Top accelerator startups

Startups14,448Programs29

14,448 startups · 29 programs

YC trends by batch

AI, data and developer tools share of each batch, batch size, status and top tags by era

AI share by batch

0%25%50%75%100%2007201020132016201920222025S05: 0% AIW06: 0% AIS06: 10% AIW07: 7% AIS07: 5% AIW08: 0% AIS08: 5% AIW09: 0% AIS09: 8% AIW10: 4% AIS10: 8% AIW11: 7% AIS11: 8% AIW12: 9% AIS12: 7% AIW13: 4% AIS13: 6% AIW14: 16% AIS14: 12% AIW15: 24% AIS15: 20% AIW16: 18% AIS16: 18% AIW17: 24% AIS17: 27% AIW18: 26% AIS18: 29% AIW19: 27% AIS19: 26% AIW20: 29% AIS20: 28% AIW21: 30% AIS21: 34% AIW22: 45% AIS22: 54% AIW23: 69% AIS23: 78% AIW24: 84% AIS24: 85% AIF24: 86% AIW25: 84% AIX25: 90% AIS25: 92% AIF25: 88% AIW26: 81% AIX26: 84% AIS26: 88% AIF26: 89% AI89%S05: 0% Developer toolsW06: 0% Developer toolsS06: 0% Developer toolsW07: 21% Developer toolsS07: 21% Developer toolsW08: 33% Developer toolsS08: 9% Developer toolsW09: 6% Developer toolsS09: 15% Developer toolsW10: 30% Developer toolsS10: 17% Developer toolsW11: 16% Developer toolsS11: 20% Developer toolsW12: 23% Developer toolsS12: 20% Developer toolsW13: 15% Developer toolsS13: 23% Developer toolsW14: 15% Developer toolsS14: 12% Developer toolsW15: 14% Developer toolsS15: 12% Developer toolsW16: 14% Developer toolsS16: 8% Developer toolsW17: 12% Developer toolsS17: 6% Developer toolsW18: 12% Developer toolsS18: 14% Developer toolsW19: 14% Developer toolsS19: 19% Developer toolsW20: 20% Developer toolsS20: 20% Developer toolsW21: 19% Developer toolsS21: 15% Developer toolsW22: 17% Developer toolsS22: 26% Developer toolsW23: 32% Developer toolsS23: 30% Developer toolsW24: 29% Developer toolsS24: 29% Developer toolsF24: 32% Developer toolsW25: 25% Developer toolsX25: 35% Developer toolsS25: 30% Developer toolsF25: 26% Developer toolsW26: 24% Developer toolsX26: 22% Developer toolsS26: 24% Developer toolsF26: 30% Developer tools30%S05: 13% DataW06: 14% DataS06: 10% DataW07: 0% DataS07: 5% DataW08: 5% DataS08: 14% DataW09: 0% DataS09: 8% DataW10: 11% DataS10: 11% DataW11: 9% DataS11: 13% DataW12: 6% DataS12: 8% DataW13: 15% DataS13: 4% DataW14: 4% DataS14: 8% DataW15: 8% DataS15: 4% DataW16: 5% DataS16: 1% DataW17: 5% DataS17: 2% DataW18: 3% DataS18: 3% DataW19: 4% DataS19: 7% DataW20: 6% DataS20: 7% DataW21: 5% DataS21: 7% DataW22: 8% DataS22: 8% DataW23: 9% DataS23: 13% DataW24: 12% DataS24: 7% DataF24: 9% DataW25: 8% DataX25: 10% DataS25: 11% DataF25: 9% DataW26: 6% DataX26: 5% DataS26: 7% DataF26: 8% Data8%
  • AI share of the batch
  • Developer tools share of the batch
  • Data share of the batch

Batch size

Companies per batch
S05: 8W06: 7S06: 10W07: 14S07: 19W08: 212008S08: 22W09: 16S09: 26W10: 27S10: 36W11: 45S11: 60W12: 662012S12: 83W13: 46S13: 52W14: 74S14: 78W15: 110S15: 104W16: 1222016S16: 102W17: 116S17: 125W18: 146S18: 131W19: 194S19: 176W20: 2292020S20: 209W21: 336S21: 391W22: 398S22: 233W23: 274S23: 220W24: 2482024S24: 248F24: 94W25: 166X25: 144S25: 166F25: 146W26: 199X26: 194S26: 229F26: 219F26

