Betalist Startup Scraper

Scrape BetaList to discover upcoming startup launches and early-stage products. Extract names, taglines, categories, websites, and launch dates from the startup community.

What does BetaList Startup Scraper do?

This actor scrapes BetaList.com to collect structured data about upcoming startup launches. It navigates category and topic pages to extract startup names, taglines, websites, launch dates, and category information. This is the ideal tool for investors scouting early-stage companies, founders researching competitors, or journalists covering the startup ecosystem looking for the next big thing before it hits mainstream media.

Features

• Scrape startups by category (AI, SaaS, developer tools, and more)
• Extract startup name, tagline, website URL, and launch date
• Filter by topics and market segments
• Configurable maximum number of startups to collect
• Automatic deduplication prevents duplicate entries
• Fallback data when the site is unavailable

How to use

1. Navigate to the actor page on Apify Console
2. Click "Start" to run with default settings (AI, SaaS, and developer-tools categories)
3. Customize the categories and maximum startup count in the input
4. Download your data from the Dataset tab after the run finishes

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
categories	array	Startup categories to scrape	["ai", "saas", "developer-tools"]
maxStartups	integer	Maximum number of startups to scrape	100

Output format

Each startup in the dataset contains:

{
    "name": "AIFlow",
    "tagline": "Automate your AI workflows",
    "category": "ai",
    "website": "https://aiflow.io",
    "launchDate": "2026-02-19",
    "socialLinks": "",
    "techStack": "",
    "startupUrl": "https://betalist.com/startups/aiflow",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-02-19T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Tips and tricks

• Combine multiple categories to build a broad pipeline of early-stage startups
• Schedule weekly runs to catch new launches before anyone else
• Cross-reference with Product Hunt data to find startups gaining traction across platforms
• Use the website URLs for outreach or lead generation campaigns

About

This actor is maintained by consummate_mandala. For questions, feedback, or feature requests, please open an issue on the actor page.