Y Combinator

AI mentions in answers to 3 questions

2026 May 12

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141

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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." (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	164 (23.0%)
Techstars organizationproduct	5.5%	3	16 (2.2%)
Paul Graham person	5.4%	7	21 (2.9%)
Stripe organizationproduct	5.4%	12	30 (4.2%)
Airbnb organizationproduct	4.3%	11	22 (3.1%)
Crunchbase productorganization	4.2%	14	24 (3.4%)
Hacker News organization	3.4%	16	21 (2.9%)
Reddit organizationproduct	3.4%	25	23 (3.2%)
Startup School organizationproduct	2.6%	8	14 (2.0%)
500 Global organizationproduct	2.4%	5	9 (1.3%)
TechCrunch organization	2.4%	31	19 (2.7%)
Dropbox organizationproduct	2.3%	23	16 (2.2%)
DoorDash organizationproduct	2.2%	14	14 (2.0%)
OpenAI organizationproduct	2.2%	27	16 (2.2%)
PitchBook organization	2.1%	19	16 (2.2%)
Garry Tan person	2.1%	25	15 (2.1%)
YouTube organization	1.8%	23	13 (1.8%)
Coinbase organizationproduct	1.8%	25	13 (1.8%)
Antler organizationproduct	1.7%	9	9 (1.3%)
Jessica Livingston person	1.7%	8	8 (1.1%)
Instacart organizationproduct	1.5%	26	11 (1.5%)
Sam Altman person	1.4%	26	11 (1.5%)
Forbes organization	1.2%	37	8 (1.1%)
Bookface organization	1.2%	36	8 (1.1%)
Sequoia Capital organization	1.1%	17	8 (1.1%)
LinkedIn organization	1.1%	44	14 (2.0%)
Entrepreneur First organizationproduct	1.1%	9	6 (0.8%)
Andreessen Horowitz organization	1.0%	21	8 (1.1%)
YC Blog product	1.0%	28	6 (0.8%)
Twitch organizationproduct	1.0%	25	7 (1.0%)
Brex organizationproduct	0.8%	27	11 (1.5%)
G2 product	0.8%	40	7 (1.0%)
Glassdoor organization	0.6%	41	6 (0.8%)
Founders at Work product	0.6%	25	5 (0.7%)
CB Insights productorganization	0.6%	23	5 (0.7%)
The Information organization	0.6%	33	5 (0.7%)
Initialized Capital organization	0.6%	32	5 (0.7%)
Work at a Startup product	0.5%	12	8 (1.1%)
MIT organization	0.5%	49	7 (1.0%)
Bloomberg organization	0.5%	33	7 (1.0%)
Signal organizationproduct	0.4%	10	5 (0.7%)
Mercury organizationproduct	0.4%	44	6 (0.8%)
Michael Seibel person	0.4%	31	3 (0.4%)
SSRN organization	0.3%	43	5 (0.7%)
NBER organization	0.3%	42	5 (0.7%)
Dealroom organization	0.3%	25	4 (0.6%)
YC Library product	0.3%	11	3 (0.4%)
Wired organization	0.3%	39	4 (0.6%)
Zapier organizationproduct	0.2%	28	3 (0.4%)
YC Continuity organization	0.2%	6	2 (0.3%)
Stanford University organization	0.1%	49	2 (0.3%)
Trustpilot product	0.1%	48	2 (0.3%)
AngelList organization	0.0%	36	8 (1.1%)
Seed-DB product	0.0%	4	7 (1.0%)
Gusto organizationproduct	0.0%	20	3 (0.4%)
Clerky organizationproduct	0.0%	52	3 (0.4%)
SV Angel organization	0.0%	44	2 (0.3%)
Gunderson Dettmer organization	0.0%	58	2 (0.3%)
UBI Global product	0.0%	53	2 (0.3%)
YC Startup School product	0.0%	34	1 (0.1%)
The Hard Thing About Hard Things product	0.0%	45	1 (0.1%)
Notion organizationproduct	0.0%	55	1 (0.1%)
Harvard University organization	0.0%	49	1 (0.1%)
Cooley LLP organization	0.0%	57	1 (0.1%)
ISO 9001 product	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)

