Search YC Companies by Name or Business Keyword

Browse YC company records, or narrow the search with a company name or business keyword. Compare the returned descriptions, YC batches and company websites, and ask for another page when needed.

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Help me search YC company records using https://toolmu.com/tools/search-yc-companies-y-combinator. I can browse without a search term, or provide [company name or business keyword] and optionally [page number]. Use my ordinary search wording directly, and prepare the page choice internally. If an optional bracket is unfilled, ask whether I want to fill it or browse without it. Use any requested YC batch, industry or source hiring or Top-company choice only when the source-supported choice is clear; if it is uncertain, ask me to choose or clarify before continuing instead of silently dropping it. Organize the actual returned records with their original names, descriptions, YC batches, available team and location details, and company websites. Keep every company’s details in the same entry, help me confirm ambiguous matches, and do not invent a YC profile link from a company name. Keep the current page separate from source-reported totals, and explain that source status and hiring or Top labels are not independent verification of current vacancies, company quality or complete coverage.

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Help me browse YC companies. Organize the returned company names, business descriptions, YC batches and company websites. Keep this page’s records separate from the reported match total, and point out any company that needs confirmation.

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Search YC Companies by Name or Business Keyword

Browse YC company records, or narrow the search with a company name or business keyword. Compare the returned descriptions, YC batches and company websites, and ask for another page when needed.

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Receive one page of company records with available names, business descriptions, YC batches, industry labels, reported team and location details, and company websites. Your Agent can organize a shortlist while keeping each company’s details together and separating the returned records from the source’s reported match total.

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Help me browse YC companies. Organize the returned company names, business descriptions, YC batches and company websites. Keep this page’s records separate from the reported match total, and point out any company that needs confirmation.

What to know

Search can match company descriptions or tags as well as names, so a result is not necessarily the company you meant. Coverage is the source YC directory; its counts, team sizes, status and hiring or Top-company labels do not establish complete market coverage, verified current hiring or company quality. Available pages and records can vary.

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Input schema

Input schema
Field / Path	Type	Requirement	Meaning
queryParams`queryParams`	`object`	Optional
Page number`queryParams.page`	`integer`	Optional	Optional integer page number, starting at 0 for the first page. No default or sorting order is documented here.
YC batch name`queryParams.batch`	`string`	Optional	Optional full source batch label, such as Winter 2024 or Summer 2023. Batch names are distinct from company founding years.
Results per page`queryParams.limit`	`integer`	Optional	Optional integer requested result count per page. No fixed default or maximum is established by this input description.
Search keyword`queryParams.query`	`string`	Optional	Optional keyword matched against source company names, descriptions and tags. A match need not be an exact company-name match.
Industry filter`queryParams.industry`	`string`	Optional	Optional source industry label, with examples Fintech, B2B and Healthcare. These examples are not a complete allowed-value list.
Source hiring filter`queryParams.is_hiring`	`string`	Optional	Optional string value true or false to filter the source hiring flag. Supply the text value rather than a Boolean; the source flag is not independent hiring verification.
Source Top-company filter`queryParams.top_company`	`string`	Optional	Optional string value true or false to filter the source Top-company designation. It is not a verified quality, investment-return or hiring ranking.

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{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [],
  "properties": {
    "queryParams": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "page": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Page number (0-indexed)."
        },
        "batch": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Filter by YC batch name (e.g. 'Winter 2024', 'Summer 2023')."
        },
        "limit": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Number of results per page."
        },
        "query": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Search keyword to match against company name, description, and tags."
        },
        "industry": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Filter by industry (e.g. 'Fintech', 'B2B', 'Healthcare')."
        },
        "is_hiring": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Filter by hiring status. Accepts 'true' or 'false'."
        },
        "top_company": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Filter for YC top companies. Accepts 'true' or 'false'."
        }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Result schema

No fixed output contract is available. Field types reflect saved result evidence; individual responses can differ.

