TinySeed Portfolio Scraper

Extract structured TinySeed portfolio company data from the public TinySeed portfolio page.

The actor is built for startup lead generation, accelerator research, SaaS market mapping, investor monitoring, agency prospecting, and enrichment pipelines that need a clean list of TinySeed-backed companies.

What does TinySeed Portfolio Scraper do?

TinySeed Portfolio Scraper reads the public TinySeed portfolio page and saves each visible company card as a dataset item.

It captures company names, company websites, cohort names, locations, categories, descriptions, logo URLs, source URLs, and timestamps.

Use it when you need a repeatable dataset instead of manually copying TinySeed portfolio cards into a spreadsheet.

Who is it for?

• 🌱 Startup researchers building lists of bootstrapped SaaS companies.
• 💼 Agencies looking for funded SaaS prospects.
• 📈 Investors monitoring accelerator-backed companies.
• 🧩 Data teams enriching CRM records with cohort and category context.
• 📰 Analysts tracking TinySeed portfolio growth over time.

Why use this actor?

Manual portfolio research is slow and inconsistent.

This actor gives you a normalized dataset that is easy to export to CSV, JSON, Excel, Google Sheets, Airtable, or your CRM.

It runs with simple HTTP requests, so it is fast and low cost.

Data extracted

Field	Description
name	Portfolio company name
companyUrl	Company website linked from TinySeed
cohort	TinySeed cohort heading near the company card
location	Location shown on the card
categories	Public category or status tags
description	Short company description from the portfolio card
logoUrl	Logo image URL
imageAlt	Logo alt text when available
sourceUrl	TinySeed page used for the scrape
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp for the run

How much does it cost to scrape TinySeed portfolio companies?

The actor uses pay-per-event pricing.

There is a small run start event and a per-result event for every saved portfolio company.

A typical scrape of the public portfolio page is inexpensive because the page is available in HTML and does not require browser automation.

Quick start

1. Open the actor on Apify.
2. Keep the default TinySeed portfolio URL.
3. Optionally add one or more cohort filters.
4. Set the maximum number of companies.
5. Run the actor.
6. Export the dataset.

Input

{
  "startUrl": "https://tinyseed.com/portfolio/",
  "cohorts": ["Fall 2025"],
  "maxItems": 20
}

Input fields

startUrl

The TinySeed portfolio page to scrape.

Use the default unless TinySeed moves the portfolio.

cohorts

Optional list of cohort name fragments.

Examples:

• Fall 2025
• Spring 2025
• Spring 2024 Americas
• Fall 2024 EMEA

Leave empty to include all visible cohorts.

maxItems

Maximum number of company records to save.

Use a low number for a sample run and a higher number for a full export.

Output example

{
  "name": "Example SaaS",
  "companyUrl": "https://example.com/",
  "cohort": "Fall 2025",
  "location": "Austin, United States",
  "categories": ["SaaS"],
  "description": "Example SaaS helps teams automate workflows.",
  "logoUrl": "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/.../logo.png",
  "imageAlt": "Example SaaS",
  "sourceUrl": "https://tinyseed.com/portfolio/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-28T08:00:00.000Z"
}

Tips for better results

• 🌱 Use no cohort filter for a complete public portfolio export.
• 🔎 Use cohort filters when you only need recent batches.
• 📉 Keep maxItems low when testing integrations.
• 🧹 Deduplicate by companyUrl in downstream systems if combining historical runs.

Common use cases

• Build a TinySeed company lead list.
• Track newly added portfolio companies.
• Compare cohorts by category or location.
• Feed portfolio companies into enrichment tools.
• Monitor SaaS startup ecosystems.

Integrations

Send results to:

• Google Sheets for prospect review.
• Airtable for startup databases.
• HubSpot or Salesforce for outbound workflows.
• Snowflake, BigQuery, or PostgreSQL for analysis.
• Slack alerts for new cohort monitoring.

API usage

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('automation-lab/tinyseed-portfolio-scraper').call({
  startUrl: 'https://tinyseed.com/portfolio/',
  cohorts: ['Fall 2025'],
  maxItems: 20,
});
console.log(run.defaultDatasetId);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN')
run = client.actor('automation-lab/tinyseed-portfolio-scraper').call(run_input={
    'startUrl': 'https://tinyseed.com/portfolio/',
    'cohorts': ['Fall 2025'],
    'maxItems': 20,
})
print(run['defaultDatasetId'])

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automation-lab~tinyseed-portfolio-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"startUrl":"https://tinyseed.com/portfolio/","cohorts":["Fall 2025"],"maxItems":20}'

MCP usage

Use this actor from Apify MCP by enabling the actor-specific tool URL:

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/tinyseed-portfolio-scraper

Claude Code setup:

$claude mcp add apify-tinyseed https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/tinyseed-portfolio-scraper

Claude Desktop JSON configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify-tinyseed": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/tinyseed-portfolio-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example prompts:

• "Scrape the latest TinySeed cohort and summarize the companies by category."
• "Get TinySeed portfolio companies in EMEA cohorts and prepare a prospecting table."
• "Find TinySeed companies with developer-tools positioning."

Reliability notes

The actor uses the public HTML returned by TinySeed.

It does not log in, bypass access controls, or use a browser.

If TinySeed changes the Squarespace card layout, some fields may become unavailable until the actor is updated.

Legality

This actor extracts publicly available information from TinySeed's public portfolio page.

Always use the data responsibly, respect applicable laws, and follow the target site's terms and your own compliance requirements.

FAQ

Does this actor need a browser?

No. TinySeed returns portfolio cards in the initial HTML, so the actor uses fast HTTP scraping.

Can I scrape only one cohort?

Yes. Add a cohort filter such as Fall 2025 or Spring 2024 Americas.

Troubleshooting

Why did I get fewer companies than expected?

Check your cohorts filter and maxItems limit.

A filter like Fall 2025 only returns matching cohort cards.

Why are some categories empty?

TinySeed does not show category tags on every portfolio card.

The actor preserves empty arrays when no tags are visible.

Related scrapers

Other automation-lab actors that can complement this dataset:

• https://apify.com/automation-lab/ycombinator-scraper
• https://apify.com/automation-lab/betalist-startups-scraper
• https://apify.com/automation-lab/tiny-startups-scraper

Changelog

0.1

Initial release for public TinySeed portfolio company extraction.

Support

If you need a field that is visible on TinySeed but not included in the dataset, open an Apify issue with an example URL and expected field.

Dataset quality checklist

• Company names are strings.
• Website and logo fields are URLs when present.
• Cohort names are copied from TinySeed headings.
• Locations and categories are taken from the visible portfolio cards.
• scrapedAt records when the actor ran.

Advanced workflow

Run this actor on a schedule, store each dataset export, and compare company URLs across runs to detect new portfolio additions.

You can then send only new companies to Slack, HubSpot, Airtable, or an enrichment queue.

SEO keywords

TinySeed scraper, TinySeed portfolio scraper, TinySeed company data, TinySeed startup leads, accelerator portfolio scraper, SaaS startup scraper.