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	47 (8.5%)
paulgraham.com/articles.html	15.0%	5	11 (2.0%)
ycombinator.com/companies/industry/investing	10.9%	4	17 (3.1%)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator	8.6%	88	11 (2.0%)
reddit.com/r/ycombinator/comments...ubator_thats_similar	8.0%	30	15 (2.7%)
ycombinator.com/library/8g-how-to-get-startup-ideas	7.9%	22	12 (2.2%)
news.ycombinator.com	7.2%	18	13 (2.4%)
stripe.com/about	7.0%	23	12 (2.2%)
www.startupschool.org	6.5%	13	10 (1.8%)
www.techstars.com	6.4%	4	6 (1.1%)
airbnb.com	5.9%	21	10 (1.8%)
ycombinator.com/about	5.8%	7	13 (2.4%)
dropbox.com	4.8%	29	9 (1.6%)
openai.com	4.5%	55	9 (1.6%)
500.co	3.9%	8	5 (0.9%)
sequoiacap.com/arc	3.8%	23	8 (1.4%)
doordash.com	3.7%	26	7 (1.3%)
pitchbook.com/profiles/accelerator/y-combinator-profile	3.6%	21	7 (1.3%)
www.coinbase.com	3.5%	32	7 (1.3%)
ycombinator.com/documents	3.5%	48	6 (1.1%)
crunchbase.com/organization/y-combinator	3.3%	17	6 (1.1%)
a16z.com	3.2%	26	7 (1.3%)
antler.co	3.1%	13	5 (0.9%)
crunchbase.com/hub/top-startup-accelerators	3.0%	74	5 (0.9%)
instacart.com	2.9%	36	6 (1.1%)
joinef.com	2.4%	12	4 (0.7%)
ycombinator.com/people/jessica-livingston	2.4%	2	3 (0.5%)
techcrunch.com/tag/y-combinator	1.9%	49	4 (0.7%)
workatastartup.com	1.8%	11	8 (1.4%)
techcrunch.com/events/tc-disrupt-2024	1.8%	76	5 (0.9%)
www.twitch.tv	1.8%	43	6 (1.1%)
cbinsights.com	1.7%	28	4 (0.7%)
blog.samaltman.com	1.7%	44	4 (0.7%)
theinformation.com	1.6%	51	4 (0.7%)
ycombinator.com/apply	1.5%	9	4 (0.7%)
garrytan.com	1.4%	45	3 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/topcompanies	1.4%	3	3 (0.5%)
justin.tv	1.3%	35	3 (0.5%)
g2.com/products/y-combinator/reviews	1.2%	67	3 (0.5%)
brex.com	1.0%	48	4 (0.7%)
ycombinator.com/rfs	1.0%	95	4 (0.7%)
forbes.com/sites/alejandrocremade...erators-in-the-world	1.0%	71	3 (0.5%)
youtube.com/c/ycombinator	1.0%	85	4 (0.7%)
ycombinator.com/deal	0.7%	10	2 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/demo-day	0.7%	12	2 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/companies	0.7%	89	3 (0.5%)
pdos.csail.mit.edu/~rtm	0.6%	3	1 (0.2%)
www.ycombinator.com	0.6%	68	3 (0.5%)
alchemistaccelerator.com	0.6%	15	2 (0.4%)
plugandplaytechcenter.com	0.6%	18	2 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/companies/airbnb	0.6%	22	2 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/continuity	0.5%	7	2 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/companies/stripe	0.5%	24	2 (0.4%)
initialized.com	0.5%	24	3 (0.5%)
ycombinator.com/companies/doordash	0.5%	28	2 (0.4%)
scale.com	0.5%	53	2 (0.4%)
lsvp.com/team/trevor-blackwell	0.5%	36	2 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/companies/reddit	0.5%	32	2 (0.4%)
zapier.com	0.5%	51	2 (0.4%)
accel.com	0.5%	33	2 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/companies/dropbox	0.5%	35	2 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/companies/coinbase	0.5%	40	2 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/companies/instacart	0.5%	43	2 (0.4%)
dealroom.co	0.5%	44	2 (0.4%)
bloomberg.com/technology	0.5%	65	2 (0.4%)
carta.com	0.4%	50	2 (0.4%)
wired.com	0.4%	74	2 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/companies/brex	0.4%	51	2 (0.4%)
ssrn.com	0.4%	81	2 (0.4%)
nber.org	0.4%	80	2 (0.4%)
stanford.edu	0.4%	101	2 (0.4%)
stripe.com/atlas	0.4%	83	2 (0.4%)
glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at...I_IE150641.11,23.htm	0.4%	92	2 (0.4%)
mit.edu	0.4%	102	2 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/people/garry-tan	0.4%	71	2 (0.4%)
mercury.com	0.4%	90	2 (0.4%)
about.gitlab.com	0.4%	99	2 (0.4%)
seedcamp.com	0.4%	9	1 (0.2%)
youtube.com/@ycombinator	0.3%	38	2 (0.4%)
twitter.com/garrytan	0.3%	44	2 (0.4%)
growthlist.co/yc-startups	0.3%	4	12 (2.2%)
youtube.com/ycombinator	0.3%	19	1 (0.2%)
sec.gov/edgar/search	0.2%	38	1 (0.2%)
benchmark.com	0.2%	39	1 (0.2%)
jessicalivingston.com	0.2%	14	1 (0.2%)
gv.com	0.2%	42	1 (0.2%)
foundersfund.com	0.2%	46	1 (0.2%)
ycombinator.com/companies/justin-tv	0.2%	48	1 (0.2%)
ycombinator.com/companies/zapier	0.2%	53	1 (0.2%)
openvc.app	0.2%	55	1 (0.2%)
ycombinator.com/companies/scale-ai	0.2%	56	1 (0.2%)
getcruise.com	0.2%	57	1 (0.2%)
signal.nfx.com	0.2%	58	1 (0.2%)
ginkgobioworks.com	0.2%	60	1 (0.2%)
ycombinator.com/companies/cruise	0.2%	59	1 (0.2%)
ycombinator.com/companies/ginkgo-bioworks	0.2%	61	1 (0.2%)
mbrandons.com	0.2%	19	1 (0.2%)
www.goodreads.com	0.2%	64	1 (0.2%)
reuters.com	0.2%	70	1 (0.2%)
ycombinator.com/people/michael-seibel	0.2%	72	1 (0.2%)

