Y Combinator

AI mentions in answer for 1 question: "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."

2026 May 12

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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 organization	100.0%	1	38 (16.4%)
Techstars organizationproduct	38.2%	1	15 (6.5%)
Stripe organizationproduct	20.1%	9	21 (9.1%)
Airbnb organizationproduct	14.7%	8	14 (6.1%)
500 Global organizationproduct	14.4%	2	9 (3.9%)
Antler organizationproduct	11.2%	4	9 (3.9%)
Crunchbase product	9.1%	16	10 (4.3%)
Entrepreneur First organizationproduct	7.3%	3	6 (2.6%)
Dropbox organizationproduct	7.2%	12	9 (3.9%)
Sequoia Capital organization	6.4%	5	6 (2.6%)
Coinbase organizationproduct	5.5%	11	7 (3.0%)
Bookface organization	5.3%	11	6 (2.6%)
Andreessen Horowitz organization	5.3%	7	6 (2.6%)
Hacker News organization	4.6%	11	6 (2.6%)
DoorDash organizationproduct	3.7%	9	7 (3.0%)
PitchBook organization	3.3%	17	5 (2.2%)
Brex organizationproduct	3.2%	15	8 (3.5%)
TechCrunch organization	2.5%	20	7 (3.0%)
Mercury organizationproduct	2.4%	16	6 (2.6%)
MIT organization	2.4%	22	6 (2.6%)
Startup School organization	1.3%	14	3 (1.3%)
Initialized Capital organization	1.1%	7	3 (1.3%)
Stanford University organization	0.8%	21	2 (0.9%)
CB Insights product	0.7%	19	2 (0.9%)
AngelList organization	0.2%	17	8 (3.5%)
Clerky organizationproduct	0.0%	18	3 (1.3%)
SV Angel organization	0.0%	14	2 (0.9%)
Gusto organizationproduct	0.0%	20	2 (0.9%)
Gunderson Dettmer organization	0.0%	27	2 (0.9%)
Harvard University organization	0.0%	17	1 (0.4%)
Notion organizationproduct	0.0%	22	1 (0.4%)
Cooley LLP organization	0.0%	26	1 (0.4%)

