Find the startup idea for YOU based on current investment patterns.
PlatoSeed maps every YC company and surfaces the ones most relevant to you — so you can draw inspiration from what's working and build in the whitespace, instead of competing with ideas that already exist.
“Competition is for losers.” — Peter Thiel
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Map the landscape
Every YC company, structured — by outcome, batch, industry, team size and pivot history, with AI market intel layered on top.
Match to you
Tell us your background and goals (or import your LinkedIn / résumé). AI scores which startups and spaces actually fit you, and explains why.
Make something new
Generate novel variant ideas drawn from the most recent YC themes — each rated on moat, competition and timing.
Everything to find your next move
The structured YC corpus most idea tools don't have — plus AI on top of it.
A living map of YC
Browse every company by outcome, batch, industry, team size and pivot history — with fast faceted filters.
AI market intel
Fine-grained subcategories, business models, and competitive whitespace inferred for every company.
Matched to you
Set up a profile (or import your LinkedIn / résumé) and get AI-scored startups that fit your background and goals.
Idea Lab
Generate new variant startup ideas inspired by YC — rated on moat, competition, timing and more, tailored to you.
Ask anything
A chat assistant grounded in the whole corpus — semantic search over 5,948 companies, with sources.
Pivots & outcomes
See who renamed/pivoted, who got acquired, and who went public — the realized outcomes, not just the pitch.
Find startups that fit you
Tell us your background and goals — we'll surface the YC companies (and ideas) that match, scored and explained.