//Endpoint · Y Combinator
YC Company Profiles, Directory to JSON
The YC directory covers 4,000+ startups but ships no API — this endpoint returns the full profile for any of them: description, founders, batch, status, website, team size, and location, one credit per company.
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Fields You Get Back
name
description
founders
batch
status
website
social_links
team_size
location
What Comes Back
POST /api/yc/company
{
"name": "Cartora",
"batch": "W24",
"status": "Active",
"description": "Freight quotes for mid-market shippers",
"team_size": 11,
"location": "Austin, TX",
"website": "https://cartora.example",
"founders": [
{ "name": "Dana Reyes", "title": "CEO" },
{ "name": "Ilya Fedorov", "title": "CTO" }
]
}Profile Any YC Company
One credit per profile, company and founder search on the same key as 500+ other sources. 7-day free trial.
Common Questions
Start with the company search endpoint on the same key — filter by keyword, batch (W24, S23), or industry — then pass each result here for the full profile. Researching an entire batch of 100+ companies takes about 100 calls.