Links

Individual cited URLs, ranked by share of voice

Link	Voice	Position	Citations
ycombinator.com/blog/how-y-combin...s-a-software-company	100.0%	4	13 (5.7%)
www.techstars.com	38.0%	2	6 (2.6%)
500.co	22.3%	3	5 (2.2%)
ycombinator.com/companies	20.6%	18	17 (7.5%)
antler.co	17.6%	5	5 (2.2%)
stripe.com/atlas	17.0%	16	8 (3.5%)
sequoiacap.com/arc	15.8%	8	6 (2.6%)
joinef.com	13.3%	5	4 (1.8%)
a16z.com	12.8%	9	5 (2.2%)
crunchbase.com/hub/top-startup-accelerators	12.0%	33	5 (2.2%)
airbnb.com	11.4%	15	5 (2.2%)
reddit.com/r/ycombinator/comments...ubator_thats_similar	10.0%	21	7 (3.1%)
dropbox.com	8.0%	20	4 (1.8%)
ycombinator.com/library/5z-product-market-fit	6.1%	38	4 (1.8%)
news.ycombinator.com	5.9%	19	3 (1.3%)
coinbase.com	5.4%	19	3 (1.3%)
openai.com	5.0%	25	3 (1.3%)
paulgraham.com/articles.html	4.9%	30	3 (1.3%)
pitchbook.com/profiles/accelerator/y-combinator-profile	4.7%	35	3 (1.3%)
techcrunch.com/events/tc-disrupt-2024	3.6%	48	4 (1.8%)
doordash.com	3.4%	21	3 (1.3%)
alchemistaccelerator.com	3.1%	6	2 (0.9%)
plugandplaytechcenter.com	3.0%	8	2 (0.9%)
ycombinator.com/documents	2.9%	29	3 (1.3%)
startupschool.org	2.3%	29	2 (0.9%)
initialized.com	2.0%	7	2 (0.9%)
seedcamp.com	2.0%	4	1 (0.4%)
stanford.edu	2.0%	49	2 (0.9%)
workatastartup.com	1.9%	10	2 (0.9%)
www.ycombinator.com	1.9%	27	2 (0.9%)
brex.com	1.9%	33	2 (0.9%)
mit.edu	1.9%	50	2 (0.9%)
mercury.com	1.9%	34	2 (0.9%)
instacart.com	1.9%	24	2 (0.9%)
about.gitlab.com	1.7%	43	2 (0.9%)
cbinsights.com	1.7%	46	2 (0.9%)
twitter.com/garrytan	1.6%	22	2 (0.9%)
ycombinator.com/deal	1.4%	9	1 (0.4%)
accel.com	1.3%	12	1 (0.4%)
lsvp.com	1.2%	13	1 (0.4%)
benchmark.com	1.2%	14	1 (0.4%)
gv.com	1.2%	15	1 (0.4%)
foundersfund.com	1.1%	16	1 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/blog/bookface	1.0%	28	1 (0.4%)
aws.amazon.com/activate	0.9%	31	1 (0.4%)
cloud.google.com/startup	0.9%	32	1 (0.4%)
carta.com	0.9%	35	1 (0.4%)
deel.com	0.9%	36	1 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/people/jessica-livingston	0.9%	38	1 (0.4%)
blog.samaltman.com	0.9%	39	1 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/blog/tag/sam-altman	0.9%	40	1 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/people/garry-tan	0.9%	41	1 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/rfs	0.9%	42	1 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/topcompanies	0.8%	15	1 (0.4%)
dealroom.co	0.8%	47	1 (0.4%)
theinformation.com	0.8%	49	1 (0.4%)
news.crunchbase.com/venture/y-com...tartups-funding-data	0.8%	16	1 (0.4%)
berkeley.edu	0.8%	52	1 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/demo-day	0.8%	53	1 (0.4%)
g2.com	0.8%	19	1 (0.4%)
ellenox.com/post/top-10-y-combinator-alternatives	0.4%	2	3 (1.3%)
seed-db.com	0.3%	3	4 (1.8%)
growthlist.co/yc-startups	0.2%	13	4 (1.8%)
ycombinator.com/partners	0.2%	7	3 (1.3%)
growthmentor.com/blog/ycombinator-alternatives	0.2%	6	2 (0.9%)
startupintros.com/orgs/y-combinator	0.1%	14	2 (0.9%)
forbes.com/sites/alejandrocremade...erators-in-the-world	0.1%	6	2 (0.9%)
ycombinator.com/launches	0.1%	9	1 (0.4%)
redditinc.com	0.1%	9	1 (0.4%)
gunderson.com	0.1%	45	2 (0.9%)
linkedin.com/posts/yrebryk_where-...389520688562177-UdaN	0.1%	16	1 (0.4%)
angel.co	0.1%	11	1 (0.4%)
cooley.com	0.1%	43	2 (0.9%)
ycombinator.com/continuity	0.1%	13	1 (0.4%)
masschallenge.org	0.0%	10	1 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/investors	0.0%	14	1 (0.4%)
generalcatalyst.com	0.0%	15	1 (0.4%)
svangel.com	0.0%	18	1 (0.4%)
dschool.stanford.edu	0.0%	20	1 (0.4%)
engine.xyz	0.0%	22	1 (0.4%)
harvard.edu	0.0%	23	1 (0.4%)
innovationlabs.harvard.edu	0.0%	24	1 (0.4%)
clerky.com	0.0%	26	1 (0.4%)
ycombinator.com/resources	0.0%	27	1 (0.4%)
gusto.com	0.0%	29	1 (0.4%)
notion.so	0.0%	31	1 (0.4%)
linear.app	0.0%	32	1 (0.4%)
producthunt.com	0.0%	34	1 (0.4%)
angellist.com	0.0%	35	1 (0.4%)
venture.angellist.com	0.0%	36	1 (0.4%)
wellfound.com	0.0%	37	1 (0.4%)
firstround.com	0.0%	40	1 (0.4%)
nvca.org	0.0%	42	1 (0.4%)
review.firstround.com	0.0%	39	1 (0.4%)
wsgr.com	0.0%	44	1 (0.4%)
twitch.tv	0.0%	54	1 (0.4%)
speedrun.com	0.0%	55	1 (0.4%)
neo.com	0.0%	56	1 (0.4%)
southparkcommons.com	0.0%	57	1 (0.4%)
conviction.com	0.0%	58	1 (0.4%)

