Question 1

How do I find y combinator-backed startups leads in California?

Accepted Answer

Vibe Prospecting matches y combinator-backed startups companies with people working in California against 150M+ company records, then returns verified contacts (owners, managers, and decision-makers) with name, title, company, location, and email, phone, or LinkedIn profile.

Question 2

How many y combinator-backed startups leads are available in California?

Accepted Answer

Vibe Prospecting currently has 874 y combinator-backed startups contacts on file in California. The sample below shows 20 of them; the full list is available after signup.

Question 3

Is the contact data verified?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Contacts are matched and enriched from Explorium’s underlying B2B dataset, which covers 800M+ contacts and is refreshed continuously. Each contact is tied to a named company classified under this industry and cross-checked against that company’s verified location.

Question 4

How is "Y Combinator-Backed Startups" defined?

Accepted Answer

Companies are classified as y combinator-backed startups based on their Explorium business category and firmographic profile, not self-reported directory listings. This ensures the list reflects actual operating businesses rather than aggregator or marketplace entries.

Question 5

Can Claude or ChatGPT search for y combinator-backed startups leads in California directly?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Vibe Prospecting connector for Claude (https://claude.ai/directory/connectors/vibe-prospecting) and for ChatGPT (https://chatgpt.com/apps/vibeprospecting/asdk_app_6947c583d8308191844af6213ceabe16) gives either assistant live, unmasked access to this dataset, filterable by industry, location, headcount, revenue, and title, instead of relying on this page's masked sample.

Name	Title	Company	Location	Email	Phone	LinkedIn
Garry Tan	President & Chief Executive Officer	Y Combinator	San Francisco, CA	g***@ycombinator.com		Profile
Adil Syed	Senior Vice President Global & Chief Executive Officer of Rippling Payments Ireland . Previous Chief Financial Officer of Rippling	Rippling	San Francisco, CA	a***@rippling.com	(951) ***-7132	Profile
Ankit Jain	Partner	Xoogler	San Francisco, CA	a***@xoogler.co	(415) ***-1731	Profile
Brian Balfour	Founder / Chief Executive Officer	Reforge	San Francisco, CA	b***@reforge.com	(617) ***-1691	Profile
Sabiha Viswanathan	Chief of Staff	Cursor	Menlo Park, CA	s***@cursor.com	(650) ***-7360	Profile
Karlie Valine	Chief Marketing Officer	Startup Grind	Palo Alto, CA	k***@startupgrind.com	(951) ***-8203	Profile
Ezra Olubi	Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer	Paystack	San Francisco, CA	e***@paystack.com	(650) ***-3147	Profile
Sriharsha Guduguntla	Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer	Hyperbound	San Francisco, CA	s***@hyperbound.ai	(408) ***-4779	Profile
Nicolas Silberstein Camara	Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder	Firecrawl	San Francisco, CA	n***@firecrawl.dev	(202) ***-8190	Profile
Doug Lorenzen	Chief Financial Officer	Ae Studio	Los Angeles, CA	d***@ae.studio	(949) ***-3390	Profile
Yash M. Patel	Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer	Legion Health	San Francisco, CA	y***@legion.health	(908) ***-8612	Profile
Jarren Reid	Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder	Usul	San Francisco, CA	j***@usul.com	(703) ***-9440	Profile
Jake Villarreal	Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer	Match Relevant	Laguna Beach, CA	j***@matchrelevant.com	(619) ***-3328	Profile
Jill Tanner	Chief Experience Officer	Invision	Walnut Creek, CA	j***@iv.com	(510) ***-7152	Profile
Atyab Bhatti	Chief Executive Officer & Cofounder	Skylink	San Francisco, CA	a***@skylink.ru	(787) ***-5403	Profile
Paril Jain	Founder and Chief Technology Officer	The Bot	San Francisco, CA	p***@bot.co	(732) ***-5433	Profile
Yash Dulla	Founder & Chief Executive Officer	Ergo	San Francisco, CA	y***@ergo.de	(847) ***-5314	Profile
Andrew Churchill	Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer	Weave	San Francisco, CA	a***@workweave.dev	(617) ***-0053	Profile
Gabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye	Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer	Openlayer	San Francisco, CA	g***@openlayer.com	(412) ***-0696	Profile
Erica Lockheimer	Chief Executive Officer \| Founder \| Podcast Host \| Community Builder	Humanizeher	Morgan Hill, CA	e***@humanizeher.com	(408) ***-1787	Profile

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