EU-Startups Email Scraper

What the EU-Startups Email Scraper does

The EU-Startups Email Scraper collects public contact emails from publicly indexed EU-Startups pages and returns them as structured, ready-to-use lead rows. EU-Startups is a European startup news and directory site: it covers funding rounds, launches, hiring and country-by-country ecosystem reporting, and it maintains directory listings alongside the editorial. That mix of news pages and directory profiles is why the EU-Startups Email Scraper is one of the strongest sources in this family for reaching European founders.

In a measured ten-block sample, the EU-Startups Email Scraper matched 10 result blocks, resolved account identity on 10, produced 10 profile URLs and returned 8 unique emails. Only F6S scored higher. Yields still vary with keywords, domains and country, and no volume is guaranteed.

The Actor never logs into EU-Startups, never opens the site and never uses any EU-Startups API. It builds Google site:eu-startups.com queries from your keywords, fetches result pages through the Apify GOOGLE_SERP proxy, and extracts emails from the titles and snippets Google already publishes. There is no browser, no JavaScript rendering, no authentication and no cookies.

Why geography matters here

EU-Startups organises a great deal of its coverage by country and by city, from Berlin and Paris to Lisbon, Tallinn and Warsaw. That makes location and countryCode genuine levers on this platform rather than optional extras, and the EU-Startups Email Scraper is at its best when you use them. Running one country at a time and deduplicating afterwards almost always beats a single pan-European run.

Who the EU-Startups Email Scraper is for

Venture and angel investors sourcing European deal flow use the EU-Startups Email Scraper to reach founders in a named market. Accelerator and incubator programme managers use it to recruit cohorts country by country. Startup-service vendors - legal, banking, cloud credits, recruiting - use it because a recently funded European startup is actively choosing providers.

M&A analysts and market researchers use it to map who is active in a European vertical before making contact. B2B founders selling into Europe use it as a cold outreach list builder with real geographic precision. Founders and companies featured on EU-Startups publish contact details because they want press, partners and investors to reach them.

Key features of the EU-Startups Email Scraper

Every feature in the EU-Startups Email Scraper serves one of two goals: getting past Google's per-query result ceiling, and making sure the addresses that survive are real. All of it runs on every execution.

Feature	What it means in practice
Google-indexed extraction	Reads site:eu-startups.com result blocks through the Apify GOOGLE_SERP proxy - no login, no browser, no cookies
Geographic targeting	location and countryCode map onto EU-Startups' country-by-country coverage
Domain-filtered emails	Only addresses on your customDomains list are kept
Query expansion	Base, quoted and intitle: phrasings plus one variant per query modifier, because Google caps a single query at roughly 300 results
Global deduplication	Every email is unique across all queries and all pages in a run
Email normalisation	Handles name [at] domain [dot] com, name (at) domain, name @ domain.com, domain .com, zero-width characters and the full-width ＠
Junk filtering	Rejects placeholders such as email@, yourname@, test@, xxx@ and single-character locals
Boundary-correct matching	@gmail.com will not match inside @gmail.company or @gmail.com.br
Soft-wrap repair	Drops a hit that is only the tail of another email in the same result block
Structural block parsing	Finds the <h3> title and the smallest surrounding block instead of relying on Google's CSS class names
Whole-page fallback	If Google's markup changes, a run degrades to emails without account details rather than to nothing
Block detection	CAPTCHA, "unusual traffic" and consent pages are detected and retried, not counted as empty
Retries and re-queue	Up to 3 attempts per page with exponential backoff and a fresh proxy session; failed queries are re-queued once at the end
Resumable state	Progress is stored in the key-value store keyed by an input hash and saved on PERSIST_STATE, MIGRATING and ABORTING
Async concurrency	An asyncio worker pool with a shared stop signal on maxEmails

How the EU-Startups Email Scraper works

The EU-Startups Email Scraper runs the same six steps on every execution, and none of them touch the EU-Startups website itself. The pipeline is async Python over aiohttp against Google, which keeps runs fast and cheap.

