Y Combinator Companies Scraper

Scrape the complete Y Combinator startup directory and get it back as clean, structured JSON: name, batch, status, team size, location, industries, tags, website, description, hiring status and more. Filter by batch, status, industry, region or free-text keyword, or pull the entire directory in one run. No account, no API key. Ideal for VC sourcing, market mapping, recruiting and startup research.

Features

• 🏢 Whole directory or targeted — pull every YC company, or narrow with query, batches, statuses, industries and regions.
• 📦 Batch filtering — accepts full names like Winter 2024 or short codes like W24/S23, normalized automatically.
• 🟢 Status & hiring filters — keep only Active, Acquired, Public companies, or set isHiring for those currently hiring.
• 🧭 Industry & region targeting — filter by Fintech, Healthcare, B2B, United States of America, Europe and more.
• 🔎 Keyword search — query matches name, description and tags.
• 📇 Rich company profiles — one-liner, long description, stage, team size, industries, tags, logo and direct YC URL.
• 🔑 No key needed — pull the full public directory with no login, account or API key.

What you get

One flat JSON record per company:

{
  "name": "Stripe",
  "slug": "stripe",
  "oneLiner": "Economic infrastructure for the internet.",
  "longDescription": "Stripe builds economic infrastructure for the internet...",
  "website": "https://stripe.com",
  "batch": "Summer 2009",
  "status": "Active",
  "stage": "Growth",
  "teamSize": 8000,
  "location": "San Francisco, CA, USA",
  "regions": ["United States of America", "America / Canada"],
  "industry": "Fintech",
  "subindustry": "Fintech -> Payments",
  "industries": ["Fintech", "Payments"],
  "tags": ["Payments", "SaaS"],
  "isHiring": true,
  "topCompany": true,
  "nonprofit": false,
  "launchedAt": "2010-05-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "logoUrl": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/stripe.png",
  "ycUrl": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stripe",
  "objectID": "379"
}

Output schema

Input

{
  "query": "",
  "batches": ["Winter 2024", "Summer 2023"],
  "statuses": ["Active"],
  "industries": ["Fintech"],
  "regions": [],
  "isHiring": true,
  "maxItems": 1000
}

Use cases

• Build a VC deal-sourcing list of the latest YC batch by industry.
• Map competitors and adjacent startups in a specific vertical.
• Find YC companies currently hiring for recruiting or BD outreach.
• Feed the full startup directory into a CRM, dataset or research model.

Pricing

Pay-per-event: you're billed a small amount per run and per company scraped — you only pay for what you get. See the Pricing tab for current rates.

FAQ

Do I need a Y Combinator account or API key? No. The Actor reads the public Y Combinator companies directory — no login and no API key required.

How many companies can I get per run? Use maxItems to cap results (0 = the entire matching set). You can pull the whole directory in one run or narrow it with filters to just the companies you need.

Is scraping Y Combinator's directory legal? Only the public company directory that YC publishes at ycombinator.com/companies is read. This is an independent tool, not affiliated with Y Combinator; review YC's terms and applicable regulations for your use case.

What's the output format? One flat JSON record per company with name, batch, status, stage, teamSize, location, industries, tags, website, oneLiner, longDescription, isHiring, ycUrl and more. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel.

Can I filter by batch, industry or region? Yes. Filter by batches (e.g. Winter 2024 or W24), statuses, industries, regions, isHiring, or a free-text query across name, description and tags.

Can I connect this to other apps and services? The Y Combinator Companies Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JavaScript/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

Enrich your company and lead datasets with related scrapers:

• Company Careers Job Scraper — open roles from Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby career pages, great for spotting which startups are hiring.
• GitHub Scraper — profiles and repositories for developer and company research.
• Clutch Scraper — B2B agency and service-provider profiles for lead generation.
• SEC EDGAR Scraper — company filings for deeper due diligence.

Notes

This Actor reads the public Y Combinator companies directory (ycombinator.com/companies). It is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Y Combinator; all trademarks belong to their respective owners.

You pay only for what the run returns. Set a maximum cost per run and it stops cleanly at that limit.