Y Combinator Founder LinkedIn Scraper

The Y Combinator Founder LinkedIn Scraper is an Apify Actor designed to scrape Y Combinator Startup School cofounder profiles and intelligently find their LinkedIn profiles.

This actor securely logs into Startup School, extracts founder details, and enriches them with the most accurate LinkedIn profiles available — while maintaining privacy and session safety.

⭐ Features

• Scrapes Y Combinator cofounder profiles from Startup School
• Extracts name, bio, location, education, and employment
• Finds matching LinkedIn profiles
• Uses multiple search strategies for higher accuracy
• Parallel processing for faster enrichment
• Outputs clean, structured data ready for export
• Built for Apify Cloud with session persistence

📝 Example Use Cases

• Build a Y Combinator founder directory
• Enrich founder data with LinkedIn profiles
• Lead generation for B2B, VC, or recruitment
• Market research on startup founders
• Talent sourcing and founder outreach

🚀 How to Use

1. Open the Actor on Apify
2. Enter your Y Combinator Startup School credentials
3. Set how many founder profiles you want to scrape
4. (Optional) Clear session if login issues occur
5. Click Run
6. Download results in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

🧩 Input Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
yc_email	String	✔️ Yes	Your Y Combinator Startup School email
yc_password	String	✔️ Yes	Your Y Combinator Startup School password (secure, not stored)
limit	Number	No	Number of founder profiles to scrape (default: 5)
clear_session	Boolean	No	Force fresh login if session expires

Example Input

{
    "yc_email": "your-email@example.com",
    "yc_password": "your-password",
    "limit": 10,
    "clear_session": false
}

📦 Output Fields

Example Output

[
    {
        "name": "John Doe",
        "yc_url": "https://www.startupschool.org/cofounder-matching/candidate/...",
        "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndoe",
        "location": "San Francisco, CA",
        "intro_bio": "Experienced software engineer passionate about building scalable systems.",
        "looking_for": "Technical co-founder with ML expertise",
        "education": "Stanford University, Computer Science",
        "employment": "Google, Senior Software Engineer"
    }
]

🔐 Privacy & Security

• Credentials are required only for login
• Login details are never stored or shared
• Sessions are saved securely in Apify Key-Value Store
• No third-party credential leakage

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests:
Email: bhavin.shah@techforceglobal.com

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This Actor can be integrated into a fully automated n8n workflow no manual steps, just end-to-end automation.

🌐 Website: https://techforceglobal.com/