BetaList Scraper

Pull upcoming startups and freshly launched products from BetaList at scale — names, taglines, full descriptions, topic tags, featured dates, product logos, each founder's profile, and each startup's real external website. Built for growth marketers, VC deal scouts, and market researchers who need a live feed of every new startup launch without checking BetaList by hand.

Why This Scraper?

• 22 curated markets in one actor — sweep AI, Dev Tools, HR & Recruiting, Finance, Health, Marketing, Energy & Environment, Data & Analytics, and 14 more, each expanded automatically into every topic underneath it.
• Founder profile on every startup — the maker's display name, their BetaList handle, and a direct link to their profile page, so you can reach the person behind the launch, not just a company page.
• Resolves each startup's real external website — not just the BetaList page, but the founder's actual product URL, followed through BetaList's redirect and cleaned of tracking parameters — the link you need for outreach.
• ISO-formatted featured dates — every product's launch date as YYYY-MM-DD, ready to sort, filter, and chart for time-series trend analysis.
• Full tagline, description, and topic tags on every row — the one-line pitch, the long-form description, and the array of category tags a founder chose, all in a single flat record.
• Four ways to target startups — pick from 22 categories, paste any browse, market, topic, or search URL, drop a single /startups/<slug> product link, or search by keyword.
• Collect every startup, or cap it exactly — set a precise result limit, or set 0 to sweep everything in a category (up to a 50,000-result safety ceiling per run).
• Product logo image URL on every startup — the thumbnail shown on the launch card, ready to embed in newsletters, CRMs, or dashboards.
• One clean flat row per startup — twelve typed fields, no nested blobs, exporting straight to JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Use Cases

Lead Generation

• Build outreach lists of brand-new startups the week they launch
• Reach founders through their real product website, not a directory page
• Filter by market to target only the verticals you sell into
• Feed fresh company names and taglines straight into your CRM

Market & Trend Research

• Track what's launching in AI, Fintech, or Health month over month
• Chart launch volume by featured date to spot emerging waves
• Map which topics dominate a category's new-product pipeline
• Benchmark how many products enter a market over time

Investor & VC Deal Sourcing

• Spot early-stage products the day they go public on BetaList
• Sweep a target vertical for every new entrant in one run
• Enrich a deal pipeline with taglines, descriptions, and websites
• Set up a repeatable weekly scan of your thesis categories

Competitive Intelligence

• Monitor new entrants into a market you already operate in
• Watch a specific topic feed for direct competitors as they launch
• Compare how rivals position themselves via tagline and description
• Keep a running log of everything shipping in your space

Content & Media

• Curate "new launches this week" newsletters automatically
• Source products for roundups, directories, and trend pieces
• Pull logos, taglines, and links ready to drop into a post
• Track a niche topic to never miss a launch worth covering

Getting Started

Search by Keyword

The quickest way to start — one keyword against the discovery feed:

{
    "searchTerm": "scheduling",
    "maxResults": 50
}

Scrape a Category

Pick one or more of the 22 markets — every topic underneath is expanded and collected:

{
    "category": ["ai", "dev-tools"],
    "maxResults": 200
}

Scrape Specific URLs

Paste any BetaList browse, market, topic, or search page — or a single product page:

{
    "startUrls": [
        "https://betalist.com/browse/ai/ai-assistant",
        "https://betalist.com/browse/finance",
        "https://betalist.com/startups/plumb-ace"
    ],
    "maxResults": 0
}

Input Reference

What to Scrape

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
category	array	["ai"]	Pick one or more BetaList categories to scrape. The easiest way to start — no URL needed. Each category is expanded into its topics, and every startup in those topics is collected. Ignored when Start URLs are provided.
startUrls	array	[]	Paste BetaList URLs to scrape. These can be topic pages (e.g. https://betalist.com/browse/ai/ai-assistant), category pages (e.g. https://betalist.com/browse/ai), search pages, the homepage, or specific startup pages (e.g. https://betalist.com/startups/plumb-ace). When set, this overrides the Categories option.
searchTerm	string	""	Optional keyword to scrape the BetaList discovery feed by term (e.g. "crypto", "scheduling"). Leave empty to skip keyword search.