1. It reads your input: keywords, location, email domains and limits.
2. It builds Google queries with the site: operator against eu-startups.com, for example site:eu-startups.com founder "@gmail.com" "Barcelona".
3. It fetches Google result pages through the Apify GOOGLE_SERP proxy.
4. It parses each result block structurally by locating the <h3> title and the smallest surrounding block.
5. It extracts emails from the block text with a domain-filtered regex.
6. It deduplicates globally and pushes each lead straight to the Apify dataset.

Base queries run first, so the most relevant results land before the expanded variants. The run summary logs pages fetched, blocked pages, retries and emails per page, which tells you immediately whether a thin run was a keyword problem or a rate problem.

Input fields for the EU-Startups Email Scraper

Field	Type	Default	Meaning
keywords	array (required)	["startup", "founder"]	Search terms describing the accounts you want (niche, job title, industry)
location	string	""	Optional location phrase added to every query
customDomains	array	["@gmail.com","@yahoo.com"]	Only emails on these domains are kept; the @ is optional
maxEmails	integer 1-10000	20	Stop after this many unique emails
countryCode	string	""	Two-letter country for the search proxy (US, GB, DE...)
expandQueries	boolean	true	Search each keyword x domain pair in several phrasings
queryModifiers	array	["email","contact","press","partnerships","sales"]	Extra words combined with each keyword when expansion is on
maxPagesPerQuery	integer 1-50	30	Page cap per query
maxConcurrency	integer 1-20	5	Parallel queries

A realistic country-focused input for the EU-Startups Email Scraper:

{
  "keywords": ["fintech startup", "founder", "seed round"],
  "location": "Barcelona",
  "customDomains": ["@gmail.com", "@outlook.com"],
  "maxEmails": 250,
  "countryCode": "ES",
  "expandQueries": true,
  "queryModifiers": ["email", "contact", "press", "partnerships", "sales"],
  "maxPagesPerQuery": 30,
  "maxConcurrency": 5
}

Output fields the EU-Startups Email Scraper returns

Every dataset item the EU-Startups Email Scraper writes carries all fourteen fields below - no optional extras, no hidden columns.

Field	Meaning
network	Platform name
keyword	The keyword that produced the lead
query	The exact Google query used
title	Raw result title
accountName	Account label Google prints
fullName	Display name parsed from a profile-style title; empty for post captions
username	URL-safe handle when the platform exposes one; otherwise null
profileUrl	Canonical account URL when a handle is known; otherwise empty
url	Direct platform link when exposed, else the profile URL
description	Bio snippet, cleaned of labels and engagement counters
email	Lower-cased email address
emailDomain	The matched domain
possiblyTruncated	true when Google's snippet ellipsis touched the email
foundAt	ISO 8601 UTC timestamp

A typical row from the EU-Startups Email Scraper:

{
  "network": "EU-Startups",
  "keyword": "fintech startup",
  "query": "site:eu-startups.com fintech startup \"@gmail.com\"",
  "title": "Barcelona-based Sendal raises EUR 3M for SME payments - EU-Startups",
  "accountName": "Sendal",
  "fullName": "Sendal",
  "username": "barcelona-based-sendal-raises-3m",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.eu-startups.com/barcelona-based-sendal-raises-3m/",
  "url": "https://www.eu-startups.com/barcelona-based-sendal-raises-3m/",
  "description": "Sendal builds embedded payments for Spanish SMEs. Press and partnerships: sendal.press@gmail.com",
  "email": "sendal.press@gmail.com",
  "emailDomain": "@gmail.com",
  "possiblyTruncated": false,
  "foundAt": "2026-02-11T14:22:40Z"
}

Use cases for the EU-Startups Email Scraper

Audience	How they use the EU-Startups Email Scraper
Venture and angel investors	Source European deal flow country by country
Accelerator programme managers	Recruit cohorts from a named European market
Corporate innovation teams	Find European startups for pilots and partnerships
Cloud, banking and legal vendors	Reach recently funded teams while decisions are open
Recruiters	Identify European startups that are scaling and hiring
M&A and market analysts	Map a European vertical before opening a conversation
PR and media teams	Contact founders who published a press address
B2B SaaS founders	Build a geographically precise cold outreach list

Example runs with the EU-Startups Email Scraper

Three input shapes cover most of what people ask the EU-Startups Email Scraper to do. Start broad, then narrow once you can see which keywords produce rows.

