TheHub.io Scraper: Nordic Startups & Investors Database

What does the TheHub.io Scraper do?

The TheHub.io Scraper is a high-performance data extraction tool designed for the leading Nordic startup ecosystem. It provides deep access to over 10,000+ startups and 1,100+ investors across the entire Nordic region.

This Actor captures the full depth of the platform, including nested metadata, development stages, and impact goals, providing a rich JSON dataset ready for integration into your own applications, databases, or research workflows.

Key Features

• Dual-Mode Extraction: Toggle seamlessly between collecting Startups or Investors.
• Comprehensive Nordic Coverage: Full access to companies in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
• Granular Filtering: Replicates the platform's advanced search logic, including:
  • Startups: Number of employees, funding status (looking/not looking), and SDG impact goals.
  • Investors: Investor types (VC, Angel, Family Office, etc.) and specific investment ticket ranges.
• Deep Metadata: Extracts social media links, website URLs, founder/key people information, and detailed company descriptions.

Why scrape TheHub.io?

TheHub is the primary hub for Nordic innovation. This tool is built for professionals who need high-quality business intelligence in 2026 for:

• Venture Capital & Private Equity: Identify emerging startups based on maturity stage and funding needs.
• Sales & Lead Generation: Build high-intent prospect lists within specific tech verticals.
• Impact Investing: Filter the ecosystem by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to find mission-driven companies.
• Recruitment & HR: Map out the hiring landscape by monitoring team sizes and growth trends.

How to use the Scraper

1. Click "Try for free": Sign up for an Apify account.
2. Choose Scrape Mode: Select either Startups or Investors.
3. Configure Filters:
   • Industries & Stage: Choose from over 30 sectors and 4 maturity levels.
   • Region: Select specific Nordic countries using the full country names in the UI.
   • Mode-Specific Filters: Set your employee count for startups or ticket sizes for investors.
4. Click Run: The scraper efficiently crawls the platform to gather normalized data.
5. Download Data: Get your results in JSON, or export to CSV/Excel via the Apify Dataset tab.

Input Parameters

The TheHub.io Scraper uses a structured input to target specific data. The parameters are organized below by their function:

1. Core Settings

These define the basic behavior of the scraper for every run.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description	Allowed JSON Values
Scrape Mode (mode)	String	startups	Required. Main scrape logic.	"startups", "investors"
Max Results (max_results)	Integer	100	Required. Total items to scrape.	1 to 99999

2. Startup Filters

These parameters apply only when mode is set to startups.

Parameter	Type	Description	Allowed JSON Values (Array Items)
Startup Countries (startup_countries)	Array	Filter by Nordic countries.	"Denmark", "Finland", "Iceland", "Norway", "Sweden"
Industries (startup_industries)	Array	Business sectors.	"advertising", "agriculture", "blockchain", "consumer_goods", "education", "green_tech", "fashion", "fintech", "food", "gaming", "healthcare", "hospitality", "it_software", "iot", "jobs", "legal", "manufacturing", "maritime", "marketplace", "entertainment", "music", "retail", "robotics", "saas", "sales", "science", "service", "sports", "telecommunications", "travel"
Development Stage (startup_stage)	Array	Maturity levels.	"idea", "prototype", "go_to_market", "growth"
Number of Employees (number_of_employees)	Array	Filter by team size.	"employees_1_10", "employees_11_50", "employees_51_100", "employees_101_200", "employees_200_or_more"
Funding Status (funding)	Array	Investment status.	"looking", "not_looking"
Impact Goals (sustainable_development_goals)	Array	Filter by UN SDGs.	"no_poverty", "zero_hunger", "good_health", "quality_education", "gender_equality", "clean_water", "clean_energy", "economic_growth", "industry", "reduced_inequalities", "sustainable_cities", "responsible_consumption", "climate_action", "life_below_water", "life_on_land", "peace", "partnerships"

3. Investor Filters

These parameters apply only when mode is set to investors.

