Antler Scraper

What does Antler Scraper do?

Antler Scraper allows you to extract data about companies from the Antler portfolio directory: company image, company name, description, location, sector, year, and website.

About Antler

Antler is a global early-stage VC and startup generator that backs founders from day zero. Today, Antler portfolio includes over 1,100 companies across six continents, spanning stages from inception through Series C, and covering sectors such as B2B software, FinTech, ConsumerTech, and more.

Because of this, the Antler portfolio is one of the best public sources for discovering high-quality early-stage startups, regional startup ecosystems, market segments, and company websites.

Company data fields

Field Name	Type	Description
Company Image	String (URL)	Company image URL
Company Name	String	Company name
Description	String	Short company description
Location	String	Company location shown on the card
Sector	String	Company sector shown on the card
Year	Int	Antler year shown on the card
Website	String (URL)	External company website URL

Why scrape Antler?

• Lead generation: discover startups by geography, sector, and keyword.
• Market research: analyze startup activity across countries and industries.
• Startup discovery: explore Antler-backed companies in one structured dataset.
• Ecosystem mapping: track where Antler-backed startups are being built.
• Website collection: gather company websites for outreach or enrichment workflows.
• Finding inspiration: browse startup ideas, positioning, and categories.

Example Input

And here's the same, just in JSON.

{
  "keyword": "AI",
  "locations": ["Germany", "Canada"],
  "sectors": ["B2B Software", "FinTech"],
  "years": ["2023", "2024"],
  "maxItems": 100
}

Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can find in the Storage tab. Note that the output is organized in a table for viewing convenience. Here's an example of some of the output:

By clicking on the green Export button, you can download the dataset in XML, CSV, Excel, HTML, or JSON. See an example of a JSON file:

{
  "company_image": "https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/68d622fc073c7e5dead1105e/695ee2aa28edf00b7ec77178_portfolio%252Fcompany%252F764b07c7-22cd-43d6-956d-3c93ddde4dc3%252F1726601702812-913_Horizontal_Color_Normal%25404x%2520Kopie.avif",
  "company_name": "913.ai",
  "description": "913.ai – Where your human team meets custom digital coworkers.",
  "location": "Germany",
  "sector": "B2B Software",
  "year": 2023,
  "website": "https://www.913.ai"
}

How do I use Antler Scraper?

The Antler Scraper is designed to help you easily extract company data from the web, even if you have no prior scraping experience. Follow these steps to scrape data from Antler portfolio directory:

1. Enter your filters: Select keyword, locations, sectors, and years in the input fields.
2. Set the limit: Optionally define the maximum number of companies you want to scrape.
3. Run the Scraper: Click "Start" and wait for the data extraction to complete.
4. Export your data in Excel, CSV, JSON, HTML, or via API.

The Actor applies filters directly through Antler visible portfolio UI, including the Search field and dropdown filters for Location, Sector, and Year.

Features

• Keyword Search: Filter companies using Antler built-in Search field.
• Location Filtering: Scrape companies from selected countries and regions.
• Sector Filtering: Focus on specific startup sectors such as B2B Software, FinTech, or ConsumerTech.
• Year Filtering: Narrow results by Antler year.
• Maximum Companies: Limit the total number of companies returned in a run.

How much does Antler Scraper scraping cost?

This scraper uses the Pay-per-result pricing model, so your costs can be easily calculated: it will cost you $5 to scrape 1,000 search results, which is $0.005 per item. Apify provides you with $5 in free usage credits every month on the Apify Free plan, allowing you to scrape up to 50 search results from the Antler portfolio directory for free using those credits.

For regular data extraction, consider upgrading to the $29/month Starter plan, which can get you up to 5,800 search results every month.

Integrations and Antler Scraper

Antler Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. You can integrate with Make, n8n, Zapier, Apollo, Clay, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and more.

Your feedback

We're always working on improving the performance of our Actors. If you've got any technical feedback for Antler Scraper or simply found a bug, please create an issue on the actor's Issues tab in Apify Console.