A pan-European discovery run, the usual first run of the EU-Startups Email Scraper:

{
  "keywords": ["startup", "founder", "funding round"],
  "customDomains": ["@gmail.com", "@yahoo.com"],
  "maxEmails": 500,
  "expandQueries": true
}

A single-country run using both geographic levers, which is where the EU-Startups Email Scraper is strongest:

{
  "keywords": ["startup founder", "scaleup"],
  "location": "Amsterdam",
  "countryCode": "NL",
  "customDomains": ["@gmail.com"],
  "maxEmails": 200
}

A vertical run with expansion off, when you want the EU-Startups Email Scraper to match one literal phrase:

{
  "keywords": ["climate tech funding"],
  "customDomains": ["@gmail.com"],
  "expandQueries": false,
  "maxEmails": 60,
  "maxConcurrency": 3
}

Tips to get more from the EU-Startups Email Scraper

Run one country at a time. Each location value opens its own expanded query set, so five country runs will nearly always beat one generic European run. Match countryCode to the location phrase so the search proxy and the query agree.

Keep expandQueries on for discovery, since Google caps a single query at roughly 300 results and expansion is the only way past that ceiling. The press and partnerships modifiers are especially productive on a news-driven site, because those are the addresses editorial coverage tends to name.

Widen customDomains when a run comes back thin - European founders publish personal @gmail.com and @outlook.com addresses often, and regional providers are worth adding too. Raise maxConcurrency carefully, because pushing Google harder mostly produces more blocked pages, which the run summary will show.

Limitations of the EU-Startups Email Scraper

The EU-Startups Email Scraper only finds accounts whose email is publicly visible in Google's index - if a founder never published an address, no Google-based tool can find it. Google caps a single query at roughly 300 results, which is exactly why query expansion exists and defaults to on.

possiblyTruncated: true means Google's snippet ellipsis touched the address, so verify those rows before sending anything. username and profileUrl are only populated when Google's result exposes a handle; where Google prints only a display name, those fields stay empty while accountName and fullName are filled in - a Google limitation, not a bug.

Because much of EU-Startups is editorial, some rows will identify an article about a company rather than a standalone company profile. The Actor requires the Apify GOOGLE_SERP proxy and cannot run without Apify proxy credentials. Free Apify plans are capped at 100 emails per run; paid plans are uncapped, and results vary with keywords, domains and location, with no volume guaranteed.

Responsible use and GDPR

This Actor is pointed squarely at the EU, so treat every address the EU-Startups Email Scraper returns as personal data under GDPR. Have a lawful basis for your outreach, identify yourself clearly, explain why you are writing, honour opt-outs immediately and keep your list current and accurate. This is general responsible-use guidance, not legal advice - check your own obligations before running a campaign.

FAQ about the EU-Startups Email Scraper

How many results should I expect from the EU-Startups Email Scraper?

In a measured ten-block sample it resolved identity on 10 blocks, produced 10 profile URLs and returned 8 unique emails, second only to F6S in this family. Your own numbers depend on keywords, domains, country and maxEmails, and no volume is guaranteed.

Does the EU-Startups Email Scraper log into EU-Startups?

No. It never logs in, never opens the EU-Startups website and never uses an EU-Startups API. It reads publicly indexed Google results only.

Where do the emails the EU-Startups Email Scraper returns come from?

