# Trustmrr Founder Scraper (`actor_builder/trustmrr-founder-scraper`) Actor

Scrape TrustMRR founder profiles by X/Twitter handle: name, number of verified startups, total verified revenue, startup list and profile links.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/actor\_builder/trustmrr-founder-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Green Salad](https://apify.com/actor_builder) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Automation, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $9.00 / 1,000 results

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## TrustMRR Founder Details Scraper

Scrape founder profiles from [TrustMRR](https://trustmrr.com) by X/Twitter handle. For each founder you get the number of startups they've built, their **total verified revenue** across all of them, the list of those startups and their profile links.

TrustMRR revenue comes straight from each startup's payment provider (Stripe, LemonSqueezy, Polar and others), so the figures are verified, not self-reported.

### Input

| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `founderHandles` | yes | Founder X/Twitter handles, e.g. `marclou`. A leading `@` is fine. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | no | Apify Proxy is on by default. |

```json
{
  "founderHandles": ["marclou", "indexsy", "kensavage"]
}
```

Handles that don't exist on TrustMRR are skipped (and not charged).

### Output

One item per founder:

```json
{
  "xHandle": "kensavage",
  "founderName": "Ken Savage",
  "startupCount": 1,
  "totalRevenue": 1247790,
  "description": "Ken Savage (@kensavage) has built 1 verified startup generating $1,247,790 in total revenue. View all their startups and metrics.",
  "profileImage": "https://trustmrr.com/founder/kensavage/opengraph-image?7581600b8e195365",
  "twitterUrl": "https://x.com/kensavage",
  "startupSlugs": [
    "launch-club"
  ],
  "profileUrl": "https://trustmrr.com/founder/kensavage"
}
```

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `founderName` | Founder's display name on TrustMRR |
| `xHandle` | X/Twitter handle |
| `startupCount` | Number of verified startups |
| `totalRevenue` | Total verified revenue across all their startups (USD) |
| `startupSlugs` | TrustMRR slugs of their startups: `https://trustmrr.com/startup/<slug>` |
| `description` | TrustMRR's profile summary |
| `profileImage` | Profile card image URL |
| `twitterUrl` | Link to the founder's X profile |
| `profileUrl` | Link to the founder's TrustMRR profile |

Need MRR, customers or per-startup revenue? Feed `startupSlugs` into the **TrustMRR Startup Details Scraper**.

### Pricing

Pay per result: **$0.009 per founder profile**, plus a **$0.025 start fee** per run (at the default 512 MB memory). 100 founders cost $0.93.

### Use cases

- **Lead generation**: find founders with proven revenue and reach them on X
- **Investment & acquisition sourcing**: spot serial founders with multiple profitable products
- **Market research**: benchmark indie founders by portfolio size and revenue

### How it works

The scraper fetches each `https://trustmrr.com/founder/<handle>` page over plain HTTP (no browser) and reads the founder's stats from the page metadata.

### Support

Found a bug, need a new field or want a custom scraper? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab or email **<apifybuilder@gmail.com>**.

# Actor input Schema

## `founderHandles` (type: `array`):

Founder X/Twitter handles to scrape, e.g. marclou (a leading @ is fine).

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

Proxy servers to use for the scraper

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "founderHandles": [
    "marclou",
    "indexsy",
    "kensavage"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `founders` (type: `string`):

Founder profiles with startup count and total revenue.

# 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 = {
    "founderHandles": [
        "marclou",
        "indexsy",
        "kensavage"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("actor_builder/trustmrr-founder-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 = {
    "founderHandles": [
        "marclou",
        "indexsy",
        "kensavage",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("actor_builder/trustmrr-founder-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 '{
  "founderHandles": [
    "marclou",
    "indexsy",
    "kensavage"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call actor_builder/trustmrr-founder-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,actor_builder/trustmrr-founder-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/UcEfupD65zPu4TkRX/builds/1d12nzazmfabwXM72/openapi.json