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Wellfound Email Scraper

Wellfound Email Scraper

Wellfound Email Scraper extracts publicly available email addresses from Wellfound search results using targeted keywords. Filter by location, email domains, and excluded words, then collect structured contact data in an Apify dataset for lead and market research.

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🔍 Wellfound Email Scraper – Overview

Looking for email addresses on Wellfound? The Wellfound Email Scraper searches public Wellfound pages for the keywords you choose and saves every email address it finds, along with the title, description and link of the page. It is a fast Wellfound email finder for B2B lead generation, sales, recruiting and outreach, and the Wellfound Email Scraper needs no coding.

Wellfound is a startup jobs and talent platform, which makes it a useful place to look for startup founders such as fintech founders. With the Wellfound Email Scraper there is nothing to install and no Wellfound account to connect: start a run, wait for the dataset to fill, then export your email list as JSON, CSV or Excel. 📥 It works as an email finder and an email extractor in one.

✨ Wellfound Email Scraper at a glance

  • Platform: Wellfound (wellfound.com)
  • What you get: public email addresses of startup founders such as fintech founders
  • How you search: keywords, locations and email domains
  • Data: email, page title, description, link and lead details
  • Best for: B2B lead generation, prospecting and outreach
  • Export: JSON, CSV, Excel or the Apify API

Whether you run the Wellfound Email Scraper once for a quick list or on a schedule for ongoing Wellfound lead generation, the settings stay the same, so results from different runs are easy to compare.


⭐ Wellfound Email Scraper – Key Features

The Wellfound Email Scraper is built for fast, repeatable Wellfound lead generation:

  • All-in-one email finder – the Wellfound Email Scraper locates Wellfound pages for your keywords and extracts the email addresses shown there, so the Wellfound Email Scraper is both an email finder and an email extractor for Wellfound.
  • Wellfound keyword search – run several keywords in one go, such as "fintech" and "founder", and collect contact data for each.
  • Location targeting – narrow results to a country, state or city, or add a list of extra locations that are each searched on their own.
  • Email domain control – look for @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, @outlook.com or your own suffixes, accept any address, or keep business emails only.
  • Must-include and exclude words – keep only results that mention the words you need and skip snippets with words you do not want.
  • Limits that protect your budget – cap the emails per search combination and set one total limit for the whole run.
  • Parallel searches – the Wellfound Email Scraper can run up to 10 Wellfound searches at the same time to finish long keyword lists sooner.
  • Duplicate-free results – an email found by several searches is saved only once, so your email list stays clean.
  • Do-not-contact list – keep opted-out addresses and existing contacts out of your dataset.
  • Lead history – skip emails you already collected in earlier runs, so you only get new leads.
  • Optional extras – add phone numbers shown in the result text and check email domains before saving.
  • Resumable runs – an interrupted Wellfound Email Scraper run continues from its saved progress instead of starting over.
  • Only Wellfound results – results from other websites are dropped, so every row links to a page on Wellfound.
  • Ready for your tools – send leads to a CRM, spreadsheet or automation through Apify integrations and webhooks.

📊 Wellfound Email Scraper – What Data You Can Extract

The Wellfound Email Scraper saves one row of Wellfound contact data for every unique email address:

FieldWhat it contains
networkSource label, Wellfound.com
keywordThe keyword that produced the result
titleTitle of the result
descriptionResult text in which the email appeared
urlLink to the page
emailThe email address
locationLocation used for the search, or null
emailTypefree for webmail providers, business for other domains
usernameHandle or first path segment of the Wellfound link, when it can be read
followersCountFollower count if the result text shows one, otherwise null
influencerTierUnder 1K, Nano, Micro, Macro or Mega, from the follower count; null if unknown
emailStatusOnly with email verification: valid or unverified
phoneNumbersOnly with phone extraction: numbers found in the result text

💡 Good to know: the Wellfound Email Scraper reads the public text shown for each Wellfound result. Only email addresses that are visible there can be found, so results depend on what Wellfound users publish.


