The Idea Manifold
6,850 companies across 6 programs, projected into one map of idea-space. Colored dots mark where the elite accelerators concentrate vs. the broad YC base.
a16z Speedruna16zAI GrantSPCNeodot size = # companies
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Hover a region to see who occupies that part of idea-space. Colored dots mark where the elite programs (a16z, AI Grant, SPC, Neo) cluster on the manifold.
Failure rate = share of a region’s companies from batches ≤ 2021 (resolved outcomes) now Inactive. Sparse cells are de-emphasized. Click any example to open its profile.