VentureRadar Similar Companies Scraper

Discover lookalike and keyword-ranked companies from VentureRadar. Two modes:

• Similar Companies — provide a company name and get the 6 most similar companies per seed, with full metadata and VentureRadar scores.
• Keyword Search — provide a keyword (e.g. "fintech", "SaaS", "AI") and get the top ranked companies matching that theme.

No account or login required for either mode.

What Does This Scraper Extract?

Each company record includes:

Field	Description
company_name	Company name
company_uuid	VentureRadar internal UUID
profile_url	Direct link to the VentureRadar company profile
company_type	Privately Held, Publicly Traded, etc.
founded_year	Year the company was founded
country	Country of headquarters
description	Short company description
website	Company website URL
sectors	Semicolon-separated sector/industry tags
similarity_score	VentureRadar similarity score (similar mode only)
vr_popularity	VentureRadar popularity score (similar mode only)
growth_score	VentureRadar growth score (similar mode only)
venture_funded	Whether the company has received VC funding
equity_crowd_funded	Whether the company has equity crowdfunding
government_grant	Whether the company has government grants
incubator_backed	Whether the company has been through an incubator
contact_email	Contact email, when available (similar mode only)
seed	The seed value used (company name or keyword)
mode	Search mode used: similar or keyword

Input

Search Mode

Choose between:

• "similar" — find companies similar to seed company names
• "keyword" — find top-ranked companies for a keyword/theme

Similar Mode

{
  "mode": "similar",
  "companyNames": ["Stripe", "Shopify"],
  "maxItems": 50
}

The actor automatically resolves each company name to its VentureRadar UUID. Returns up to 6 similar companies per seed on the free tier.

Keyword Mode

{
  "mode": "keyword",
  "keywords": ["fintech", "SaaS", "AI"],
  "maxItems": 100
}

Returns up to ~32 top-ranked companies per keyword from VentureRadar's company database.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
mode	string	"similar" or "keyword" (required)
companyNames	array	Seed company names for similar mode
keywords	array	Keywords for keyword search mode
maxItems	integer	Maximum total records to return (default: 10)

Example Output

{
  "seed": "Stripe",
  "seed_uuid": "9e5dc665-e4c3-43b7-b904-4b041f4bf76b",
  "mode": "similar",
  "company_name": "Adyen",
  "company_uuid": "adc15163-e2e8-4053-a022-63e3d66218fc",
  "profile_url": "https://www.ventureradar.com/organisation/Adyen/adc15163-e2e8-4053-a022-63e3d66218fc",
  "company_type": "Publicly Traded",
  "founded_year": 2006,
  "country": "Netherlands",
  "description": "Adyen is at the heart of the fast moving payment revolution...",
  "website": "http://www.adyen.com/",
  "sectors": "Fintech; Payments; E-Commerce; Mobile payments",
  "similarity_score": 817,
  "vr_popularity": 917,
  "growth_score": 700,
  "venture_funded": false,
  "equity_crowd_funded": false,
  "government_grant": false,
  "incubator_backed": false,
  "contact_email": null
}

Use Cases

• Competitive intelligence — find direct competitors and lookalike companies
• Market research — discover companies in a vertical or theme
• Lead generation — build lists of companies in a specific sector
• Due diligence — explore the competitive landscape around a target company
• Portfolio analysis — find peers for portfolio companies

Notes

• Similar mode resolves company names to VentureRadar UUIDs automatically — no pre-lookup needed.
• Free tier limit is 6 similar companies per seed. This is a VentureRadar platform restriction.
• Keyword mode returns the top companies ranked by VentureRadar's scoring algorithm.
• Both modes use VentureRadar's internal AJAX APIs. No login is required.