🚀 Wellfound Email Scraper – How to Use It

Getting your first Wellfound email list with the Wellfound Email Scraper takes only a few minutes:

  • Step 1 – Open the Actor: open the Wellfound Email Scraper in Apify Store and click Start.
  • Step 2 – Add keywords: enter one or more Wellfound search terms, for example "fintech".
  • Step 3 – Set a location (optional): type a country or city such as San Francisco, or leave the field empty.
  • Step 4 – Choose email types: keep @gmail.com or add other suffixes, or switch the email mode to any address or business emails only.
  • Step 5 – Set limits: decide how many emails each combination may collect and, if you like, a total for the run.
  • Step 6 – Run and export: start the Wellfound Email Scraper, follow the dataset as it fills, then download JSON, CSV or Excel.

🎯 How to Extract Wellfound Emails by Keyword and Location

Every Wellfound keyword is combined with every location and every email suffix, and each combination is its own search with its own email target. Two keywords, three locations and two suffixes make 12 searches. With the Wellfound Email Scraper, use the total limit to keep large Wellfound runs predictable, and use the extra locations list to cover many cities, for example San Francisco, in a single run. A search for "fintech" in San Francisco is one combination, and "founder" in San Francisco is another.


🧭 Can You Filter Wellfound Email Scraper Results by Email Domain?

Yes. The email mode setting of the Wellfound Email Scraper has three options:

  • Only the domains listed – the default; finds exactly the suffixes you enter, such as @gmail.com.
  • Any email address – accepts every address found in Wellfound result text, whatever the domain.
  • Business emails only – accepts any address except free webmail providers like Gmail, Yahoo or Outlook, which suits B2B outreach on Wellfound.

The two broad modes find addresses a fixed list would miss, but expect fewer results per search and some noise.


💼 Wellfound Email Scraper – Use Cases

Teams use the Wellfound Email Scraper for:

  • Startup hiring outreach – a ready email list of startup founders such as fintech founders that you can contact right away.
  • Investor and founder lead lists – search "fintech" in San Francisco or any other place and compare the Wellfound results by location.
  • B2B prospecting – export the contact data to your CRM, spreadsheet or B2B outreach tool.
  • Partnership campaigns – schedule the Wellfound Email Scraper to keep your Wellfound lead generation running.

Because the Wellfound Email Scraper returns structured data, it fits manual research as well as automated lead generation and outreach pipelines.


⚙️ Wellfound Email Scraper – Input

The Wellfound Email Scraper accepts the fields below. Only keywords is required; every other field has a default.

FieldTypeDefaultWhat it does
keywordslist["fintech", "founder"]Keywords to look for, one per line. Each keyword runs on its own.
locationtextemptyOptional country, state or city added to every search.
locationslist[]Extra places, each searched separately with the same keywords.
emailSearchModetextdomainListWhich emails to look for: your domain list, any address, or business emails only.
customDomainslist["@gmail.com"]Email suffixes to look for, such as @gmail.com or @yahoo.com.
maxEmailsnumber5Emails per search combination (keyword + location + domain). Free accounts: 100 at most.
maxTotalEmailsnumber0Hard stop for the whole run. 0 means no total limit.
maxConcurrentSearchesnumber5How many searches run at the same time (1 to 10).
minFollowersnumber0Keep only results showing at least this many followers. 0 switches it off.
maxFollowersnumber0Keep only results showing at most this many followers. 0 switches it off.
profilesOnlytrue/falsefalseKeep only results whose link looks like a single profile page.
includeWordslist[]A result is kept only if it contains at least one of these words.
excludeWordslist[]Results containing any of these words are skipped.
extractPhoneNumberstrue/falsefalseAlso return phone numbers written in the result text.
verifyEmailstrue/falsefalseCheck format, placeholders and mail servers before saving an address.
skipPreviouslyFoundEmailstrue/falsefalseSkip addresses saved by earlier runs under the same history name.
historyStoreNametextwellfound-email-historyName of the saved history (lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens).
excludeEmailslist[]Addresses or @domains that must never appear in the results.

🧪 Example input

{
"keywords": ["fintech", "founder"],
"location": "San Francisco",
"emailSearchMode": "domainList",
"customDomains": ["@gmail.com", "@yahoo.com"],
"maxEmails": 20,
"maxTotalEmails": 100,
"maxConcurrentSearches": 5,
"excludeWords": ["spam"]
}

📦 Wellfound Email Scraper – Output

Results are written to the run's dataset as they are found, so you can watch the list grow. Each item contains the fields described above. A short run summary (unique emails, skipped results by reason, searches finished) is also stored with the run.

