🚀 Y Combinator Jobs & Company Scraper (Apify Actor)

🧠 Extract YC Startup Data at Scale — Fast, Clean & Affordable

The Y Combinator Jobs & Company Scraper is a lightning-fast Apify Actor that delivers clean, high-quality startup intelligence from the YC directory — ready for lead generation, hiring insights, and data pipelines.

Get 25+ structured data points per company, including:

• Founder profiles (LinkedIn, X)
• Hiring signals & job listings
• Startup descriptions & tags
• Social & tech signals
• Latest news & traction

⚡ Built for lead generation, recruitment, AI pipelines, and market research

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🔥 Why This Actor Stands Out

🏆 Elite Data Source

Y Combinator startups are:

• Top 1.5% globally selected
• Tech-first and investor-backed
• High-intent opportunities

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⚡ Fastest YC Scraper

• Optimized crawling strategy
• Minimal overhead
• Parallel processing for scale

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💸 Cheapest API in Its Category

• Starts as low as $5 per 1,000 companies
• Up to 90% cheaper than alternatives

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🧼 Clean, Ready-to-Use Data

• No duplicates
• Structured JSON output
• No post-processing needed

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⚙️ How It Works

This actor follows a 3-step intelligent pipeline:

1️⃣ Discover Companies

• Takes a YC directory URL with filters
• Collects all matching company profiles

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2️⃣ Enrich Company Data

Each company page is analyzed to extract:

• Description & one-liner
• Industry & tags
• Founder profiles
• Social links
• News mentions

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3️⃣ Extract Hiring Data (Optional)

If enabled:

• Visits /jobs pages
• Extracts job roles, salary, equity, and location

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🧾 Input Configuration

{
  "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies?query=AI",
  "scrapeFounders": true,
  "scrapeOpenJobs": true,
  "maxCompanies": 10
}

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🔑 Input Parameters

Field	Type	Description
url	string	YC search URL with filters
scrapeFounders	boolean	Extract founder details
scrapeOpenJobs	boolean	Extract job listings
maxCompanies	integer	Limit results for testing

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🔍 Supported Filters

Customize your dataset using YC filters:

• query=AI
• batch=W24
• status=Active
• isHiring=true
• industry=Fintech
• tag=B2B

📌 Example:

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies?status=Active&isHiring=true

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📦 Output Structure

The actor returns clean, structured JSON data:

🔹 Example Output

👉 Reference dataset:

{
  "company_url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/digipals",
  "slug": "digipals",
  "name": "Digipals",
  "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/a100705513555f60b674edacd7874b01e7bef2df.png",
  "website": "https://www.digipals.app/",
  "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA",
  "long_description": "Digipals is an AI-native social operating system designed to improve real-world relationships. It uses ambient AI agents that understand user context (location, calendar, photos) to coordinate meetups, automate group interactions, and enhance communication directly inside chat environments.",
  "one_liner": "AI-native social operating system helping friends connect better in real life.",
  "team_size": 3,
  "industry": "Consumer Social",
  "subindustry": "Consumer Social -> AI Social Platforms",
  "launched_at": "2025-09-15",
  "tags": [
    "Artificial Intelligence",
    "Social",
    "Consumer",
    "Chat",
    "Automation"
  ],
  "tags_highlighted": [
    "AI",
    "Social"
  ],
  "batch": "Fall 2025",
  "status": "Active",
  "is_hiring": true,
  "non_profit": false,
  "industries": [
    "Artificial Intelligence",
    "Consumer Social"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "North America"
  ],
  "stage": "Seed",

  "active_founders": [
    {
      "name": "Peggy Wang",
      "title": "Founder & CEO",
      "social_links": {
        "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-wang-ego/",
        "x": "https://twitter.com/peggy_wang"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Mathew Matakovic",
      "title": "Founder & CTO",
      "social_links": {
        "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/justatree/",
        "x": "https://x.com/GoalieSave25"
      }
    }
  ],