Where are they now

S05: Active 0%, Public 0%, Acquired 63%, Inactive 38%W06: Active 0%, Public 0%, Acquired 57%, Inactive 43%S06: Active 10%, Public 0%, Acquired 20%, Inactive 70%W07: Active 14%, Public 0%, Acquired 50%, Inactive 36%S07: Active 5%, Public 5%, Acquired 32%, Inactive 58%W08: Active 10%, Public 0%, Acquired 24%, Inactive 67%2008S08: Active 5%, Public 0%, Acquired 18%, Inactive 77%W09: Active 6%, Public 6%, Acquired 31%, Inactive 56%S09: Active 27%, Public 0%, Acquired 27%, Inactive 46%W10: Active 4%, Public 0%, Acquired 52%, Inactive 44%S10: Active 17%, Public 6%, Acquired 44%, Inactive 33%W11: Active 27%, Public 0%, Acquired 36%, Inactive 38%S11: Active 20%, Public 0%, Acquired 47%, Inactive 33%W12: Active 18%, Public 3%, Acquired 38%, Inactive 41%2012S12: Active 27%, Public 2%, Acquired 25%, Inactive 46%W13: Active 37%, Public 0%, Acquired 33%, Inactive 30%S13: Active 19%, Public 2%, Acquired 37%, Inactive 42%W14: Active 39%, Public 1%, Acquired 35%, Inactive 24%S14: Active 27%, Public 4%, Acquired 35%, Inactive 35%W15: Active 36%, Public 4%, Acquired 31%, Inactive 29%S15: Active 42%, Public 0%, Acquired 28%, Inactive 30%W16: Active 48%, Public 1%, Acquired 19%, Inactive 33%2016S16: Active 41%, Public 1%, Acquired 23%, Inactive 35%W17: Active 47%, Public 0%, Acquired 25%, Inactive 28%S17: Active 43%, Public 1%, Acquired 28%, Inactive 28%W18: Active 53%, Public 1%, Acquired 20%, Inactive 27%S18: Active 59%, Public 1%, Acquired 16%, Inactive 24%W19: Active 60%, Public 0%, Acquired 18%, Inactive 22%S19: Active 58%, Public 0%, Acquired 15%, Inactive 27%W20: Active 59%, Public 0%, Acquired 15%, Inactive 27%2020S20: Active 58%, Public 0%, Acquired 20%, Inactive 21%W21: Active 68%, Public 0%, Acquired 13%, Inactive 20%S21: Active 73%, Public 0%, Acquired 10%, Inactive 17%W22: Active 77%, Public 0%, Acquired 10%, Inactive 13%S22: Active 78%, Public 0%, Acquired 6%, Inactive 16%W23: Active 73%, Public 0%, Acquired 13%, Inactive 14%S23: Active 81%, Public 0%, Acquired 9%, Inactive 10%W24: Active 84%, Public 0%, Acquired 6%, Inactive 10%2024S24: Active 94%, Public 0%, Acquired 3%, Inactive 4%F24: Active 94%, Public 0%, Acquired 2%, Inactive 4%W25: Active 96%, Public 0%, Acquired 2%, Inactive 2%X25: Active 94%, Public 0%, Acquired 3%, Inactive 2%S25: Active 96%, Public 0%, Acquired 2%, Inactive 2%F25: Active 97%, Public 0%, Acquired 1%, Inactive 3%W26: Active 97%, Public 0%, Acquired 0%, Inactive 3%X26: Active 98%, Public 0%, Acquired 1%, Inactive 1%S26: Active 100%, Public 0%, Acquired 0%, Inactive 0%F26: Active 100%, Public 0%, Acquired 0%, Inactive 0%F26

Top tags by era

2005 to 2014 710 companies

  • Marketplace57
  • Fintech37
  • Analytics35
  • Education28
  • Developer Tools25
  • Video22
  • Social20
  • E-commerce19

2015 to 2019 1,326 companies

  • Fintech155
  • Marketplace95
  • Developer Tools73
  • Hardware51
  • Machine Learning51
  • Education49
  • Health Tech47
  • Healthcare46

2020 to 2022 1,796 companies

  • Fintech362
  • Developer Tools175
  • Marketplace119
  • E-commerce97
  • Consumer93
  • Machine Learning92
  • Climate73
  • Healthcare69

2023 to 2026 2,557 companies

  • Developer Tools310
  • Generative AI184
  • Fintech165
  • Infrastructure135
  • Consumer119
  • AI Assistant112
  • Robotics105
  • Healthcare98