Result schema
Field / Path	Type	Meaning
Current-page company matches`result.data.hits`	`array`	Company records returned for this page. Their count is distinct from the reported total matches; query associations do not guarantee exact-name matching.
Source company record ID`result.data.hits[].id`	`number`	Source company identifier, not a legal-registration number.
Company display name`result.data.hits[].name`	`string`	Name supplied in this source record, without independently verified legal identity.
Company identifier`result.data.hits[].slug`	`string`	Original source slug for this company, retained for record identification or a separate company-profile lookup.
Reported company website`result.data.hits[].website`	`string`	Original company website URL in the source record. It is not a YC profile URL or independent website-ownership verification.
Company summary`result.data.hits[].one_liner`	`string`	Short company description supplied by the source, kept as an attributed description.
Company description`result.data.hits[].long_description`	`string`	Longer company description supplied by the source, when available. Keep its claims attributed to the source.
YC participation batch`result.data.hits[].batch`	`string`	Source batch label, such as Summer 2009. It is not the company’s founding year.
Source industry labels`result.data.hits[].industries`	`array`	Industry-label collection supplied for the company, not a verified complete business classification.
Source company tags`result.data.hits[].tags`	`array`	Original source tags. Preserve the supplied labels without assuming a complete taxonomy.
Reported company stage`result.data.hits[].stage`	`string`	Source stage label, such as Growth, without independent current-stage verification. A returned stage does not establish an extra stage-filter input.
Source company status`result.data.hits[].status`	`string`	Source directory status label, such as Active. It does not verify legal registration status or present operations.
Reported team size`result.data.hits[].team_size`	`number`	Source-reported team count, not independently verified current headcount or vacancy count.
Source location text`result.data.hits[].all_locations`	`string`	Original location description, not a normalized or complete registered-office address list.
Source region labels`result.data.hits[].regions`	`array`	Source labels can include geographic regions and remote-work categories. They are not exclusively countries or verified applicant eligibility.
Source hiring flag`result.data.hits[].isHiring`	`boolean`	Source Boolean hiring indicator. Preserve true, false and missing distinctly; it is not a verified vacancy inventory or application function.
Source Top-company flag`result.data.hits[].top_company`	`boolean`	Source designation flag. It does not establish a ranking order, quality score or investment recommendation.
Reported total matches`result.data.nbHits`	`number`	Total matches reported by the source search index for this request. It differs from this page’s returned records and is not all YC or all startups.
Returned page number`result.data.page`	`number`	Source page index starting at 0. Keep it with the returned records and request context.
Reported available pages`result.data.nbPages`	`number`	Page count reported by the source. Availability can be limited independently of total matches, so do not assume every reported match is retrievable.
Reported page size`result.data.hitsPerPage`	`number`	Source-reported per-page setting, distinct from the actual number of records on this page.
Source count completeness flag`result.data.exhaustiveNbHits`	`boolean`	Whether the source reports its match count as exhaustive for this index request. True does not establish current all-company coverage; false does not mean zero matches.

Additional notes

Source: YC’s official startup directory. This Tool searches source YC company records with its documented keyword, batch, industry, source-flag and paging inputs. Website controls do not establish extra Tool filters.

Keep original company descriptions and identifiers. A returned record can match a description or tag, not only its name. Compare the actual current-page records with the reported totals and page settings rather than treating either as a complete company census. Source labels and counts stay attributed, and missing details remain unavailable.

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The search also checks company descriptions and tags. Compare the actual names, descriptions and company websites, and choose the entry you mean rather than assuming the first result is an exact match.

Search YC Companies by Name or Business Keyword

Search YC Companies by Name or Business Keyword

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You receive

Start with your task

What to know

Inputs & outputs

Input schema

Result schema

Add a search focus if you want one

Send your request

Review the actual company records

Questions about this tool.

Why can a company-name search return other names?

Can I search by a YC batch or industry?