TL;DR: If you are replacing Pathrise, the closest options are Ello, Mentorcam, Careerist. The table below compares 12 alternatives on what they do, stage, size and status.
Every alternative below is compared on what it actually does, not just its category — so you can see which one genuinely replaces Pathrise (YC Summer 2017).
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The three closest alternatives to Pathrise are:
| Alternative | What it does | Stage | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ello | Building the world's first 1:1 AI teacher. | YC Winter 2020 | 45 | Active |
| Mentorcam | Mentorship from leaders of the world's best companies | YC Summer 2021 | 9 | Inactive |
| Careerist | Learning platform for job seekers with job applications automation | YC Summer 2021 | 100 | Active |
| Juno College of Technology | Juno is the university of the future. | YC Summer 2019 | 30 | Active |
| Bloom Institute of Technology | The online coding school that invests in you. | YC Summer 2017 | 50 | Active |
| Jovian | Online University for Tech Professionals | YC Summer 2021 | — | Active |
| Epsilon | AI Search Engine for Academic Research | YC Winter 2023 | 2 | Active |
| Py | Py is democratizing access to career opportunities in tech | YC Summer 2017 | 3 | Acquired |
| Clever | The platform that powers technology in the classroom. | YC Summer 2012 | 210 | Acquired |
| ExceptionALLY | Affordable expertise for special needs parenting. | YC Summer 2018 | 3 | Inactive |
| Foreword | A marketplace for live, online workshops for professionals | YC Summer 2020 | 2 | Inactive |
| Make School | Make School is redesigning college for the 21st century. Students… | YC Winter 2012 | 45 | Inactive |
It depends on your size. Ello is the closest match on what Pathrise actually does. If you need something more established, sort the table by team size — larger teams generally mean more support and a longer track record. If budget is the constraint, the earlier-batch companies are usually the ones still competing on price.
Pathrise is no longer listed as active, so anyone still relying on it should plan a migration to one of the alternatives above.
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and was matched to Pathrise on what it actually does — its own description of its product — rather than on a broad category label. Batch, team size and operating status come from the YC directory and are shown as-is. We do not rank by payment.
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