From the titles, snippets and site labels Google already publishes for eu-startups.com pages. Nothing private is accessed.

How do I target one country?

Set location to a city or country phrase and countryCode to the matching two-letter code, then run the EU-Startups Email Scraper once per market and deduplicate afterwards.

Are the rows companies or articles?

Both. EU-Startups mixes directory listings with news coverage, so some rows from the EU-Startups Email Scraper identify an article about a startup while still carrying a usable contact address.

Does the EU-Startups Email Scraper return duplicates?

No. Deduplication is global across every query and page in a run, so each address appears once.

Can the EU-Startups Email Scraper filter to company domains instead of @gmail.com?

Yes. Put any domains you want in customDomains, with or without the leading @. Boundary-correct matching means @gmail.com will not accidentally match @gmail.company.

Why are some username and profileUrl fields empty?

Google sometimes prints only a display name, and with no handle exposed there is no canonical profile URL. The rest of the row is still complete.

What does possiblyTruncated mean?

It flags a row where Google's snippet ellipsis touched the email, so the address may be cut short. Verify those rows before sending.

Does the EU-Startups Email Scraper need a proxy?

Yes. It requires the Apify GOOGLE_SERP proxy and will not run without Apify proxy credentials.

Is there a free-plan limit on the EU-Startups Email Scraper?

Free Apify plans are capped at 100 emails per run. Paid plans are uncapped.

Can I resume an interrupted run of the EU-Startups Email Scraper?

Yes. State is kept in the key-value store keyed by a hash of your input and saved on Apify's PERSIST_STATE, MIGRATING and ABORTING events.

What should I combine it with?

Pair the EU-Startups Email Scraper with the F6S Email Scraper for volume, the BetaList Email Scraper for pre-launch teams and the StartupBlink Email Scraper for ecosystem depth.

Related Actors

The EU-Startups Email Scraper is one of twenty Actors in the Software, SaaS and Startup family, all running the same engine against a different platform. For the highest email yield start with the F6S Email Scraper; for pre-launch products add the BetaList Email Scraper; for city-level ecosystem data add the StartupBlink Email Scraper, and for local community organisers the Startup Grind Email Scraper.

Actor	What it collects
EU-Startups Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from EU-Startups
EU-Startups Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from EU-Startups
AlternativeTo Email Scraper	Public contact emails from AlternativeTo
BetaList Email Scraper	Public contact emails from BetaList
BuiltWith Email Scraper	Public contact emails from BuiltWith
CB Insights Email Scraper	Public contact emails from CB Insights
Dealroom Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Dealroom
F6S Email Scraper	Public contact emails from F6S
Failory Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Failory
Product Hunt Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Product Hunt
SaaSHub Email Scraper	Public contact emails from SaaSHub
SaaSworthy Email Scraper	Public contact emails from SaaSworthy
Software Advice Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Software Advice
SourceForge Companies Email Scraper	Public contact emails from SourceForge
Tracxn Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Tracxn
Wappalyzer Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Wappalyzer
Wellfound Startup Email Scraper	Public contact emails from Wellfound
AlternativeTo Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from AlternativeTo
BetaList Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from BetaList
CB Insights Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from CB Insights
Dealroom Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Dealroom
F6S Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from F6S
Failory Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Failory
Product Hunt Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Product Hunt
SaaSHub Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from SaaSHub
SaaSworthy Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from SaaSworthy
Software Advice Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Software Advice
SourceForge Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from SourceForge
Wappalyzer Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Wappalyzer
Wellfound Email and Phone Number Scraper	Emails and phone numbers from Wellfound
AlternativeTo Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from AlternativeTo
BetaList Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from BetaList
CB Insights Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from CB Insights
Dealroom Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from Dealroom
F6S Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from F6S
Failory Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from Failory
Product Hunt Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from Product Hunt
SaaSHub Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from SaaSHub
SaaSworthy Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from SaaSworthy
Software Advice Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from Software Advice
SourceForge Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from SourceForge
Wappalyzer Phone Number Scraper	Public phone numbers from Wappalyzer

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