# Y Combinator Companies Scraper (`67-labs/yc-companies-scraper`) Actor

Get Y Combinator companies by batch, industry, status and region: name, one-liner, website, team size, hiring. CSV or Sheets.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/67-labs/yc-companies-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Mokksh Bhatt](https://apify.com/67-labs) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 result (one company)s

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Y Combinator Companies Scraper — every YC company by batch, industry, status and region

Get the public Y Combinator startup directory as a clean table: company name, one-liner, full description, website, batch, status, team size, industries, tags, regions, location, stage, whether it is hiring, and its YC page. Filter by batch (`W25`, `Summer 2024`), industry, status, region, team size, hiring, or a search text. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel or Google Sheets. It reads the directory through the same search service that the directory's own page uses, so it is fast and returns the whole list, more than 6,000 companies.

**Who uses this:** investors and analysts mapping startups, sales teams building lead lists of new companies, recruiters finding startups that are hiring, founders researching competitors, journalists and researchers, AI agents that need current startup data.

### What you get per company

| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| `id`, `name`, `slug`, `ycUrl` | The company and its page on the YC directory |
| `oneLiner`, `description` | The short line and the long description |
| `website` | The company's website |
| `batch`, `launchedAt` | The YC batch (for example `Winter 2025`) and the date the company was added |
| `status` | `Active`, `Inactive`, `Acquired` or `Public` |
| `teamSize` | Number of people the company reports |
| `industry`, `subIndustry`, `industries`, `tags` | Industry, its sub-industry, all industries and tags |
| `regions`, `location` | Regions the company belongs to, and its location |
| `stage` | Company stage, for example `Growth` |
| `isHiring`, `topCompany`, `nonprofit` | Flags from the directory |
| `logoUrl`, `scrapedAt` | Small logo, and when the row was collected |

### Price

**$0.01 per run + $2 per 1,000 companies.** That is two pay-per-event charges: `actor-start` ($0.01) once per run and `result` ($0.002) per company. No compute fees on top. The free Apify plan ($5 per month credit) covers about 2,400 companies a month at no cost. A run that the directory does not answer is not charged.

### How to use

1. Open the Input tab. Pick **Batches** (or leave empty for all), and any other filters: **Industries**, **Regions**, **Status**, **Hiring only**, **Team size**, or a **Search text**.
2. Set **Max companies**. This is also your cost cap.
3. Click Start. When it is done, open the Output tab and export the table as CSV, JSON or Excel, or send it to Google Sheets with Apify's Google Sheets integration.

Batches can be written short: `W24` is Winter 2024, `S23` is Summer 2023, `F25` is Fall 2025, `X25` is Spring 2025. If you type an industry, region or status that the directory does not have, the run stops at once and shows the valid names, so a typo never costs you anything.

### Input examples

The whole Winter 2025 batch:

```json
{ "batches": ["W25"], "maxResults": 300 }
```

Fintech companies in India that are hiring and have at least 10 people:

```json
{
    "industries": ["Fintech"],
    "regions": ["India"],
    "statuses": ["Active"],
    "isHiring": true,
    "teamSizeMin": 10,
    "maxResults": 100
}
```

Companies that match a search text, for example AI agents:

```json
{ "query": "AI agents", "maxResults": 1000 }
```

### Output example

```json
{
    "id": "531",
    "name": "DoorDash",
    "slug": "doordash",
    "ycUrl": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/doordash",
    "oneLiner": "Restaurant delivery.",
    "description": "Founded in 2013, DoorDash is a San Francisco-based technology company passionate about transforming local businesses and ...",
    "website": "http://doordash.com",
    "batch": "Summer 2013",
    "status": "Public",
    "teamSize": 8600,
    "industry": "Consumer",
    "subIndustry": "Consumer -> Food and Beverage",
    "industries": ["Consumer", "Food and Beverage"],
    "tags": ["Marketplace", "E-commerce"],
    "regions": ["United States of America", "America / Canada"],
    "location": "San Francisco, CA, USA",
    "stage": "Growth",
    "isHiring": true,
    "topCompany": true,
    "nonprofit": false,
    "launchedAt": "2013-05-02",
    "logoUrl": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/d13287c52acc96909f32342e85c26a33cfdac310.png",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-26T10:00:00.000Z"
}
```

The description is shortened in this example.

### Limits

- Only what the public YC directory shows. No contact e-mails, no founder details, no funding amounts. The directory does not list them.
- The directory search returns 1,000 results per search. The actor gets around this by reading one batch at a time, newest first, so a run of any size is complete.
- With several filters the order is: newest batch first, and within a batch the directory's own order.
- `teamSize` and `stage` are what the company reported to YC and can be out of date.
- If the directory changes how its page works, the run stops with a clear message and is not charged for the companies. Open an issue and it will be fixed.

### FAQ

**Can I get a list of every batch's new companies each season?** Yes. Run the actor with the newest batch, for example `S26`, or schedule it and compare `id` values between runs.

**Can I find companies that are hiring?** Yes. Turn on **Hiring only**.

**Where does the data come from?** From the public Y Combinator startup directory at ycombinator.com/companies. The actor uses the same search service that the page uses for every visitor.

**Can an AI agent use it?** Yes. It works through Apify's API and MCP server. Give it filters and a `maxResults` limit.

**Something is wrong. What now?** Open an issue on the Issues tab with the input you used. Field requests are welcome.

### Changelog

- **0.1** First release: filters by batch, industry, status, region, team size, hiring and text; complete lists of any size; pay per event.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Words to search in company names, descriptions and tags, for example payments or AI agents.

## `batches` (type: `array`):

YC batches, for example Winter 2024 or the short form W24 (W winter, S summer, F fall, X spring). Leave empty for all batches.

## `statuses` (type: `array`):

Active, Inactive, Acquired or Public. Leave empty for all.

## `industries` (type: `array`):

For example B2B, Consumer, Healthcare, Fintech, Industrials, Infrastructure, Education, Real Estate and Construction. The run stops with the list of valid names if one does not exist.

## `regions` (type: `array`):

For example United States of America, India, Europe, United Kingdom, Remote. The run stops with the list of valid names if one does not exist.

## `isHiring` (type: `boolean`):

Only companies that are hiring on the directory. Leave unchecked for all companies.

## `teamSizeMin` (type: `integer`):

Only companies with at least this many people.

## `teamSizeMax` (type: `integer`):

Only companies with at most this many people.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many companies. You pay per company, so this is also your cost cap. The directory has about 6,000.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Leave off. The directory is open.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "batches": [
    "W25",
    "Summer 2024",
    "S23"
  ],
  "maxResults": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `companies` (type: `string`):

One row per company: name, one-liner, description, website, batch, status, team size, industries, regions, hiring.

## `companiesCsv` (type: `string`):

Same rows as CSV for Google Sheets or Excel.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "batches": [
        "W25"
    ],
    "maxResults": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("67-labs/yc-companies-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "batches": ["W25"],
    "maxResults": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("67-labs/yc-companies-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "batches": [
    "W25"
  ],
  "maxResults": 20
}' |
apify call 67-labs/yc-companies-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,67-labs/yc-companies-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/AHtIT4zDe6hFcafgb/builds/NcitRXt9SpqKqcJp6/openapi.json