🚀 YCLead AI — Y Combinator Startups & Founder Outreach Scraper

The definitive lead intelligence scraper for Y Combinator startups. Extract over 6,200+ YC companies directly through official Algolia search index endpoints with direct founder LinkedIn profiles, Twitter/X handles, team sizes, locations, and hiring roles.

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💼 The Business Opportunity: Why Scrape YC Startups?

Every Y Combinator startup receives $500,000+ in fresh seed capital upon joining a batch. The second a batch is announced, these founders are:

• Buying B2B SaaS & Dev Tools: Cloud infrastructure, APIs, CRM, logging, security, analytics.
• Hiring Fast: Sourcing engineering, product, and design leads to scale quickly.
• Contracting Agencies: Retaining UI/UX designers, growth marketing agencies, legal counsel, and recruiters.

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⚡ Technical Superiority

• Zero Browser Overhead: Hits YC's production Algolia index directly. Scrapes 100+ startups in ~3 seconds.
• 100% Authentic Live Data: Direct platform data from Y Combinator. Zero synthetic or fake fallbacks.
• Deep Founder Intelligence: Automatically resolves founder full names, roles, direct LinkedIn profiles, and Twitter/X handles.
• Open Roles & Jobs: Identifies companies actively hiring and extracts open positions.

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⚙️ Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
batch	select	ALL	Filter by batch (Winter 2026, Summer 2026, Summer 2024, Winter 2024, etc.).
status	select	Active	Filter by operational status (Active, Public, Acquired, Inactive).
industry	select	ALL	Filter by vertical (B2B, Fintech, Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence, etc.).
is_hiring_only	boolean	false	Only return companies actively hiring.
search_query	string	""	Search by keywords (e.g. agent, workflow, security).
enrich_founders	boolean	true	Extract founder LinkedIn/Twitter profiles and active job postings.
max_results	integer	30	Maximum companies to extract (up to 5,000).

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📊 Dataset Output Fields

• companyName: Official legal/brand name
• batch: YC cohort (e.g., Winter 2026, Summer 2024)
• status: Current status (Active, Public, Acquired)
• oneLiner: Official one-line pitch
• website: Company homepage URL
• teamSize: Current team headcount
• location: Headquarters city & country
• industry / subindustry: Target industry category
• founders: Array of founder profiles with names, titles, and bios
• founderLinkedIns: Direct founder LinkedIn URLs
• founderTwitters: Direct founder Twitter/X handles
• isHiring: Boolean indicator if currently hiring
• openJobs: List of open job positions with titles and locations
• companyLinkedIn, companyTwitter, companyGithub, companyCrunchbase: Official social handles
• ycUrl: Direct Y Combinator directory profile page
• isAuthenticLive: Verified authentic platform flag

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💰 Transparent Pay-Per-Event Pricing

• Actor Start: $0.001
• Per Enriched YC Startup: $0.003
• No hidden fees. 98% cheaper than competitors.