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YC Startup Portfolio Data
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Information on nearly 700 technology startup companies that received backing from Y Combinator between 2005 and 2014. The data aggregates essential business metrics, funding details, founder information, and operational status, sourced from major startup databases like SeedDB, CrunchBase, and AngelList. This resource is vital for understanding early-stage venture capital trends and the profiles of successful incubated companies, having been cleaned and made consistent for analysis.
Columns
The dataset includes several key variables detailing the startups:
- Company: The name of the startup.
- Status: Current operational status (e.g., Operating, Exited).
- Year Founded: The year the company was established.
- Mapping Location: Geographical coordinate information for the headquarters.
- Description: A short overview of the company's product or service.
- Categories: Industry sectors or tags associated with the startup (e.g., E-Commerce, SaaS).
- Founders: List of individuals who founded the company.
- Y Combinator Year: The year the company participated in the programme.
- Y Combinator Session: The specific session (e.g., Winter, Summer).
- Investors: Notable investors or firms that contributed funding.
- Amounts raised in different funding rounds: Financial figures detailing capital acquired.
- Office Address: Physical address of the company's office.
- Headquarters (City): Primary city of operation.
- Headquarters (US State): US state of operation.
- Headquarters (Country): Country of operation.
- Logo: Link to the company logo image.
- Seed-DB Profile: Link to the company's Seed-DB entry.
- Crunchbase / Angel List Profile: Link to the profile on Crunchbase or Angel List.
- Website: Official company website URL.
Distribution
The data is available in a clean, consistent format, usually supplied as a CSV file. It contains records for almost 700 startup companies. Specific metrics regarding the total file size or exact row count beyond the approximate total are not specified. This is historical data and is not expected to be updated in the future.
Usage
Ideal applications include economic research into venture capital investment trends, analysis of successful tech startup attributes, finance modelling based on funding rounds, and studying founder demographics or industry categories prevalent within the Y Combinator portfolio. It is also suitable for market analysis related to high-growth tech firms.
Coverage
The dataset covers startup companies incubated by Y Combinator during the period 2005 to 2014. The geographic coverage focuses primarily on US-based headquarters, with specific locations detailed, such as San Francisco, New York City, and various cities in California.
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Who Can Use It
- Economists and Financial Analysts: To model investment success and funding correlations.
- Market Researchers: To study industry category distribution (e.g., E-Commerce, SaaS, Curated Web).
- Entrepreneurs and Founders: To benchmark company status, funding stages, and founding teams.
- Data Scientists: For training models that predict startup outcomes (Operational status vs. Exit status).
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Y Combinator Funded Tech Startups (2005-2014)
- YC Startup Portfolio Data
- Venture Capital Backed Companies Database
- Historical YC Company Metrics
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Original Data Source: YC Startup Portfolio Data
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