Y Combinator Companies Scraper

Scrape the Y Combinator startup directory, with founders. Filter 6,000+ YC companies by keyword, batch, industry, region, status and hiring, and get each company's website, one-liner, team size, location and socials, plus every founder's name, title, bio, LinkedIn and X. It's ready for startup lead lists, investor research and recruiting.

What does Y Combinator Companies Scraper do?

Y Combinator Companies Scraper collects companies from the Y Combinator directory, the public list of every startup YC has funded. You get one row per company and, optionally, one row per founder, ready to import into your CRM or spreadsheet.

It runs on the Apify platform, so you also get API access, scheduled runs, integrations (Google Sheets, HubSpot via Zapier/Make, Slack, webhooks) and run monitoring.

Why use Y Combinator Companies Scraper?

• B2B sales to startups: well-funded, fast-growing companies with founder LinkedIn profiles in one export.
• Investors and analysts: track every batch by industry, stage, team size and status (active, acquired, public).
• Recruiters and job seekers: find YC companies that are hiring right now.
• Partnerships and agencies: build targeted lists, for example "Fintech, Europe, Winter 2025".
• Market research: see what YC funds over time.

How to scrape Y Combinator companies

1. Open the Input tab.
2. Optionally add keywords (developer tools, AI agents) and filters: batches, industries, regions, status, hiring only.
3. Keep Include founders on to get founder details.
4. Click Start, then download the results as CSV, Excel or JSON.

Input

Field	Description
searches	Keywords. Empty = every company matching the filters.
batches	For example Summer 2024, Winter 2025.
industries	For example B2B, Fintech, Healthcare.
regions	For example United States of America, Europe, Remote.
status	Active, Acquired, Public, Inactive.
onlyHiring	Only companies currently hiring.
includeFounders	Founder rows plus company socials. Default on.
maxCompanies	Default 200 (0 = all).

{
    "searches": ["developer tools"],
    "batches": ["Summer 2024", "Winter 2025"],
    "status": ["Active"],
    "onlyHiring": true,
    "includeFounders": true,
    "maxCompanies": 200
}

Output

Two row types: company and founder. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Company

{
    "entityType": "company",
    "name": "BlindPay",
    "oneLiner": "Stablecoin API for global payments",
    "website": "https://blindpay.com/",
    "batch": "Winter 2025",
    "status": "Active",
    "stage": "Early",
    "industry": "Fintech",
    "tags": ["Developer Tools", "Fintech", "Crypto / Web3", "Payments", "API"],
    "teamSize": 9,
    "location": "San Francisco, CA, USA",
    "isHiring": false,
    "yearFounded": 2024,
    "linkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/blindpay/",
    "founderNames": ["Bernardo Simonassi", "..."],
    "ycUrl": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/blindpay"
}

Founder

{
    "entityType": "founder",
    "fullName": "Bernardo Simonassi",
    "title": "Founder/CEO",
    "bio": "Co-Founder & CEO @ BlindPay — Stablecoin API for global payments...",
    "founderLinkedinUrl": "https://linkedin.com/in/...",
    "founderTwitterUrl": null,
    "companyName": "BlindPay",
    "website": "https://blindpay.com/",
    "batch": "Winter 2025"
}

Data fields

Row type	Main fields
Company	name, oneLiner, description, website, batch, status, stage, industry, subindustry, tags, teamSize, location, regions, isHiring, topCompany, launchedAt, yearFounded, LinkedIn, X, Facebook, GitHub, Crunchbase, group partner, founderNames
Founder	fullName, title, bio, LinkedIn, X, company name, website, batch

Dataset views

Companies, Founders and Company socials.

How many results will I get?

The directory has more than 6,000 companies. With founders on, expect about 2 founder rows per company. Use filters and maxCompanies to keep runs focused.

Tips

• Hiring lists: onlyHiring: true with your industry gives recruiters and job seekers a ready target list.
• Newest batch: filter by the latest batch name to reach founders right after Demo Day.
• Faster runs: turn off founders if you only need company data. That run takes seconds.

FAQ

Is this data public? Yes. Everything comes from YC's public company directory and company pages.

Does it include founder emails? No. Emails aren't published. Use the LinkedIn and X links to reach founders.

Something missing or broken? Open an issue in the Issues tab and we'll look at it quickly. Need a custom version? Get in touch through the same tab.

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