AICW AI Mentions

AI Mentions, Links & Domains Report for Y Combinator

#6
2.9%
Share of Voice

About reddit.com (source)

This page provides details about reddit.com (source) which was ranked #6 out of 63 link domains (6 citations (2.9% share)) in answers from AI models (Perplexity Sonar Pro Search, Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest, OpenAI ChatGPT Latest, Google Gemini Flash (latest), xAI Grok Latest) when they were asked the following 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." on May 12, 2026 by AICW AI Mentions. This source is referenced for brands: Y Combinator, Paul Graham, Airbnb, Stripe, Reddit +2 more.

#6
Rank
2.9%
Voice
16
Position
6 (2.8%)
Citations

Used by AI Models

Model Voice Position Citations
xAI Grok Latest 5.7% 11 1
Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest 2.9% 4 1
Google Gemini Flash (latest) 2.6% 17 1
Perplexity Sonar Pro Search 1.6% 11 2
OpenAI ChatGPT Latest 1.3% 17 1

Pages from reddit.com (2 links)

Brands Referenced By This Website (7 brands)

Brand Voice Mentions
Y Combinator 100% 59
Paul Graham 7.2% 10
Airbnb 4.9% 7
Stripe 4.8% 8
Hacker News 4% 8
Reddit 3.6% 7
Dropbox 3.6% 7

Citations from AI Responses

Perplexity Sonar Pro Search (2 citations)

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.

[...] com) | $107B (private) | W07, S09 | Payments Infrastructure | | [Coinbase](https://www.coinbase.com) | $86B (public) | S12 | Cryptocurrency | | [DoorDash](https://www.doordash.com) | $39B+ (public) | S13 | Food Delivery | | [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com) | $9B (public) | S07 | Cloud Storage | | [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com) | $6.4B (public) | S05 | Social Platform | | [Instacart](https://www.instacart.com) | $10B (public) | S12 | Grocery Delivery | | [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv) | ~$1B (acquired by Amazon) | W07 | Streaming | | [Scale AI](https://scale.com) | 49% stake acquired for $14B+ by Meta | S16 | Data Label [...]

reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1qymv03/y_combinator_dropped_their_spring_2026_request May 12, 2026

[...] inator - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator). # CITATIONS 1. [Y Combinator - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator) 2. [What Happens at YC | Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/about) 3. [Apply to YC | Y Combinator](https://www.ycombinator.com/apply) 4. [Y Combinator dropped their Spring 2026 "Request for Startups." Are ...](https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1qymv03/y_combinator_dropped_their_spring_2026_request/) 5. [Complete YC Startups Guide: 5,000+ Y Combinator Companies 2026](https://growthlist.co/yc-startups/) 6. [Top 100 Y Combinator Companies - Eqvista](https://eqvista.com/top-100-y-combinator-companies/) 7. [List of Y Combinator startups - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Y_Combi [...]

reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1qymv03/y_combinator_dropped_their_spring_2026_request May 12, 2026

Anthropic Claude Sonnet Latest (1 citation)

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.

[...] ve a combined valuation in the **hundreds of billions of dollars** --- ## Most Notable Alumni Companies These are among the most famous YC-backed companies: | Company | Domain | |---|---| | [Airbnb](https://www.airbnb.com/) | Hospitality / Travel | | [Stripe](https://stripe.com/) | Payments | | [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/) | Social Media | | [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/) | Cloud Storage | | [DoorDash](https://www.doordash.com/) | Food Delivery | | [Coinbase](https://www.coinbase.com/) | Crypto Exchange | | [Instacart](https://www.instacart.com/) | Grocery Delivery | | [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/) | Live St [...]

reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1qymv03/y_combinator_dropped_their_spring_2026_request May 12, 2026

OpenAI ChatGPT Latest (1 citation)

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.

[...] tps://www.ycombinator.com/companies/airbnb - [Stripe](https://stripe.com/) - YC Summer 2010 - YC company page: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stripe - [DoorDash](https://www.doordash.com/) - YC Summer 2013 - YC company page: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/doordash - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/) - One of YC’s earliest and most culturally influential startups - YC company page: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/reddit - [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/) - YC Summer 2007 - YC company page: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/dropbox - [Coinbase](https://www.coinbas [...]

reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1qymv03/y_combinator_dropped_their_spring_2026_request May 12, 2026

Google Gemini Flash (latest) (1 citation)

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.

[...] com/) * **DoorDash:** A local logistics and food delivery platform. [doordash.com](https://www.doordash.com/) * **Instacart:** A grocery delivery and pick-up service. [instacart.com](https://www.instacart.com/) * **Reddit:** A social news aggregation and discussion website (YC's first batch). [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/) ### Media, Research, & Community * **Hacker News (HN):** A social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship, run by YC. [news.ycombinator.com](https://news.ycombinator.com/) * **Y Combinator Library:** A collection of videos, podcasts, and essays documenting startup advic [...]

reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1qymv03/y_combinator_dropped_their_spring_2026_request May 12, 2026

xAI Grok Latest (1 citation)

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.

[...] s on startups): [paulgraham.com](https://paulgraham.com/) - Sam Altman (former YC president; now leads OpenAI): [openai.com](https://openai.com/) ### Prominent YC-Funded Companies (Examples) - [Stripe](https://stripe.com/) - [Airbnb](https://www.airbnb.com/) - [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/) These entities are repeatedly referenced on YC's own site, blog, Hacker News, and Paul Graham's essays. [...]

reddit.com/r/SaaS/comments/1qymv03/y_combinator_dropped_their_spring_2026_request May 12, 2026