🎉 Y Combinator Founders

🎉 Y Combinator Founders

by prog-party

Automatically scrape and filter Y Combinator founder data into a clean, ready-to-use dataset. Perfect for lead gen, market research, or networking.

252 runs
13 users
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About 🎉 Y Combinator Founders

Need to find and connect with Y Combinator founders for your next project? This actor is your backstage pass. It pulls fresh founder data directly from Y Combinator's own pages. You can filter the results to zero in on exactly who you're looking for—maybe founders from a specific batch, or those working in a particular industry. Once it runs, it neatly packages everything into a structured dataset, ready for you to analyze or integrate into your own systems. I've used it to build targeted outreach lists for investor updates and to research competitor landscapes. It saves you the hours of manual copying and pasting, turning what's usually a tedious research chore into a quick, automated task. Just set your parameters, run it, and you've got a clean, usable list to work from.

What does this actor do?

🎉 Y Combinator Founders is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

  • Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
  • Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
  • API access for integration with your applications
  • Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
  • Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

Y Combinator Founders Actor

Overview

This actor scrapes founder data from Y Combinator. You can filter the results and it returns a structured list of founders to an Apify Dataset.

Key Features

  • Data Retrieval: Fetches founder profiles from Y Combinator.
  • Filtering: Supports filtering by company name or founder name.
  • Structured Output: Returns detailed, consistent JSON objects for each founder.

How to Use

Run the actor with an input JSON object specifying your desired filters. The results will be stored in the run's Dataset, which you can then export to JSON, CSV, or other formats via the Apify platform.

Input/Output

Input

Configure the actor using a JSON object with the following optional fields:

Field Type Description
limit Number Maximum number of companies/founders to return.
companyName String Filters for companies whose name contains this string.
name String Filters for founders whose first or last name contains this string.

Example Input:

{
  "limit": 10,
  "companyName": "Y Combinator",
  "name": "Sam"
}

Output

Each founder's profile is saved as an item in the Dataset. The output includes comprehensive details like name, associated company, YC batch, and industry tags.

Example Output Item:

{
  "id": 585,
  "firstName": "Sam",
  "lastName": "Altman",
  "fullName": "Sam Altman",
  "currentCompany": null,
  "hackerNewsId": "sama",
  "avatarThumb": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/avatars/53d3aaf413bcd879484bbe18904199aeddfbaa1d.jpg",
  "currentTitle": null,
  "companySlug": "loopt",
  "topCompany": false,
  "allCompaniesText": "Y Combinator, Loopt",
  "industries": ["Consumer", "Social"],
  "parentIndustries": ["Consumer"],
  "subIndustries": ["Consumer -> Social"],
  "currentRegion": "Unspecified",
  "titles": [],
  "batches": ["S05"],
  "tags": ["ycdc_public"]
}

Categories

AUTOMATION LEAD_GENERATION

Common Use Cases

Market Research

Gather competitive intelligence and market data

Lead Generation

Extract contact information for sales outreach

Price Monitoring

Track competitor pricing and product changes

Content Aggregation

Collect and organize content from multiple sources

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Actor Information

Developer
prog-party
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
252
Active Users
13

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