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Y Combinator Founders

This Y Combinator Founder Actor retrieves data from Y Combinator, allowing to filter, and returns a list of founders as a Dataset.

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Y Combinator Founders Actor

This Y Combinator Founder Actor retrieves data from Y Combinator, allowing to filter, and returns a list of founders as a Dataset.

INPUT

Input of this actor should be JSON containing filter specification. Allowed filters are:

FieldTypeDescriptionAllowed values
limitNumberMaximum amount of companies to returnAny number value
companyNameStringFilter by name. The filter checks if the company name contains the input value.Any string value
nameStringFilter by name. The filter checks if the first or last name contains the input value.Any string value

Example result:

1{
2    "limit": 10,
3    "companyName": "Y Combinator",
4    "name": "Sam"
5}

OUTPUT

Once the actor finishes, it will add each founder to the Dataset.

Example result:

1{
2	"id": 585,
3	"firstName": "Sam",
4	"lastName": "Altman",
5	"fullName": "Sam Altman",
6	"currentCompany": null,
7	"hackerNewsId": "sama",
8	"avatarThumb": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/avatars/53d3aaf413bcd879484bbe18904199aeddfbaa1d.jpg",
9	"currentTitle": null,
10	"companySlug": "loopt",
11	"topCompany": false,
12	"allCompaniesText": "Y Combinator, Loopt",
13	"industries": [
14		"Consumer",
15		"Social"
16	],
17	"parentIndustries": [
18		"Consumer"
19	],
20	"subIndustries": [
21		"Consumer -> Social"
22	],
23	"currentRegion": "Unspecified",
24	"titles": [],
25	"batches": [
26		"S05"
27	],
28	"tags": [
29		"ycdc_public"
30	]
31}

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it legal to scrape job listings or public data?

Yes, if you're scraping publicly available data for personal or internal use. Always review Websute's Terms of Service before large-scale use or redistribution.

Do I need to code to use this scraper?

No. This is a no-code tool — just enter a job title, location, and run the scraper directly from your dashboard or Apify actor page.

What data does it extract?

It extracts job titles, companies, salaries (if available), descriptions, locations, and post dates. You can export all of it to Excel or JSON.

Can I scrape multiple pages or filter by location?

Yes, you can scrape multiple pages and refine by job title, location, keyword, or more depending on the input settings you use.

How do I get started?

You can use the Try Now button on this page to go to the scraper. You’ll be guided to input a search term and get structured results. No setup needed!