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FounderTrace

Chain of YC startups founded by its employees

foundertrace.com Data & Analytics / Market & Competitive Intelligence

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
5.6K
Down4.9%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Unknown
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
Abhilash Chowdhary
@thechowdhary· 2,717 followers
Launched
11mo ago
2025-12-29 · Est.

Traffic

Last 12 months
Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026
Events2 marketing moves

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on Show HN (39 pts · 14 comments)Launch

    Foundertrace – chain of YC startups founded by its employees — Inspired by PG’s tweet about a chain of 4 YC startups where the founder worked at a YC startup, I vibe coded and generated these genealogy…

    Jan 3 · 11mo agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Chain of YC startups founded by its employees

    Dec 29, 2025 · 11mo agoLaunch page

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Show HN
2026-01-03Source
Post excerpt:
Inspired by PG’s tweet about a chain of 4 YC startups where the founder worked at a YC startup, I vibe coded and generated these genealogy chains for all ~6k YC startups. And to make these trees easily accessible I packaged them into a hosted webapp. Few noteworthy YC startups which have had huge impact in YC ecosystem Airbnb - 83 YC startups spawned Stripe

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct39%
  • Organic Search32%
  • Referrals10%
  • Social6%
  • Other12%

Countries

  • United States57%
  • India22%
  • Germany19%
  • France2%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2025-12-25

KeywordMonthly volume
afterquery founders2,940
carlos georgescu2,880
y0 velocity | founder140
oma care yc110
noah friedman workhq90

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Pricing page not identified yet, or no public pricing listed.

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2025-12-29

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Minimal Monochrome (Dark canvas, dense density) featuring centered headline + input layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“YC Startup Genealogy”

Centered Headline + Input hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.

Conversion path: Centered Headline + Input + Product UI Screenshot / Component → Direct Input / Instant Try · Trust bar: User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score7.3 / 10
Typography
7.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
8.0
Craft & Polish
7.0
Distinctiveness
6.0

Structure

Fonts
Inter
Primary visual
Product UI Screenshot / Component
Social proof
User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Dark · Dense
Corners & depth
Medium Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome

Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #101012;
  --surface: #1c1b20;
  --foreground: #e8e7eb;
  --muted-foreground: #a5a2ad;
  --accent: #6548f5;
  --radius: 8px;
  --font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #101012 (~68%) · Surface #1C1B20 (~20%) · Text #E8E7EB (~6%) · Muted Text #A5A2AD (~4%) · Accent #6548F5 (~2%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Centered Headline + Input
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Dense
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA: Direct Input / Instant Try · Trust bar uses User Count, Rating, or Key Metrics
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Centered Prompt / Input, Metrics Strip, Bento Grid
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + Input hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and user count, rating, or key metrics.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Dark canvas, dense density) featuring centered headline + input layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.

## Avoid

- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does FounderTrace get?
Vaneform estimates 5.6K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source

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