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Accelerator gap map

All 6 programs in one embedding space — what each funds that the others don’t, by theme and by company.

Y Combinator vs. all others

overlap 51% / 55% · 897 non-YC companies

YC leans into (vs. all others)

YCOthers
Home and Personal
2/0%
Retail
2/1%
Fintech
11/9%
Healthcare
11/10%
Payments
2/1%
Operations
2/1%

The other programs lean into (vs. YC)

OthersYC
B2B
79/51%
Consumer
30/15%
Engineering, Product and Design
20/10%
Gaming
8/1%
Infrastructure
9/5%
Industrials
9/7%
Productivity
6/4%
Show the distinctive companies ↓
In YC, not in any other program
  1. The Supplant Company

    A brand-new blend of sugars – made from plant fiber!

    31%
  2. No Lean Season

    A bus ticket out of poverty

    33%
  3. ACLU

    Defender of rights and liberties

    34%
  4. Leon & George

    Buying and owning indoor potted plants made easy.

    34%
  5. Immunity Project

    The free HIV vaccine.

    36%
  6. Drive Pulse

    Device tracks & monitors your car

    36%
  7. Krave Mart

    Grocery Delivery in Pakistan

    36%
  8. Ohm

    Never jump start your car again.

    36%
  9. VenoStent

    Absorbable wrap for blood vessels

    36%
  10. Cinder

    The World’s First Countertop Precision Grill – using two ceramic…

    36%
  11. Shiok Meats

    Shiok Meats is a cell-based clean shrimp company, the first of its…

    36%
  12. jEugene

    jEugene highlights undefined terms and unused definitions in legal…

    36%
In the other programs, not in YC
  1. CrosbyNeo
    27%
  2. Yuppa16z (portfolio)
    27%
  3. Konga16z (portfolio)
    28%
  4. AsokaNeo
    28%
  5. Improbablea16z (portfolio)
    28%
  6. Journeraa16z (portfolio)
    28%
  7. Samsaraa16z (portfolio)
    29%
  8. Tlona16z (portfolio)
    29%
  9. Honora16z (portfolio)
    29%
  10. Knoa16z (portfolio)
    30%
  11. Tenfolda16z (portfolio)
    30%
  12. Cazenaa16z (portfolio)
    30%

Overlap matrix

Y Combinatora16z Speedruna16z (portfolio)AI GrantSouth Park CommonsNeo
Y Combinator (5953)
—
50
39
41
47
46
a16z Speedrun (235)
60
—
43
46
49
48
a16z (portfolio) (164)
44
34
—
31
34
39
AI Grant (70)
56
48
45
—
50
51
South Park Commons (165)
58
48
40
43
—
47
Neo (263)
54
44
41
43
45
—

Row → column: median similarity of the row program’s companies to their nearest in the column program. Higher = more overlap.

Compare any two

AY Combinatora16z Speedruna16z (portfolio)AI GrantSouth Park CommonsNeo
BY Combinatora16z Speedruna16z (portfolio)AI GrantSouth Park CommonsNeo

a16z (portfolio) leans into (vs. South Park Commons)

a16z (portfolio)South Park Commons
Consumer
36/19%
Healthcare
15/11%
Social
6/2%
Therapeutics
3/1%
Apparel and Cosmetics
2/0%
Industrials
9/7%
Education
2/1%

South Park Commons leans into (vs. a16z (portfolio))

South Park Commonsa16z (portfolio)
Healthcare IT
7/0%
B2B
81/76%
Finance and Accounting
5/0%
Security
6/3%
Sales
3/1%
Engineering, Product and Design
22/20%
Fintech
12/10%
In a16z (portfolio), not South Park Commons
  1. Journera
    22%
  2. Yupp
    22%
  3. Asana
    23%
  4. Rabbit
    23%
  5. Golden
    23%
  6. Kong
    24%
  7. Cazena
    24%
  8. Imgur
    24%
  9. Honor
    24%
  10. Tlon
    24%
  11. Reflektive
    25%
  12. Fanatics
    25%
In South Park Commons, not a16z (portfolio)
  1. Noto

    Noto is a modern business management solution for tutoring, music, and art centers that simplifies a

    30%
  2. Sparrow

    Sparrow offers an end-to-end leave management solution that automates and simplifies employee leave

    30%
  3. Surfboard

    Surfboard delivers modern governance SaaS, empowering founders and teams to simplify decision-making

    30%
  4. System2

    System2 collaborates with elite fitness influencers to boost digital impact and spread accessible, e

    30%
  5. Cure.Fit

    Curefit is an integrated health and fitness platform that offers online and offline experiences in f

    31%
  6. MoneyView

    MoneyView offers personalized financial products—from loans and FD Select to Smart Pay and Credit Tr

    31%
  7. Kay

    Kay streamlines repetitive back-office workflows with enterprise-grade solutions, fine-tuning automa

    31%
  8. SideChat

    Find your community

    31%
  9. Corveris

    Corveris is building the modern infrastructure for crime reporting. From intake to case closure, we'

    31%
  10. Rooted

    Rooted is unlocking the full potential of agricultural land by enabling regenerative practices.

    31%
  11. Pilot

    Pilot offers reliable accounting, CFO, and tax services to startups and small businesses, partnering

    32%
  12. Rhythm

    Building a new CPAP machine to cure sleep apnea once and for all.

    32%