ExploreYC

hey PH - we're back! 👋 I'm Konstantin. We first launched ExploreYC - here as a web app for exploring Y Combinator's portfolio, and the response was awesome — thank you 🙏. Ever since, the #1 request has been the same one thing: "Can I get the data through an API?" So this launch is exactly that. This is ExploreYC's open-source + API edition - the same cleaned, enriched dataset, now something you can query, script, and build on. And it grew up: it now covers a16z's portfolio alongside YC. 👉 New here? Welcome. Caught our first launch? This is the developer edition you asked for. 🎉 ✨ What's new since our first launch: - A public REST API - YC + a16z, filter by VC (`source=yc | a16z | all`) - The entire project is now **open source** - Developer accounts, API keys, rate limits, docs & a usage dashboard - a16z portfolio data (exits, acquirers, founders, tickers) sitting next to YC 🔌 The API (the star of this launch): - One base URL, JSON over HTTPS: `https://api.exploreyc.com/api/v1` - Filter by VC - `source=yc | a16z | all` — plus batch, industry, country, hiring status, or full-text search - Company detail by id or slug: funding, stage, **IPO/M&A exits**, acquirer, founders, ticker - Portfolio stats, sources, geo/map data, and batch "Wrapped" analytics - Get an API key in 30 seconds - non-expiring, with per-key rate limits (`X-RateLimit-*` headers, `Retry-After`) - A full docs site with copy-paste curl / Node / Python examples + interactive Swagger - A developer dashboard to manage keys, watch your usage (7-day charts + top endpoints), and set a profile ```bash curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.exploreyc.com/api/v1..." ``` 🌐 And the whole thing is open source → github.com/KonstantinMB/exploreyc 🎯 Why: researching startups means jumping between YC's directory, a16z's site, Crunchbase, LinkedIn, and 20 browser tabs. I cleaned + enriched all of it into one dataset — and now anyone can build on it. 🧰 Everything the API powers is also a polished web app: 🔍 Search & filter 6,800+ YC + a16z companies 🗺️ Interactive global map 🤖 AI company research 📊 Analytics + funding data 💼 Live hiring board (1,400+ companies hiring) 💡 Startup idea validator 🎁 Batch "Wrapped" shareables Would love your feedback - especially from anyone building tools for founders, investors, or the startup ecosystem. What would you build with this API?