Y Combinator Startups, Founders & Hiring Intelligence Scraper 🚀

Extract real-time, comprehensive intelligence on Y Combinator startups, founders, batches, and live hiring signals.

Built for VCs, founders, recruiters, B2B sales teams, and solo tech builders looking for verified leads and market trends directly from the world's most prestigious startup accelerator.

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💡 What Makes This Scraper Different?

• Zero Proxy Overhead: 100% clean direct fetches with zero proxy fees or extra billing charges.
• Deep Enrichment: Doesn't just scrape names; extracts verified founder LinkedIn & Twitter URLs, bios, and live job postings with salary & equity benchmarks.
• Batch & Industry Filtering: Filter by YC batch (W26, F26, S25, W25, etc.) or specific industries (AI, Fintech, Security, B2B).
• Built-in Market Intelligence: Automatically calculates top batch distributions, leading startup sectors, and ecosystem growth metrics.

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📊 Output Data Schema

Each company item contains:

{
  "_type": "startup",
  "id": 34893,
  "name": "Agent 37",
  "slug": "agent-37",
  "batch": "Fall 2026",
  "status": "Active",
  "website": "https://www.agent37.com/cloud",
  "teamSize": 5,
  "oneLiner": "Persistent sandboxes for agents like hermes, openclaw, claude code",
  "longDescription": "Ready to Use Instantly: Skip the complex server setup...",
  "industries": ["B2B", "Developer Tools", "AI"],
  "tags": ["AI Agents", "Cloud Infrastructure"],
  "locations": ["San Francisco, CA", "Remote"],
  "founders": [
    {
      "name": "Vishnu Krishnaprasad",
      "title": "Founder/CEO",
      "bio": "Previously Senior Software Engineer at Amazon...",
      "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishnukrishnaprasad/",
      "twitter": "https://x.com/an_engineer_log"
    }
  ],
  "jobsCount": 2,
  "jobs": [
    {
      "id": 12345,
      "title": "Senior AI Systems Engineer",
      "type": "Full-time",
      "location": "San Francisco / Remote",
      "salaryMin": 180000,
      "salaryMax": 240000,
      "salaryCurrency": "USD",
      "equity": "0.5% - 1.5%",
      "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/agent-37/jobs/12345"
    }
  ],
  "ycUrl": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/agent-37",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-16T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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⚙️ Input Configuration

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
query	String	""	Search keyword (e.g. "AI", "agents", "developer tools", "fintech").
batch	String	""	Filter by YC batch code (e.g. W26, F26, S25, W25, S24).
industry	String	""	Filter by sector (e.g. B2B, Healthcare, Fintech, Security).
enrichFoundersAndJobs	Boolean	true	Extract verified founder social profiles, bios, and live job openings.
maxResults	Integer	50	Number of startup records to extract.
includeAnalytics	Boolean	true	Appends a market overview summary to the dataset.

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