Techstars Portfolio Scraper Instantly turn the entire Techstars portfolio (or any filtered slice of it) into clean, structured data for your prospecting, research, or investment scouting pipelines. --- ## Why you’ll love it | Benefit | What it means for you | |---------|-----------------------| | All the data in minutes | Fetch thousands of startups without scrolling manually. | | Built-in filters | Point the actor at any Techstars industry, program, or keyword view. | | Rich company profiles | Name, location, accelerator batch, program, year, tags, website, logo & social links. | | No blockers | Handles cookie pop-ups and lazy loading automatically. | | Usage-based pricing | $4 per 1 000 companies—pay only for what you scrape. | | One-click export | Download as JSON, CSV or feed it straight into Airtable, CRMs, BI tools, etc. | --- ## Quick start 1. Run the actor in Apify Console. 2. Accept the default URL (https://www.techstars.com/portfolio) or paste any filtered link, e.g. "https://www.techstars.com/portfolio?industry_vertical=Fintech" 3. (Optional) Set Max Companies if you only need a sample. 4. Hit Start. When the run finishes, open the dataset and export. --- ## Input | Field | Type | Default | Required | Notes | |-------|------|---------|----------|-------| | startUrl | String | https://www.techstars.com/portfolio | ✅ | Any Techstars portfolio or filtered page. | | maxCompanies | Integer | — | ❌ | Stop after N companies (good for quick tests). | --- ## Output example (JSON) ```json { "companyName": "Fimble Ltd", "description": "We give clothes digital identity and create new types of data in fashion.", "location": "London, United Kingdom", "portfolioYear": "2024", "programName": "ABN AMRO & Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator", "industryTags": ["B2B payments", "Fintech"], "websiteUrl": "https://fimble.co.uk", "logoUrl": "http://apimg.techstars.com/.../logo.png", "linkedInUrl": "https://linkedin.com/company/fimbleuk", "twitterUrl": null, "crunchbaseUrl": null } Ideal use-cases • Lead generation – build targeted outreach lists of Techstars-backed startups. • Market landscaping – map trends by industry, cohort or geography. • Investment scouting – fast due-diligence on accelerator alumni. • Competitive intel – monitor new entrants and adjacent spaces. ⸻ Tips & tricks • Combine this dataset with Crunchbase or LinkedIn enrichments for deeper insights. • Schedule the actor weekly to capture new cohorts as soon as they’re listed. • Stack it with Apify’s Email Finder actor to automate cold-outreach campaigns. ⸻ Support Questions, ideas, or hit a snag? Open an issue or ping me in Apify Discord – I respond fast. Happy scraping! 🚀 Fatih