Techstars Scraper 🚀📊 - Cheap & monthly

by scrapestorm

Automatically scrape and structure startup data from Techstars. Filter by industry or region for targeted leads, market research, or competitor tracking—no proxies needed.

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About Techstars Scraper 🚀📊 - Cheap & monthly

Need fresh, structured data on Techstars startups without the manual hassle? This scraper pulls detailed company profiles directly from the Techstars platform. You can filter searches by industry, location, or other criteria to get a list that matches exactly what you're looking for—perfect for building lead lists, tracking competitors, or finding investment opportunities. I've used it to gather clean datasets for market research projects, and it saves a ton of time you'd otherwise spend copying and pasting. The setup is straightforward. You input your search parameters, run the actor, and it fetches the data into a structured format like JSON or CSV. You get details like company descriptions, founding years, and often links to their sites. A big plus is that it handles the data extraction directly, so you don't need to worry about setting up or paying for separate proxy servers. It's a cost-effective way to get a monthly feed of startup data for analysis, sales prospecting, or keeping an eye on emerging players in specific tech sectors.

What does this actor do?

Techstars Scraper 🚀📊 - Cheap & monthly 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

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

Documentation

Techstars Scraper

Extracts structured company data from the Techstars Startup Portfolio. Useful for lead generation, market research, and investment analysis.

Overview

This actor scrapes detailed company information from a given Techstars portfolio search URL. You provide a URL (optionally filtered by industry, region, etc.), and it returns structured data for all companies listed on that results page.

Key Features

Targeted Data Extraction: Scrapes the Techstars portfolio directly.
Structured Output: Returns clean, organized JSON data for easy integration.
Comprehensive Fields: Captures a wide range of company details, including:
- Basic Info: company_id, company_name, brief_description
- Location: city, state_province, country, worldregion, worldsubregion
- Online Presence: website, linkedin_url, twitter_url, logo_url
- Program Details: first_session_year, program_names, program_slugs
- Business Info: industry_vertical
- Status Flags: is_1b (unicorn), is_current_session, is_exit
Configurable Limit: Optionally set a maximum number of companies to scrape per run.
Multiple Export Formats: Results can be downloaded as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML.

How to Use

Input: Provide the actor with a Techstars portfolio search URL. You can use the Techstars website filters (industry, region, etc.) to tailor this URL before scraping.
Optional Configuration: Set the maxItems limit if you don't want to scrape all companies from the page.
Run: Start the actor. It will navigate the page and extract the data.
Output: Retrieve the dataset from the actor's run, available in your chosen format.

Input/Output

Input Example (Actor Input Configuration):

{
  "startUrls": ["https://www.techstars.com/portfolio?filter=..."],
  "maxItems": 50
}

Output Example (Dataset Item):

{
  "company_id": "12345",
  "company_name": "Example Startup Inc.",
  "brief_description": "An innovative AI-powered platform.",
  "city": "San Francisco",
  "state_province": "CA",
  "country": "USA",
  "worldregion": "Americas",
  "worldsubregion": "Northern America",
  "website": "https://www.example.com",
  "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/company/example",
  "twitter_url": "https://twitter.com/example",
  "logo_url": "https://example.com/logo.png",
  "first_session_year": 2021,
  "industry_vertical": ["SaaS", "Artificial Intelligence"],
  "program_names": ["Techstars Accelerator"],
  "program_slugs": ["techstars-accelerator"],
  "is_1b": false,
  "is_current_session": false,
  "is_exit": false
}