Field	Type	Description	Allowed values
limit	Number	Maximum amount of companies to return	Any number value
companyName	String	Filter by name. The filter checks if the company name contains the input value.	Any string value
name	String	Filter by name. The filter checks if the first or last name contains the input value.	Any string value

Example result:

{
    "limit": 10,
    "companyName": "Y Combinator",
    "name": "Sam"
}

OUTPUT

Once the actor finishes, it will add each founder to the Dataset.

Example result:

{
	"id": 585,
	"firstName": "Sam",
	"lastName": "Altman",
	"fullName": "Sam Altman",
	"currentCompany": null,
	"hackerNewsId": "sama",
	"avatarThumb": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/avatars/53d3aaf413bcd879484bbe18904199aeddfbaa1d.jpg",
	"currentTitle": null,
	"companySlug": "loopt",
	"topCompany": false,
	"allCompaniesText": "Y Combinator, Loopt",
	"industries": [
		"Consumer",
		"Social"
	],
	"parentIndustries": [
		"Consumer"
	],
	"subIndustries": [
		"Consumer -> Social"
	],
	"currentRegion": "Unspecified",
	"titles": [],
	"batches": [
		"S05"
	],
	"tags": [
		"ycdc_public"
	]
}

Y Combinator Companies

prog-party/y-combinator-companies

This Y Combinator companies Actor retrieves data from Y Combinator, allowing to filter, and returns a list of companies to a Dataset.

Prog Party

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michael.g/y-combinator-scraper

Scrape data on Y Combinator companies and their founders from the YC startup directory.

Michael G

181

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Y Combinator Extractor

jupri/ycombinator

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cat

106

5.0

YC Scraper

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Uncover Y Combinator's hidden startup gems, founders, and more details instantly.

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Efficiently extract structured data from the official Y Combinator startup directory.

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Hacker News Data Scraper

epctex/hackernews-scraper

Extract Y Combinator's Hacker News based on any search criteria. Crawl the front page, Show HN, Ask HN, news, job listings, and historical data. Get links, titles, comments, ratings, and more!

epctex

Y Combinator Company Scraper 🧠💼 - Cheap & Fast

scrapestorm/y-combinator-company-scraper---cheap-fast

Unlock the power of Y Combinator with automated company data scraping 🧠💼📊 Effortlessly collect detailed information on startups and portfolio companies from the YC platform. Customize your search queries by industry, hiring status, or region for highly targeted insights 🌍No proxy needed ⚡

Storm_Scraper

5.0

Y Combinator Scraper

scraped/my-actor-3

Scrape companies from Y Combinator

scraped

Techstars Scraper

michael.g/techstars-scraper

Scrape data on Techstars companies from the Techstars portfolio.

Michael G

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Netflix Search Scraper

alien_force/netflix-search-scraper

This actor scrapes Netflix titles (movies, series) using advanced filters like search query, actor, genre, release year, and availability. It fetches rich data, including images, cast, IMDb metrics, and episode details for series, all while ensuring fast, reliable results with proxy support.