# Y Combinator Scraper

Apify

Collect company records from the public Y Combinator directory.

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**Job:** [Find companies](https://scrollport.com/tools/company-search-api)

**Current price:** $0.0900/result

**Availability:** Ready to run

## Tool details

**About this tool**

Collect structured company records from the public Y Combinator directory.

**Inputs and outputs**

### Input

`input` object · optional

Provider-specific public source, URL or search criteria.

`maxItems` number · optional

Maximum number of records to return.

### Output

`batch` string

Returned batch value.

`company_location` string

Returned company location value.

`company_name` string

Returned company name value.

`industry` string

Returned industry value.

`is_hiring` boolean

Returned is hiring value.

`short_description` string

Returned short description value.

`stage` string

Returned stage value.

`status` string

Returned status value.

`subindustry` string

Returned subindustry value.

`team_size` string

Returned team size value.

`url` string

Returned url value.

`website` string

Returned website value.

`year_founded` string

Returned year founded value.

**Example request and output**

Inspect returns this reviewed example, its estimated cost and the current input schema. Run calculates the estimate for your actual input.

### Request

```
{
  "tool_id": "apify.michael-g-y-combinator-scraper",
  "input": {
    "input": {
      "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies?batch=Winter%202025",
      "max_companies": 2,
      "scrape_founders": false,
      "scrape_open_jobs": false,
      "scrape_all_companies": false
    },
    "maxItems": 2
  }
}
```

### Output

```
{
  "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/mentra",
  "batch": "Winter 2025",
  "stage": "Early",
  "status": "Active",
  "website": "https://mentra.glass",
  "industry": "Consumer",
  "is_hiring": true,
  "team_size": "12",
  "subindustry": "Virtual And Augmented Reality",
  "company_name": "Mentra",
  "year_founded": "2024",
  "company_location": "San Francisco",
  "short_description": "Building the open source smart glasses operating system."
}
```

**Errors and limitations**

No listing-specific teaching errors are published. Inspect the tool before running to receive the current schema and error guidance.

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