Map of 5000 YC Startups
2D embedding visualization makes browsing 5000 YC companies genuinely explorable.

Map-first directory with one-click, accountless submissions and industry‑colored pins makes it trivial to pin a company and spot local clusters. It uses MapLibre/OpenMapTiles (nice open-stack choice), but the long-term value hinges on search/filters and lightweight moderation or metadata — otherwise the map risks becoming noisy as it scales.
Founders, investors, ecosystem researchers, community organizers
Pins are color-coded by industry, so you can visually see clusters forming (e.g. fintech in London, deeptech in Berlin, AI across Southeast Asia).
It’s intentionally map-first rather than search-first. The goal is to make the global startup ecosystem visible, not curated.
I’d especially appreciate feedback on:
Whether the submission flow feels frictionless
Whether the map becomes noisy or valuable as it scales
What would make you come back to explore it again
2D embedding visualization makes browsing 5000 YC companies genuinely explorable.
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Useful analysis but it's a report, not a tool you can build on.
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