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Y Combinator Companies Scraper

Extract company profiles, founders, and open job listings from the Y Combinator directory. Filter by batch, industry, subindustry, region, and hiring status. Covers 5,700+ funded startups from W05 to the latest YC cohort. Includes growth stage, equity ranges, salary data, and contact emails.

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ParseForge

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You can access the Y Combinator Companies Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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