Y Combinator Companies Intelligence

Developed and maintained by Pravidhi

This skill provides a robust interface to the YC OSS data. It eliminates the need to guess URL slugs or parse massive JSON files manually.

Capability

You can:

1. Search companies by name, batch, industry, or tag with strict word-boundary matching.
2. Filter results by team size, launch year, or status (hiring/non-profit).
3. Analyze top companies without loading the entire dataset.
4. Discover valid taxonomy (batches, industries) programmatically.

Usage

Do not attempt to construct URLs manually.

1. Discover Valid Identifiers

To see available batches, industries, and tags, run:

python3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --info

2. Execute Queries

Use the provided Python script yc_client.py. It handles networking, parsing, and output formatting.

Examples

Find top 5 companies by team size:

python3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode top --limit 5 --sort-by team_size

Find "AI" companies in the "W24" batch (Strict Match):

python3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode batch --target w24 --keyword "AI"

Search for "fintech" companies hiring now:

python3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode hiring --keyword "fintech"

Lookup a specific company by name:

python3 skills/pravidhi-yc-oss/scripts/yc_client.py --mode search --keyword "Airbnb"

API Reference

Run the script with --info to see the authoritative list of:

• Batches (e.g., w24, s21)
• Industries (e.g., b2b, consumer)
• Tags (e.g., artificial-intelligence, fintech)