Parameter	Type	Description	Allowed JSON Values (Array Items)
Target Regions (investor_countries)	Array	Investor's preferred regions.	"Denmark", "Finland", "Iceland", "Norway", "Sweden", "Other_Europe"
Investment Industries (investor_industries)	Array	Targeted sectors.	"advertising", "agriculture", "blockchain", "consumer_goods", "education", "green_tech", "fashion", "fintech", "food", "gaming", "healthcare", "hospitality", "it_software", "iot", "jobs", "legal", "manufacturing", "maritime", "marketplace", "entertainment", "music", "retail", "robotics", "saas", "sales", "science", "service", "sports", "telecommunications", "travel"
Investment Stage (investor_stage)	Array	Stages they fund.	"idea", "prototype", "go_to_market", "growth"
Investor Type (investor_type)	Array	Entity type.	"accelerators", "angel", "angels", "applied_research", "bank", "crowdfunding", "public_funding", "ventures", "private", "family_office", "startup_studio"
Investment Ranges (investment_ranges)	Array	Typical ticket size.	"range_under_25k", "range_25k_50k", "range_50k_100k", "range_100k_500k", "range_500k_1m", "range_1m_5m", "range_over_5m"

Input and Output Examples

1. Example Input to get all Startups from the website (10000+)

{
  "mode": "startups",
  "max_results": 999999
}

2. Advanced Startup Example Input

{
	"funding": [
		"not_looking"
	],
	"max_results": 1,
	"mode": "startups",
	"number_of_employees": [
		"employees_1_10"
	],
	"startup_countries": [
		"Denmark"
	],
	"startup_industries": [
		"saas"
	],
	"startup_stage": [
		"growth"
	]
}

Output in this case woude be like this:

As max_results is 1 in this case, one result will be returned. However, it could be more than one.

[
  {
	"name": "ProfitMetrics.io",
	"logo_url": "https://thehub-io.imgix.net/files/s3/20250211221657-7fab0fa26241e444d266170b686e60c5.png?fit=crop&w=300&h=300&auto=format&q=60",
	"description": "ProfitMetrics empowers the daily work in e-commerce through real-time profit overview and laserfocus on the profitability of orders, ads, campaigns and channels. By calculating and sending profit data to the preferred marketing platforms, one can make profitable decisions and harvest the full potential of automated profit-bidding - a feature proven to  cut up to 10-20% of marketing costs without profit loss. ProfitMetrics works with the  existing setup and makes it easy for any organisation to adopt profit, as the primary KPI. It requires a minimal effort to implement ProfitMetrics and stops all the money-wasting activities.",
	"url": "https://thehub.io/startups/profitmetricsio",
	"location": "Denmark",
	"website": "https://profitmetrics.io/",
	"founded": "2019",
	"employees": "1-10",
	"industries": "SaaS, Service, Retail, Advertising, Sales & Marketing",
	"business_model": "B2B",
	"funding_state": "Series A",
	"benefits": [
	  "Remote work allowed",
	  "Near public transit",
	  "Central office",
	  "Work life balance",
	  "Paid holiday"
	],
	"team": [
	  {
		"name": "Frederik Boysen",
		"position": "Founder, CEO",
		"linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederik-boysen-607ab444/",
		"image": "https://thehub-io.imgix.net/files/s3/20200915201921-cae6275d54c45e28a937b40031b336cf.jpeg?fit=crop&w=300&h=300&auto=format&q=60"
	  }
	],
	"key_figures": {},
	"open_positions": [
	  {
		"title": "Technical Support Specialist – Tracking & E-commerce (Remote, EU)",
		"location": "Remote",
		"job_types": [
		  "Full-time"
		],
		"url": "https://thehub.io/jobs/69a021c1077aaa15bac5f263"
	  },
	  {
		"title": "Technical Customer Integration Specialist English and German",
		"location": "Remote",
		"job_types": [
		  "Full-time"
		],
		"url": "https://thehub.io/jobs/6983437fa0d76b4b34e6d108"
	  }
	],
	"startup_images": [
	  "https://thehub-io.imgix.net/files/s3/20250716104905-c44a6b9b925cea8621eca18f50e7603e.jpeg?w=1600&h=900"
	],
	"investors": [],
	"sustainable_development_goals": [],
	"scraped_at": "2026-03-12T17:48:51.166064"
  }
]

3. Example Input to get all Investors from the website (1100+)

"To retrieve all investors, leave the country filter blank (defaults to all regions)."

