YC Scraper: Your Gateway to YC Insights

🏦 Unlock the power of Y Combinator data with YC Scraper. This tool allows you to efficiently gather key information on YC-backed companies and their founders, providing you with a competitive edge in market research, lead generation, and startup analysis.

About Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a world-renowned startup accelerator, responsible for launching some of the most successful and innovative companies of our time. YC provides startups with the resources, mentorship, and network they need to scale rapidly.

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🚀 What Can You Do With YC Scraper?

YC Scraper is designed to extract valuable data points from the Y Combinator platform, helping you discover and analyze promising ventures. Here's what you can collect:

Company Name 🏢	Location 📍
Description 📝	Founded At 🗓️
Website 🌐	Group Partners 🤝
Team Size 👥	Social Media Links 🔗
Industry 🏭	Founders Information 👔
Status ✅	Posted Jobs 💼
Company Launches 🚀	And More... ➕

Here's a sample of data:

And here's the data in json format:

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3    "id": 271,
4    "name": "Airbnb",
5    "founded": 2008,
6    "group_partner": {
7        "name": "Garry Tan",
8        "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/garry-tan"
9    },
10    "company_links": [
11        {
12            "linkedin_profile": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/airbnb/"
13        },
14        {
15            "twitter_account": "https://twitter.com/Airbnb"
16        },
17        {
18            "facebook_profile": "https://www.facebook.com/airbnb/"
19        },
20        {
21            "crunchbase_profile": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/airbnb"
22        }
23    ],
24    "founders_info": [
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26            "title": "Nathan Blecharczyk, Founder/CTO",
27            "description": "Nathan Blecharczyk is the co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chairman of Airbnb China. Nathan plays a leading role in driving key strategic initiatives across the global business. Previously he oversaw the creation of Airbnb’s engineering, data science, and performance marketing teams. Nathan became an entrepreneur in his youth, running a business while he was in high school that sold to clients in more than 20 countries. He earned a degree in Computer Science from Harvard University.",
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34                },
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37                }
38            ]
39        },
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41            "title": "Brian Chesky, Founder/CEO",
42            "description": "Brian Chesky is the co-founder,  Head of Community, and  CEO of Airbnb, which he started with Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk in 2008. Brian sets the company’s strategy to connect people to unique travel experiences, and drives Airbnb’s mission to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. Originally from New York, Brian graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design.",
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52                }
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74            "title": "Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on taking it back to basics: ‘I can’t make products just for 41-year-old tech founders’ - The Verge",
75            "url": "https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/9/23716903/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-rooms-ai-travel-future-of-work-summer-2023",
76            "date": "May 09, 2023"
77        },
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79            "title": "Airbnb launches Airbnb Rooms listing category for budget travel",
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81            "date": "May 03, 2023"
82        },
83        {
84            "title": "Brian Chesky Isn't Running Airbnb--He's 'Designing' It",
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86            "date": "Mar 16, 2023"
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88        {
89            "title": "Airbnb’s cofounder just donated $25M to get plastic out of the ocean",
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91            "date": "Feb 02, 2023"
92        },
93        {
94            "title": "'Hocus Pocus' fans can now stay in the Sanderson Sisters' cottage : NPR",
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96            "date": "Oct 06, 2022"
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• ``include_details` – Whether to include each company details like: (foundation year, company links, founders info & links, partners, ...)
• results_limit – Number of companies to scrape per run (default: 10).
• proxyConfiguration – Proxy is optional.

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FAQ 🤔

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