Crunchbase Keyword Scraper

Discover Crunchbase companies by keyword and extract structured business intelligence — funding rounds, leadership teams, contact details, financial metrics, and more. No login required.

Features

• Keyword discovery — Find companies by industry terms, sectors, or search phrases.
• Complete company profiles — Name, description, industry, headquarters, funding, leadership, and contact data.
• Bulk keywords — Process multiple keywords in a single run.
• Configurable limits — Control how many companies are returned per keyword.
• Structured JSON — Clean output ready for analysis, lead generation, or investment research.

Input

{
  "keywords": ["NetBooster", "AI", "Venture Capital"],
  "limit_per_input": 100
}

Input parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
keywords	array of strings	Yes	Search terms to discover Crunchbase companies (up to 50 per run).
limit_per_input	integer	No	Max companies per keyword (1–1000, default 100).

Need data for specific company URLs instead of keyword search? Use our Crunchbase Company Scraper.

Free plan limits: Free Apify accounts are limited to 1 keyword and 5 companies per run. Upgrade to any paid Apify plan to unlock the full limits (up to 50 keywords and 1,000 companies per keyword).

Usage examples

AI startups

{
  "keywords": ["Artificial Intelligence", "Machine Learning"],
  "limit_per_input": 50
}

Venture capital and fintech

{
  "keywords": ["Venture Capital", "Fintech", "Payments"],
  "limit_per_input": 100
}

Single keyword deep dive

{
  "keywords": ["Cybersecurity"],
  "limit_per_input": 200
}

Output

Each dataset item is one Crunchbase company profile discovered for a keyword. Records include an input_keyword field so you can trace which search term produced each result.

{
  "name": "Example Corp",
  "description": "AI-powered analytics platform",
  "website": "https://example.com",
  "funding_total": 25000000,
  "input_keyword": "AI"
}

Use cases

• Market research — Map companies in a sector or emerging technology space.
• Lead generation — Build prospect lists from industry keywords.
• Investment research — Discover companies by theme, stage, or vertical.
• Competitive analysis — Find peers and adjacent players in a market.

How it works

Provide one or more keywords, set the per-keyword limit, and run the Actor. Each keyword triggers a discovery pass against Crunchbase; matching company profiles are collected and stored in your dataset.

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