Growth-tracking system for Y Combinator companies with interactive database sortable by funding stage, batch, and category. Tracks startup progression and surfaces top performers and trends.
Problem
Y Combinator produces hundreds of startups each year, but it's difficult to see which companies ultimately grow beyond the program. While the YC website provides helpful filters—such as batch, industry, and headquarters location—it does not reveal which startups go on to raise additional venture funding, reach later stages, or demonstrate meaningful traction. Founders, investors, and researchers lack a clear, data-driven way to understand which YC batches outperform others and which companies emerge as breakout successes.
Overview
This project builds a growth-tracking system for Y Combinator companies by analyzing how startups progress after their batch. It integrates YC's public data with external funding and performance metrics to identify which companies move from seed to Series A, Series B, and beyond. The goal is to surface patterns inside each batch, highlight standout companies early, and better understand how startup success evolves across cohorts.
How It Works (Approach)
The system aggregates company data from the official YC directory, then enriches it with external funding information from public venture datasets and APIs. It normalizes funding stages, tracks round progressions, and computes growth indicators for each startup. An interactive dashboard visualizes breakout companies, batch-level success rates, industry-specific growth, and longitudinal trends across YC history.
Impact / Value
Founders and investors gain a clearer picture of how startups evolve after Y Combinator and which batches produce the most venture-scale companies. Students and researchers can explore the dynamics of early-stage startup success, while ecosystem analysts can compare industries and spot emerging trends. The project turns raw YC data into actionable insight about startup trajectory and performance.
Key Features
- Growth tracking of YC companies across funding stages (Seed → Series A → Series B → etc.)
- Identification of top-performing companies within each batch
- Enriched dataset combining YC information with external venture funding metrics
- Batch-level success rate analysis
- Interactive dashboard for exploring growth patterns and standout startups