Results

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum number of startups to return across all inputs. Set to 0 for unlimited — collect every startup found, up to a 50,000-result safety ceiling per run. The last page is always collected in full, so a run may return slightly more than this number.

Provide at least one of category, startUrls, or searchTerm. Start URLs take priority over Categories.

Output

Each record is one startup with twelve structured fields:

{
    "slug": "sendmux",
    "name": "SendMux",
    "tagline": "One API for transactional email across every provider",
    "description": "SendMux routes your transactional email through multiple providers from a single API, failing over automatically so your password resets and receipts always get delivered.",
    "topics": ["Developer APIs", "Email", "Dev Tools"],
    "makerName": "Roshan Jonnalagadda",
    "makerUrl": "https://betalist.com/@roshanjonah",
    "makerIdentifier": "roshanjonah",
    "featuredDate": "2026-06-28",
    "websiteUrl": "https://sendmux.com",
    "betalistUrl": "https://betalist.com/startups/sendmux",
    "imageUrl": "https://betalist.imgix.net/uploads/sendmux-logo.png"
}

Fields

Field	Type	Description
slug	string	Unique BetaList identifier for the startup (from its page URL).
name	string	Startup or product name.
tagline	string	One-line pitch shown on the launch card.
description	string	Full long-form product description from the startup's page.
topics	string[]	Topic and category tags the startup is filed under.
makerName	string	Display name of the startup's maker (founder), when listed.
makerUrl	string	Direct link to the maker's BetaList profile page, when listed.
makerIdentifier	string	The maker's BetaList handle (the @username, without the @), when listed.
featuredDate	string	Date the product was featured on BetaList, as ISO YYYY-MM-DD.
websiteUrl	string	The startup's real external website, resolved through BetaList's redirect.
betalistUrl	string	The startup's page on BetaList.
imageUrl	string	Product logo or thumbnail image URL.

Maker fields populate on startups that list a founder on their BetaList page (most do); they are left empty when a startup has none.

Tips for Best Results

• Start small, then scale — set maxResults to 25–50 on your first run to confirm the data fits your workflow, then raise it or set 0 to sweep everything (a single run collects up to 50,000 startups).
• Category vs. topic — pick your breadth — a category pick sweeps every topic in that market for maximum coverage; paste a single topic URL (e.g. .../browse/ai/ai-assistant) when you want to stay narrow and focused.
• Chain multiple markets — pass several categories in one run to build a cross-vertical launch feed in a single pass.
• Use searchTerm for themes that cross categories — keywords like "crypto" or "no-code" catch products filed under different markets that a single category would miss.
• Sort by featuredDate for a launch timeline — because dates are ISO-formatted, a simple sort turns your export into a chronological feed of new launches.
• Reach founders two ways — websiteUrl is the real product site for enrichment and product research, while makerUrl and makerName give you the founder's own BetaList profile for direct, person-to-person outreach.
• Re-run on a schedule — set the same category run to repeat weekly to catch every new launch as it lands.

Pricing

From $4 per 1,000 results — pay only for the startups you actually collect. Bronze, Silver, and Gold subscribers pay progressively less; the table below shows total cost at each discount tier.

Results	No discount	Bronze	Silver	Gold
100	$0.48	$0.45	$0.43	$0.40
1,000	$4.80	$4.50	$4.25	$4.00
10,000	$48.00	$45.00	$42.50	$40.00
100,000	$480.00	$450.00	$425.00	$400.00

A "result" is any startup row in the output dataset. No compute or time-based charges — you pay per result, plus a small fixed per-run start fee.

Integrations

Export data in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS. Connect to 1,500+ apps via:

• Zapier / Make / n8n — Workflow automation
• Google Sheets — Direct spreadsheet export
• Slack / Email — Notifications on new results
• Webhooks — Trigger custom APIs on run completion
• Apify API — Full programmatic access

Legal & Ethical Use

This actor is designed for legitimate market research, lead generation, and competitive analysis. Users are responsible for complying with applicable laws and BetaList's Terms of Service. Do not use collected data for spam, harassment, or any illegal purpose, and respect the wishes of founders who ask not to be contacted.