{
	"max_results": 9999,
	"mode": "investors"
}

4. Advanced Investors Example Input

{
	"investment_ranges": [
		"range_under_25k"
	],
	"investor_countries": [
		"Denmark"
	],
	"investor_industries": [
		"advertising"
	],
	"investor_stage": [
		"idea"
	],
	"investor_type": [
		"accelerators"
	],
	"max_results": 1,
	"mode": "investors"
}

Output in this case woude be like this:

[
  {
	"name": "uBIT",
	"logo_url": "https://thehub-io.imgix.net/files/s3/20200323110502-92c2b95bac75894a13523bd138ccf3ff.png?fit=crop&w=300&h=300&auto=format&q=60",
	"description": "uBIT builds the tech startups of the future and offers software development, project management, interim CTO, UX / UI design. With the focus of three different verticals - consultancy, in-house projects and equity. We invest in tech startups though our equity fund. This enables us to to work outside the box and assist entrepreneurs in their journey of creating exciting companies.",
	"url": "https://thehub.io/funding/ubit",
	"type": "Accelerator / Incubator",
	"website": "http://www.ubit.nu",
	"investments_info": {
	  "invest_in": [
		"Idea",
		"Product or prototype",
		"Go to market",
		"Growth and expansion"
	  ],
	  "investment_ranges": [
		"€ < 25K",
		"€ 25 - 50K"
	  ],
	  "primary_markets": [
		"Consumer",
		"Companies",
		"Marketplace",
		"Government"
	  ],
	  "investing_in_countries": [
		"Denmark",
		"Finland",
		"Norway",
		"Sweden"
	  ]
	},
	"focus_areas": [
	  "Consumer Goods",
	  "Education",
	  "Energy & Greentech",
	  "Media & Entertainment"
	],
	"investments": [],
	"key_people": [
	  {
		"name": "Joachim Rittfeldt Hofvenschiöld",
		"position": "Co-founder",
		"image_url": "https://thehub-io.imgix.net/files/s3/20200323124449-11a302c9b300680718c354d20928efe3.jpg?fit=crop&w=300&h=300&auto=format&q=60",
		"linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/hofven/"
	  },
	  {
		"name": "Ulrik  Börjesson",
		"position": "CEO and Co-founder",
		"image_url": "https://thehub-io.imgix.net/files/s3/20200323133708-62298b42710949c05628c21e5db9d9dd.png?fit=crop&w=300&h=300&auto=format&q=60",
		"linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulrikb1"
	  }
	],
	"sustainable_development_goals": [
	  "No Poverty",
	  "Zero Hunger",
	  "Good Health",
	  "Quality Education",
	  "Gender Equality",
	  "Clean Water",
	  "Clean Energy",
	  "Economic Growth",
	  "Industry Innovation"
	],
	"scraped_at": "2026-03-12T18:09:39.798041"
  }
]

💰 Pricing: Pay-Per-Event (PPE)

This Actor uses a transparent Pay-Per-Event pricing model. You only pay for the data you actually extract, making it the most cost-effective solution for both small-scale research and massive database exports.

• Price per 1,000 results: $25.00
• Price per single profile: $0.025

Cost Examples:

• 100 Targeted Leads: $2.50
• 1,000 Full Profiles: $25.00
• Full Investor Database (~1,000+): ~$25.00

🛠 Troubleshooting

• Zero Results: Verify that your filter combinations actually exist on the site (e.g., ensure you haven't selected conflicting industries and countries).
• Missing Data: Some companies do not provide full details (like LinkedIn or SDGs). The scraper will return the available data and skip missing fields.
• Large Scrapes: For scraping the entire database, increase your max_results and ensure your Apify account has sufficient compute units.

✉️ Feedback & Custom Work

I actively maintain this scraper to ensure compatibility with TheHub's latest updates. Your feedback helps make this tool better!

• Love the tool? If you are satisfied with the data and performance, please leave a 5-star review! It helps me continue maintaining and improving the actor.
• Technical Issues? If you encounter any bugs or data inconsistencies, please create an issue in the "Issues" tab on the Apify Console so I can track and fix it immediately.
• Customization: Need extra fields, a customized output format, or a completely different scraper? I am available for custom Actor development and open to business offers.

Contact me: bd.pascari@gmail.com