🚀 Y Combinator Scraper: Startups, Founders & Hiring Directory

Extract YC-backed startups, batches, founder LinkedIn & Twitter profiles, verified websites, hiring status, and team sizes in seconds.

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💡 Why This Y Combinator Scraper?

Y Combinator is the premier startup accelerator in the world, having launched tech giants like Stripe, Airbnb, Coinbase, DoorDash, Scale AI, and Reddit.

YC startups raise significant funding ($500k+ on day one) and have active budgets for software, recruiting, and agency services. This Actor gives you direct access to this high-value ecosystem:

• 🎯 B2B Outbound & Sales Prospecting: Pitch high-growth, newly funded startups looking for dev tools, legal, marketing, and SaaS solutions.
• 👔 Executive & Tech Recruiting: Filter specifically for companies marked "Is Hiring" to source candidate placements and partner with founders.
• 💼 Investor & VC Deal Flow: Discover newly funded startups across recent batches (W25, S24, W24) before they hit mainstream headlines.
• 🔗 Founder Social Profiles: Automatically enriches company records with founder full names, job titles, LinkedIn URLs, and Twitter profiles.
• ⚡ Lightning-Fast & Reliable: Directly connects to public search endpoints. Extracts hundreds of companies in seconds with zero anti-bot blocks.

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✨ Key Features

• Founder Enrichment: Pulls founder names, bios, and direct links to their personal LinkedIn and Twitter/X accounts.
• Batch Filtering: Target specific batches (e.g. W25, S24, W24, S23) or pull all historical companies.
• Hiring Signal Filter: Isolate companies that currently have active open job openings (isHiringOnly: true).
• Keyword & Industry Search: Query by theme ("AI", "Fintech", "Healthcare", "DevTools", "SaaS").
• Company Metadata: Team size, locations, company stage (Early, Growth, Public), full descriptions, and logos.

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⚙️ Input Configuration

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example / Default
query	String	No	Search keyword for companies or technologies	"AI" (or leave empty for all)
batch	String	No	Filter by YC batch (e.g. W25, S24, W24)	"" (all batches)
isHiringOnly	Boolean	No	Filter to only startups with active job openings	false
extractFounders	Boolean	No	Enrich records with founder names and LinkedIn/Twitter URLs	true
maxItems	Integer	No	Maximum number of startup records to collect	30

Sample Input (JSON)

{
  "query": "AI",
  "batch": "S24",
  "isHiringOnly": true,
  "extractFounders": true,
  "maxItems": 50
}

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📊 Sample Output (Dataset)

Every scraped company record is saved with rich, clean structure in your Apify dataset:

{
  "companyName": "Stripe",
  "slug": "stripe",
  "ycProfileUrl": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stripe",
  "website": "https://stripe.com",
  "oneLiner": "Financial infrastructure for the internet.",
  "longDescription": "Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet...",
  "batch": "Summer 2010",
  "status": "Active",
  "stage": "Growth",
  "isHiring": true,
  "teamSize": 7000,
  "yearFounded": 2010,
  "location": "San Francisco, CA, USA",
  "industry": "Fintech",
  "subindustry": "Fintech -> Payments",
  "tags": ["Fintech", "Payments", "B2B"],
  "companyLinkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/stripe",
  "companyTwitter": "https://twitter.com/stripe",
  "companyCrunchbase": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stripe",
  "logoUrl": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/...",
  "founders": [
    {
      "fullName": "Patrick Collison",
      "title": "Founder/CEO",
      "bio": "",
      "linkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickcollison/",
      "twitterUrl": "https://twitter.com/patrickc",
      "hasEmail": true,
      "avatarUrl": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/..."
    }
  ],
  "totalFoundersFound": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-02T00:30:00.000Z"
}

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💼 High-Value Use Cases

1. Cold Outbound to Funded Founders:
   • Filter the latest YC batch (W25 or S24).
   • Export founder LinkedIn URLs and reach out directly with tailored B2B service packages.
2. Headhunting & Recruiting:
   • Filter by isHiringOnly: true and industry: AI to build target accounts for placement candidates.
3. Market Mapping & Tech Trends:
   • Analyze which startup categories YC is funding most heavily to spot emerging software trends.

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🔗 Integrations & Export Formats

Export your datasets in any format directly from the Apify Console or API:

• CSV / Excel (Ready for sales teams & Apollo/Instantly/Clay import)
• JSON / NDJSON (For developers, webhooks, and data pipelines)
• Automations: Trigger via Apify API, Webhooks, Make, or Zapier.