Link Domains

Domains grouped from cited URLs, ranked by share of voice

Domain	Voice	Position	Citations
ycombinator.com	35.1%	4	54 (23.8%)
techstars.com	9.6%	2	6 (2.6%)
500.co	5.6%	3	5 (2.2%)
antler.co	4.4%	5	5 (2.2%)
stripe.com	4.3%	16	8 (3.5%)
sequoiacap.com	4.0%	8	6 (2.6%)
joinef.com	3.4%	5	4 (1.8%)
a16z.com	3.2%	9	5 (2.2%)
crunchbase.com	3.0%	33	6 (2.6%)
airbnb.com	2.9%	15	5 (2.2%)
reddit.com	2.5%	21	7 (3.1%)
dropbox.com	2.0%	20	4 (1.8%)
news.ycombinator.com	1.5%	19	3 (1.3%)
coinbase.com	1.4%	19	3 (1.3%)
openai.com	1.3%	25	3 (1.3%)
paulgraham.com	1.2%	30	3 (1.3%)
pitchbook.com	1.2%	35	3 (1.3%)
techcrunch.com	0.9%	48	4 (1.8%)
doordash.com	0.9%	21	3 (1.3%)
alchemistaccelerator.com	0.8%	6	2 (0.9%)
plugandplaytechcenter.com	0.8%	8	2 (0.9%)
startupschool.org	0.6%	29	2 (0.9%)
initialized.com	0.5%	7	2 (0.9%)
seedcamp.com	0.5%	4	1 (0.4%)
stanford.edu	0.5%	49	2 (0.9%)
workatastartup.com	0.5%	10	2 (0.9%)
brex.com	0.5%	33	2 (0.9%)
mit.edu	0.5%	50	2 (0.9%)
mercury.com	0.5%	34	2 (0.9%)
instacart.com	0.5%	24	2 (0.9%)
about.gitlab.com	0.4%	43	2 (0.9%)
cbinsights.com	0.4%	46	2 (0.9%)
twitter.com	0.4%	22	2 (0.9%)
accel.com	0.3%	12	1 (0.4%)
lsvp.com	0.3%	13	1 (0.4%)
benchmark.com	0.3%	14	1 (0.4%)
gv.com	0.3%	15	1 (0.4%)
foundersfund.com	0.3%	16	1 (0.4%)
aws.amazon.com	0.2%	31	1 (0.4%)
cloud.google.com	0.2%	32	1 (0.4%)
carta.com	0.2%	35	1 (0.4%)
deel.com	0.2%	36	1 (0.4%)
blog.samaltman.com	0.2%	39	1 (0.4%)
dealroom.co	0.2%	47	1 (0.4%)
theinformation.com	0.2%	49	1 (0.4%)
news.crunchbase.com	0.2%	16	1 (0.4%)
berkeley.edu	0.2%	52	1 (0.4%)
g2.com	0.2%	19	1 (0.4%)
ellenox.com	0.1%	2	3 (1.3%)
seed-db.com	0.1%	3	4 (1.8%)
growthlist.co	0.1%	13	4 (1.8%)
growthmentor.com	0.0%	6	2 (0.9%)
startupintros.com	0.0%	14	2 (0.9%)
forbes.com	0.0%	6	2 (0.9%)
redditinc.com	0.0%	9	1 (0.4%)
gunderson.com	0.0%	45	2 (0.9%)
linkedin.com	0.0%	16	1 (0.4%)
angel.co	0.0%	11	1 (0.4%)
cooley.com	0.0%	43	2 (0.9%)
masschallenge.org	0.0%	10	1 (0.4%)
generalcatalyst.com	0.0%	15	1 (0.4%)
svangel.com	0.0%	18	1 (0.4%)
dschool.stanford.edu	0.0%	20	1 (0.4%)
engine.xyz	0.0%	22	1 (0.4%)
harvard.edu	0.0%	23	1 (0.4%)
innovationlabs.harvard.edu	0.0%	24	1 (0.4%)
clerky.com	0.0%	26	1 (0.4%)
gusto.com	0.0%	29	1 (0.4%)
notion.so	0.0%	31	1 (0.4%)
linear.app	0.0%	32	1 (0.4%)
producthunt.com	0.0%	34	1 (0.4%)
angellist.com	0.0%	35	1 (0.4%)
venture.angellist.com	0.0%	36	1 (0.4%)
wellfound.com	0.0%	37	1 (0.4%)
firstround.com	0.0%	40	1 (0.4%)
nvca.org	0.0%	42	1 (0.4%)
wsgr.com	0.0%	44	1 (0.4%)
twitch.tv	0.0%	54	1 (0.4%)
speedrun.com	0.0%	55	1 (0.4%)
neo.com	0.0%	56	1 (0.4%)
southparkcommons.com	0.0%	57	1 (0.4%)
conviction.com	0.0%	58	1 (0.4%)
review.firstround.com	0.0%	39	1 (0.4%)
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%)
w.ycombinator.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
binator.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
r.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
nator.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)
x.com	0.0%	-1	0 (0.0%)