# Y Combinator Scraper: Startups, Founders & LinkedIn Leads (`beerkaydgn/yc-startups-founders-scraper`) Actor

🦊 Foxy the YC Scout! Extract Y Combinator startups, founder names, LinkedIn/X links, batches, and hiring flags with zero proxies.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/beerkaydgn/yc-startups-founders-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Berkay Barış Furkan Doğan](https://apify.com/beerkaydgn) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Jobs
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
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

## 🦊 Y Combinator Scraper: 6,300+ Startups, Founders, LinkedIn & X Leads

<p align="center">
  <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Tarikul-Islam-Anik/Animated-Fluent-Emojis/master/Emojis/Animals/Fox.png" width="110" alt="Cyber Fox Mascot" />
</p>

<p align="center">
  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Speed-1.8s_for_50_Startups-brightgreen?style=for-the-badge" alt="Speed" />
  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Proxy_Cost-$0.00_(Zero_Proxy)-blue?style=for-the-badge" alt="Zero Proxy" />
  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/B2B_Leads-Founders_+_LinkedIn_+_X-orange?style=for-the-badge" alt="B2B Leads" />
</p>

***

### 🚀 Why Choose This Y Combinator Scraper?

Stop paying $5–$10 per 1,000 rows for slow browser-based scrapers that burn your Apify Compute Units. **🦊 YC Founder Fox** connects directly to Y Combinator's structured data endpoints to extract **all 6,300+ YC companies** AND deeply enriches every startup with **individual Founder profiles (`Full Name`, `Title`, `Bio`, `LinkedIn URL`, `X/Twitter URL`)** in seconds.

| Feature | 🦊 Our YC Scraper | ❌ Typical Browser Scrapers |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Founder LinkedIn & X/Twitter URLs** | ✅ **Included automatically** | ❌ Often missing or extra cost |
| **Company Socials (LinkedIn, X, GitHub, Crunchbase)** | ✅ **Included** | ⚠️ Partial |
| **Proxy Requirement** | ✅ **None ($0 Proxy Cost)** | ❌ Requires Residential Proxies |
| **RAM Usage** | ✅ **256 MB (16x cheaper compute)** | ❌ 4,096 MB (Headless Chrome) |
| **Sorted by Newest Cohorts First (`W26`, `S25`, `W25`)** | ✅ **Yes** | ❌ Random order |

***

### 🎯 Top B2B Use Cases

1. **B2B Sales & Outbound Agencies:** Extract newly funded `W26` / `S25` AI & B2B startups and import their Founders' direct **LinkedIn & X/Twitter URLs** straight into **Clay, Apollo, HeyReach, Instantly, or HubSpot**.
2. **VC & Angel Deal Flow:** Track every new Y Combinator company by industry (`AI`, `Fintech`, `Developer Tools`, `Healthcare`, `Crypto`), team size, and location.
3. **Recruiting & Headhunting:** Toggle `isHiringOnly = true` to get an instant list of funded YC companies actively hiring engineers and GTM talent right now.

***

### 🛠️ Input Parameters Explained

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `batches` | `array` | Filter by YC batch codes (e.g. `["W26", "S25", "W25", "S24"]`). Leave empty for all batches (sorted newest first). |
| `industries` | `array` | Filter by industry/tag keywords (e.g. `["AI", "B2B", "SaaS", "Fintech"]`). |
| `status` | `string` | Filter by `Active`, `Public`, `Acquired`, or `All`. |
| `isHiringOnly` | `boolean` | Only extract startups that are actively hiring right now. |
| `deepEnrichFounders` | `boolean` | Fetches each startup's deep profile payload to extract founder LinkedIn, X/Twitter, titles, and bios. |
| `maxItems` | `integer` | Maximum number of startups to extract (up to `6,500`). |

***

### 📦 Sample Output JSON

```json
{
  "id": 30491,
  "slug": "stripe",
  "ycUrl": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stripe",
  "name": "Stripe",
  "batch": "S09",
  "status": "Active",
  "oneLiner": "Economic infrastructure for the internet.",
  "website": "https://stripe.com",
  "location": "San Francisco, CA, USA",
  "yearFounded": 2010,
  "teamSize": 7000,
  "isHiring": true,
  "companyLinkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/stripe",
  "companyTwitter": "https://twitter.com/stripe",
  "companyGithub": "https://github.com/stripe",
  "companyCrunchbase": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stripe",
  "primaryGroupPartner": "Paul Buchheit",
  "founderNames": ["Patrick Collison", "John Collison"],
  "founderLinkedIns": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickcollison/",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbcollison/"
  ],
  "founderTwitters": [
    "https://twitter.com/patrickc",
    "https://twitter.com/collision"
  ],
  "founders": [
    {
      "fullName": "Patrick Collison",
      "title": "Founder/CEO",
      "bio": "",
      "linkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickcollison/",
      "twitterUrl": "https://twitter.com/patrickc",
      "isActive": true
    }
  ],
  "industries": ["B2B", "Fintech", "Payments"]
}
```

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `batches` (type: `array`):

Filter by YC batch names or codes (e.g. 'W26', 'S25', 'W25', 'S24', 'W24', 'Winter 2025', 'Summer 2025'). Leave empty for all batches (sorted newest first).

## `industries` (type: `array`):

Filter by industry or tag keyword (e.g. 'AI', 'B2B', 'Fintech', 'SaaS', 'Developer Tools', 'Healthcare', 'Crypto'). Leave empty for all.

## `status` (type: `string`):

Filter by company status: 'Active', 'Public', 'Acquired', or 'All'.

## `isHiringOnly` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, only returns YC startups that are currently hiring.

## `deepEnrichFounders` (type: `boolean`):

Fetches each company's YC profile page payload to extract individual Founders (Full Name, Title, LinkedIn URL, X/Twitter URL, Bio) plus Company LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub & Crunchbase URLs.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of YC companies to extract.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "batches": [],
  "industries": [
    "AI",
    "B2B"
  ],
  "status": "Active",
  "isHiringOnly": false,
  "deepEnrichFounders": true,
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("beerkaydgn/yc-startups-founders-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("beerkaydgn/yc-startups-founders-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 '{}' |
apify call beerkaydgn/yc-startups-founders-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,beerkaydgn/yc-startups-founders-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/OvrtlSPFHbt6RHTo5/builds/jMIabZaa8iW2e4igK/openapi.json