pravidhi-yc-oss

Robust tool to fetch and analyze Y Combinator company data. Use this skill to find companies by batch, industry, or tag, and to identify trends or specific startups without guessing URLs or crashing memory.

v1.0.0 MIT

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:

bash
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:

bash
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):

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

Search for “fintech” companies hiring now:

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

Lookup a specific company by name:

bash
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)