# Y Combinator Funded Startups Scraper – Founder B2B Leads (`robinworld/startup-funding-b2b-leads`) Actor

Extracts newly funded YC tech startups, founder email handles, LinkedIn profiles, tech stacks, and funding rounds for B2B SaaS sales teams.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/robinworld/startup-funding-b2b-leads.md
- **Developed by:** [Robin world](https://apify.com/robinworld) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## 💼 Startup Funding & B2B Decision Maker Leads Scraper

> **The ultimate B2B lead generation engine for SaaS Sales Teams, SDRs, Recruiters, and Growth Agencies.**

Extract verified **funded technology startups, Y Combinator companies, company domains, team sizes, C-level executives, and active hiring signals**.

***

### 💎 Why B2B Sales Teams Need This Actor

Purchasing enriched lead databases from ZoomInfo, Apollo, or PitchBook costs **$5,000 to $25,000+ annually**. Freelancers on Upwork charge up to $1 per lead. This Actor delivers programmatic on-demand access for just **$0.008 per verified startup lead**.

- **🚀 Premier Startup Ecosystem**: Scrapes real-time data from Y Combinator and top venture accelerators.
- **🌐 Clean Domain Extraction**: Provides sanitized root domains (`domain.com`) designed for instant cold email enrichment via Clay, Apollo, or Smartlead.
- **🎯 Precision Tech & Industry Filters**: Search by sector (AI, DevTools, CyberSecurity, FinTech, B2B SaaS) and stage (Seed, Early, Growth, Public).
- **⚡ Instant Multi-Format Export**: Download leads as **CSV, Excel, JSON**, or push automatically to your **Salesforce, HubSpot, or webhook CRM**.

***

### 🚀 How to Use

1. **Search Keyword**: Enter any tech vertical or keyword (e.g. `ai`, `security`, `fintech`, `sales`, `hr`).
2. **Industry Filter**: Select target market (e.g. `B2B Software & Enterprise SaaS`, `Fintech`, `Healthcare`).
3. **Company Stage**: Filter by `Seed`, `Early`, or `Growth`.
4. **Max Leads Limit**: Set total desired leads.
5. **Click "Start"** to generate your prospecting list.

***

### 📦 Output Data Sample

```json
{
  "company_id": "531",
  "company_name": "&AI",
  "website": "https://www.tryandai.com/",
  "domain": "tryandai.com",
  "one_liner": "Collaborative workspace for patent litigators",
  "batch_or_round": "Winter 2024",
  "stage": "Seed",
  "industry": "LegalTech",
  "tags": [
    "SaaS",
    "B2B",
    "LegalTech"
  ],
  "team_size": 7,
  "location": "San Francisco, CA, USA",
  "yc_profile_url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/andai",
  "is_hiring": true,
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-08T03:20:00Z"
}
```

***

### 💰 Pricing: Pay-Per-Event

- **Price**: **$0.008** per extracted B2B startup lead.
- Extract 500 decision-maker targets for just **$4.00**.
- Pay only for actual structured leads delivered.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Target specific tech sectors or keywords (e.g. 'ai', 'cybersecurity', 'sales', 'fintech', 'devops')

## `industry` (type: `string`):

Filter by primary sector of target companies

## `stage` (type: `string`):

Filter by funding growth stage

## `max_items` (type: `integer`):

Max count of verified company & decision maker records (charged $0.0080 per lead)

## `proxy_configuration` (type: `object`):

Apify proxy configuration for fast crawling

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "ai",
  "industry": "all",
  "stage": "all",
  "max_items": 50,
  "proxy_configuration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Funded startup executive leads and company intelligence dataset items

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("robinworld/startup-funding-b2b-leads").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("robinworld/startup-funding-b2b-leads").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call robinworld/startup-funding-b2b-leads --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,robinworld/startup-funding-b2b-leads"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/IEc87xqSedIt0OhPi/builds/MYlCc1WMjeLWiRHQd/openapi.json