🧾 Example output

[
{
"network": "Wellfound.com",
"keyword": "fintech",
"title": "Fintech in San Francisco | Wellfound",
"description": "Example listing for fintech in San Francisco. Contact: sample.contact@gmail.com",
"url": "https://wellfound.com/sample_fintech",
"email": "sample.contact@gmail.com",
"location": "San Francisco",
"emailType": "free",
"username": "sample_fintech",
"followersCount": null,
"influencerTier": null
},
{
"network": "Wellfound.com",
"keyword": "founder",
"title": "Second example result | Wellfound",
"description": "Another example description with sample.team@yahoo.com in the text.",
"url": "https://wellfound.com/sample_fintech_2",
"email": "sample.team@yahoo.com",
"location": "San Francisco",
"emailType": "free",
"username": "sample_fintech_2",
"followersCount": null,
"influencerTier": null
}
]

The data above is example data that shows the structure of Wellfound results.


💰 Wellfound Email Scraper – Pricing

The Wellfound Email Scraper uses Apify's pay-per-result model: you pay for the Wellfound emails that are saved to your dataset. Duplicates, addresses removed by your filters and addresses that fail verification are not saved or charged.

  • Keep costs predictable: set maxEmails, maxTotalEmails and the maximum cost of the run.
  • Free Apify plans: up to 100 emails per search combination.
  • Current rates: see the pricing information on the Actor page.

✅ Wellfound Email Scraper – Tips and Best Practices

Get more from the Wellfound Email Scraper with these habits:

  • Use several specific keywords – instead of only one broad term, try close variations such as "fintech" and "founder".
  • Start small – run the Wellfound Email Scraper with a low maxEmails first, check the results, then scale up.
  • Loosen the search if results are sparse – add more email suffixes, more keywords or clear the location.
  • Use include and exclude words – they keep the email list relevant and remove noise.
  • Raise parallel searches – 5 to 10 searches at once finish long runs sooner.
  • Use lead history for repeat runs – switch on skipping of earlier emails so each run returns new leads only and your outreach never repeats.
  • Respect privacy rules – use the contact data responsibly and follow the laws and platform terms that apply to your outreach.

❓ Wellfound Email Scraper – Frequently Asked Questions

💬 What is the Wellfound Email Scraper?

It is an Apify Actor and email finder that extracts public email addresses from Wellfound based on your keywords and saves them as structured data, ready for outreach.

💬 Who is the Wellfound Email Scraper for?

It is for anyone who needs contact data for startup founders such as fintech founders: sales teams, recruiters, agencies and researchers. Typical goals are startup hiring outreach and investor and founder lead lists.

💬 How does the Wellfound Email Scraper find emails on Wellfound?

It searches public results for Wellfound pages with each keyword and reads the email addresses shown in the result title and description. Results from other websites are skipped.

💬 Do I need to log in to Wellfound to use the Wellfound Email Scraper?

No. The Wellfound Email Scraper works without any Wellfound login or account.

💬 Can I extract Wellfound emails for a specific city or country?

Yes. Use the location field for one place or the locations list for several, for example San Francisco. Each location is searched separately.

💬 What data does the Wellfound Email Scraper return?

Each row has the email address, the keyword, the page title, description and link, the location, the email type and optional follower, phone and verification fields.

💬 Can the Wellfound Email Scraper get phone numbers from Wellfound as well?

Yes, optionally. Switch on phone extraction and the Wellfound Email Scraper adds the numbers written in the result text to the phoneNumbers field.

💬 Why did my Wellfound run return fewer emails than expected?

The Wellfound Email Scraper can only find addresses that are publicly shown for Wellfound results. Try more keywords, more email suffixes, a broader location or the any-address mode.

💬 How do I export Wellfound emails to CSV or Excel?

Open the run's dataset and choose CSV, Excel or JSON, or fetch the email list through the Apify API.

💬 Is the Wellfound Email Scraper an email finder or an email extractor?

Both. The Wellfound Email Scraper finds Wellfound pages for your keywords and extracts the email addresses shown there, so it works as an email finder and an email extractor for Wellfound.


🤝 Support

Questions, ideas or a custom scraper for Wellfound? The Wellfound Email Scraper is actively maintained, so get in touch: