S12 | Major IPO alumni | | [GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/) | W15 | Major DevOps success | | [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/) | W07 | Acquired by Amazon for $970M | --- ## 🤖 Emerging/Adjacent Program [...]

May 12, 2026