  "company_socials": [
    {
      "platform": "linkedin",
      "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/digipals-app"
    },
    {
      "platform": "x",
      "url": "https://twitter.com/peggy_wang"
    },
    {
      "platform": "github",
      "url": "https://github.com/digipals"
    }
  ],

  "latest_news": [
    {
      "headline": "Digipals launches AI-native social platform for real-world interactions",
      "date": "Oct 10, 2025",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/digipals-launch"
    },
    {
      "headline": "YC-backed Digipals raises seed round to redefine social networking",
      "date": "Nov 2, 2025",
      "url": "https://venturebeat.com/digipals-funding"
    }
  ],

  "jobs": [
    {
      "title": "Founding AI Engineer",
      "location": "San Francisco, CA, USA",
      "salary_range": "$140K - $180K",
      "equity_range": "0.50% - 1.20%",
      "notes": "Work on cutting-edge AI agents for social coordination"
    },
    {
      "title": "Frontend Engineer (React)",
      "location": "Remote",
      "salary_range": "$110K - $150K",
      "equity_range": "0.20% - 0.80%",
      "notes": "Build real-time chat + AI interaction UI"
    }
  ]
}

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🧠 Key Data Points & Use Cases

Field	Use Case
active_founders.social_links	Founder outreach
is_hiring	Recruitment targeting
tags	Market segmentation
batch	Funding stage tracking
company_socials	Tech stack insights
jobs	Hiring intelligence

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🔗 Integrations & Automation

🔹 1. Apify API

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/codemaggot/ycombinator-scraper/run-sync" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/companies?query=AI"}'

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🔹 2. Webhooks (Real-Time)

Send data to:

• Zapier
• Make (Integromat)
• n8n
• Custom APIs

📌 Automate:

• CRM enrichment
• Email outreach
• Slack alerts

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🔹 3. No-Code Tools

Integrate with:

• Airtable
• Google Sheets
• Notion
• HubSpot
• Salesforce

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🔹 4. AI & Data Pipelines

Perfect for:

• AI agents
• Lead scoring systems
• Market intelligence dashboards

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⏱ Scheduling

Use Apify scheduler to:

• Track new YC batches (W24, S24, etc.)
• Monitor hiring trends
• Run daily/weekly automation

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💰 Pricing Plans

📊 Cost Per 1,000 Companies

Plan	Price	Cost / 1,000	Best For
Starter	$20	$50.00	Testing
Growth	$5	$7.90	Small teams
Pro	$4	$6.50	Scaling
Enterprise	$3	$5.00	High volume

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⚡ Cost Efficiency

Volume	Starter	Growth	Pro	Enterprise
1K	$50	$7.9	$6.5	$5
10K	$500	$79	$65	$50
100K	$5000	$790	$650	$500

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💡 Why It’s So Cheap

• Optimized scraping pipeline
• Minimal resource usage
• Fast execution = lower cost
• Clean output = no processing cost

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🎯 Use Cases

🚀 Lead Generation

• Find YC startups early
• Reach founders directly

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💼 Recruitment Intelligence

• Target hiring startups
• Extract salary + equity data

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📊 Market Research

• Track trends (AI, SaaS, Fintech)
• Analyze YC batches

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🤖 AI Automation

• Feed structured startup data into LLMs
• Build autonomous outreach systems

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⚡ Performance Highlights

• ⚡ High-speed execution
• 💸 Low cost per record
• 📈 Scales to 100K+ companies
• 🧼 Clean & normalized data

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❓ FAQ

Can I scrape multiple URLs?

Run separate jobs or use dataset pipelines.

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How fresh is the data?

100% live from YC pages.

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Does it handle rate limits?

Yes — automatic throttling ensures stability.

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🏁 Final Thoughts

If you're building in:

• Startup intelligence
• Lead generation
• Recruitment automation
• AI-powered workflows

This actor gives you:

⚡ Faster execution 💸 Lower cost 🧼 Cleaner data 📊 Better insights

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🚀 Ready to Scale Your Data Pipeline?

Stop manual research. Start extracting YC’s most valuable startup data instantly.