Y Combinator Scraper — Companies, Founders, Jobs
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from $2.00 / 1,000 companies
Y Combinator startup directory data from ycombinator.com: company name, batch, status, stage, industry, region, tags, team size, website, location, hiring flag, founders, LinkedIn links and open jobs. Search by keyword, batch, industry, region or status. Pay per result, no login.
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