# Crunchbase Scraper Pro (`data_dino/crunchbase-scraper-pro`) Actor

💰 $1.00 per 1000 results❗Crunchbase Scraper Pro extracts structured company intelligence from Crunchbase — no API key, no subscription, no manual copy-pasting. Drop in company names and get clean JSON with descriptions, contact info, founders, industry tags, and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/data\_dino/crunchbase-scraper-pro.md
- **Developed by:** [Data Dino](https://apify.com/data_dino) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, MCP servers, Automation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

### Overview

**Crunchbase Scraper Pro** extracts structured company intelligence from Crunchbase — no API key, no subscription, no manual copy-pasting. Drop in company names and get clean JSON with descriptions, contact info, founders, industry tags, and more. Built for teams that need Crunchbase data at scale without the enterprise price tag.

***

### The Problem

Crunchbase is the richest company database on the web, but accessing that data is painful:

- **Manual extraction is slow** — copying data from each profile one by one
- **Crunchbase API is expensive** — enterprise pricing puts it out of reach for most teams
- **Data is locked behind a wall** — free accounts get limited views and no bulk export
- **Existing scrapers break easily** — unreliable results, missing fields, silent failures

***

### The Solution

This actor solves all of that:

- **Bulk extraction** — process dozens of companies in a single run
- **No API key required** — works without any Crunchbase subscription
- **Complete profiles** — 11 fields per company including contact data and founders
- **Reliable pipeline** — failed companies are isolated, not silently dropped

***

### What You Get

Every company profile returns:

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `description` | What the company does |
| `website_url` | Company website |
| `founding_date` | When the company was founded |
| `email` | Contact email |
| `phone` | Contact phone number |
| `headquarters_location` | City, State, Country, Region |
| `operating_status` | Active, closed, etc. |
| `employee_count` | Company size range |
| `founder_names` | List of founders |
| `industry_categories` | Industry and category tags |

#### Sample Output

```json
{
  "timestamp": "2026-05-19T15:51:54.293994+08:00",
  "description": "Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.",
  "website_url": "https://www.apple.com/",
  "founding_date": "2021-01-01",
  "email": null,
  "phone": "+1 408-996-1010",
  "headquarters_location": "California, United States, North America",
  "operating_status": "active",
  "employee_count": "10001+",
  "founder_names": ["David Pakman", "Ron Wayne", "Steve Jobs"],
  "industry_categories": ["Electronics", "Manufacturing", "Software"]
}
```

***

### Input

Just provide company names — the scraper handles the rest:

```json
{
  "companyNames": [
    "apple",
    "tesla"
  ]
}
```

Full Crunchbase URLs also work:

```json
{
  "companyNames": [
    "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apple",
    "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tesla"
  ]
}
```

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `companyNames` | Yes | Array of company names or Crunchbase URLs |

***

### Usage Examples

#### Single Company

```json
{ "companyNames": ["apple"] }
```

#### Batch — AI Companies

```json
{
  "companyNames": [
    "openai",
    "anthropic",
    "hugging-face"
  ]
}
```

#### Batch — Fintech Leaders

```json
{
  "companyNames": [
    "stripe",
    "klarna",
    "revolut"
  ]
}
```

***

### Who This Is For

**Sales & Growth Teams** — Build targeted lead lists with verified contact data (email, phone, website). Stop manually copying from Crunchbase profiles.

**Researchers & Analysts** — Map entire industries in minutes. Pull company descriptions, categories, and operating status to spot trends and gaps.

**Investors & VCs** — Screen companies by size, status, and industry. Surface founder backgrounds across your pipeline without clicking through hundreds of profiles.

**Recruiters** — Identify fast-growing companies by employee count and industry. Find contact info to reach out directly.

***

### Export Formats

- **JSON** — For pipelines, APIs, and databases
- **CSV** — For spreadsheets and BI tools
- **Excel** — For reports and presentations

***

### Subscribe for More

This actor is actively maintained and improved. **Subscribe on Apify** to get:

- Automatic updates when scraping logic is enhanced
- Priority support for feature requests
- Access to the latest version as Crunchbase evolves

**[Subscribe now on Apify](https://apify.com)** and start extracting Crunchbase intelligence at scale.

# Actor input Schema

## `companyNames` (type: `array`):

Company names or full Crunchbase URLs to scrape

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "companyNames": [
    "apple",
    "tesla"
  ]
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "companyNames": [
        "apple",
        "tesla"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("data_dino/crunchbase-scraper-pro").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "companyNames": [
        "apple",
        "tesla",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("data_dino/crunchbase-scraper-pro").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "companyNames": [
    "apple",
    "tesla"
  ]
}' |
apify call data_dino/crunchbase-scraper-pro --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,data_dino/crunchbase-scraper-pro"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/pMa9yvM10TE4lWYCl/builds/QMQMlz0DczQWek5Yv/openapi.json