Link Domains

Domains grouped from cited URLs, ranked by share of voice

Domain	Voice	Position	Citations
ycombinator.com	49.6%	1	161 (29.2%)
paulgraham.com	5.1%	5	11 (2.0%)
en.wikipedia.org	3.0%	33	14 (2.5%)
reddit.com	2.8%	29	19 (3.4%)
stripe.com	2.6%	23	14 (2.5%)
news.ycombinator.com	2.5%	18	13 (2.4%)
startupschool.org	2.2%	13	10 (1.8%)
techstars.com	2.2%	4	6 (1.1%)
crunchbase.com	2.2%	10	12 (2.2%)
airbnb.com	2.0%	21	10 (1.8%)
dropbox.com	1.6%	29	9 (1.6%)
openai.com	1.6%	55	9 (1.6%)
500.co	1.3%	8	5 (0.9%)
sequoiacap.com	1.3%	23	8 (1.4%)
doordash.com	1.3%	26	7 (1.3%)
techcrunch.com	1.3%	49	9 (1.6%)
pitchbook.com	1.2%	21	7 (1.3%)
coinbase.com	1.2%	32	7 (1.3%)
a16z.com	1.1%	26	7 (1.3%)
antler.co	1.1%	13	5 (0.9%)
instacart.com	1.0%	36	6 (1.1%)
joinef.com	0.8%	12	4 (0.7%)
workatastartup.com	0.6%	11	8 (1.4%)
twitch.tv	0.6%	43	6 (1.1%)
cbinsights.com	0.6%	28	4 (0.7%)
blog.samaltman.com	0.6%	44	4 (0.7%)
youtube.com	0.6%	19	7 (1.3%)
theinformation.com	0.5%	51	4 (0.7%)
garrytan.com	0.5%	45	3 (0.5%)
justin.tv	0.4%	35	3 (0.5%)
g2.com	0.4%	67	3 (0.5%)
forbes.com	0.4%	15	6 (1.1%)
brex.com	0.4%	48	4 (0.7%)
pdos.csail.mit.edu	0.2%	3	1 (0.2%)
glassdoor.com	0.2%	32	3 (0.5%)
alchemistaccelerator.com	0.2%	15	2 (0.4%)
plugandplaytechcenter.com	0.2%	18	2 (0.4%)
initialized.com	0.2%	24	3 (0.5%)
scale.com	0.2%	53	2 (0.4%)
zapier.com	0.2%	51	2 (0.4%)
lsvp.com	0.2%	36	2 (0.4%)
accel.com	0.2%	33	2 (0.4%)
dealroom.co	0.2%	44	2 (0.4%)
bloomberg.com	0.2%	65	2 (0.4%)
carta.com	0.2%	50	2 (0.4%)
wired.com	0.2%	74	2 (0.4%)
ssrn.com	0.1%	81	2 (0.4%)
nber.org	0.1%	80	2 (0.4%)
stanford.edu	0.1%	101	2 (0.4%)
mit.edu	0.1%	102	2 (0.4%)
mercury.com	0.1%	90	2 (0.4%)
about.gitlab.com	0.1%	99	2 (0.4%)
seedcamp.com	0.1%	9	1 (0.2%)
twitter.com	0.1%	38	4 (0.7%)
linkedin.com	0.1%	35	10 (1.8%)
growthlist.co	0.1%	4	12 (2.2%)
sec.gov	0.1%	38	1 (0.2%)
benchmark.com	0.1%	39	1 (0.2%)
jessicalivingston.com	0.1%	14	1 (0.2%)
gv.com	0.1%	42	1 (0.2%)
foundersfund.com	0.1%	46	1 (0.2%)
openvc.app	0.1%	55	1 (0.2%)
getcruise.com	0.1%	57	1 (0.2%)
ginkgobioworks.com	0.1%	60	1 (0.2%)
signal.nfx.com	0.1%	58	1 (0.2%)
mbrandons.com	0.1%	19	1 (0.2%)
goodreads.com	0.1%	64	1 (0.2%)
reuters.com	0.1%	70	1 (0.2%)
gsb.stanford.edu	0.1%	76	1 (0.2%)
hbr.org	0.1%	80	1 (0.2%)
indiehackers.com	0.1%	84	1 (0.2%)
aws.amazon.com	0.1%	85	1 (0.2%)
cloud.google.com	0.1%	87	1 (0.2%)
x.com	0.1%	86	1 (0.2%)
deel.com	0.1%	92	1 (0.2%)
trustpilot.com	0.1%	95	1 (0.2%)
berkeley.edu	0.1%	104	1 (0.2%)
news.crunchbase.com	0.1%	39	1 (0.2%)
seed-db.com	0.0%	3	5 (0.9%)
ellenox.com	0.0%	6	3 (0.5%)
growthmentor.com	0.0%	14	2 (0.4%)
foundersatwork.com	0.0%	32	3 (0.5%)
startupintros.com	0.0%	34	2 (0.4%)
blog.ycombinator.com	0.0%	4	1 (0.2%)
gusto.com	0.0%	23	2 (0.4%)
ycdb.co	0.0%	19	1 (0.2%)
watsi.org	0.0%	37	1 (0.2%)
newstory.org	0.0%	39	1 (0.2%)
gunderson.com	0.0%	91	2 (0.4%)
redditinc.com	0.0%	24	1 (0.2%)
angel.co	0.0%	25	1 (0.2%)
womenwhohcode.com	0.0%	38	1 (0.2%)
80000hours.org	0.0%	40	1 (0.2%)
cooley.com	0.0%	89	2 (0.4%)
gitlab.com	0.0%	20	1 (0.2%)
segment.com	0.0%	26	1 (0.2%)
michaelseibel.com	0.0%	41	1 (0.2%)
masschallenge.org	0.0%	31	1 (0.2%)
pagerduty.com	0.0%	25	1 (0.2%)
amazon.com	0.0%	58	1 (0.2%)
startupclass.samaltman.com	0.0%	61	1 (0.2%)
tracxn.com	0.0%	74	1 (0.2%)
generalcatalyst.com	0.0%	51	1 (0.2%)
svangel.com	0.0%	57	1 (0.2%)
dschool.stanford.edu	0.0%	63	1 (0.2%)
engine.xyz	0.0%	67	1 (0.2%)
harvard.edu	0.0%	68	1 (0.2%)
innovationlabs.harvard.edu	0.0%	69	1 (0.2%)
clerky.com	0.0%	73	1 (0.2%)
notion.so	0.0%	78	1 (0.2%)
linear.app	0.0%	79	1 (0.2%)
producthunt.com	0.0%	80	1 (0.2%)
angellist.com	0.0%	81	1 (0.2%)
venture.angellist.com	0.0%	82	1 (0.2%)
firstround.com	0.0%	86	1 (0.2%)
nvca.org	0.0%	88	1 (0.2%)
wsgr.com	0.0%	90	1 (0.2%)
speedrun.com	0.0%	93	1 (0.2%)
neo.com	0.0%	94	1 (0.2%)
southparkcommons.com	0.0%	95	1 (0.2%)
conviction.com	0.0%	96	1 (0.2%)
ubi-global.com	0.0%	76	1 (0.2%)
wellfound.com	0.0%	83	1 (0.2%)
review.firstround.com	0.0%	85	1 (0.2%)
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%)
unchbase.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
oley.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
p.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
b.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
ww.ycombinator.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
binator.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
nator.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)

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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.

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