# Ycombinator Founders (`shareze001/ycombinator-founders`) Actor

`ycombinator-founders` gathers detailed data about Y Combinator founders, including profiles, companies, industries, and roles. It supports filtering, fetching company details, and analyzing startup ecosystems, aiding in founder research, market analysis, and investment opportunities.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/shareze001/ycombinator-founders.md
- **Developed by:** [shareze](https://apify.com/shareze001) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$10.00/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period. You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

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

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# README

## ycombinator-founders

### Overview

`ycombinator-founders` is an Apify actor designed to scrape detailed information about Y Combinator founders and their associated companies. It automates the process of collecting structured data about founders, including their profiles, current companies, industries, and more.

### Features

- **Search Founders**: Retrieve founders based on a search query (e.g., industry, product, or service).
- **Detailed Founder Profiles**: Fetch additional details for each founder, such as their current title, region, and associated companies.
- **Company Information**: Optionally include detailed information about the founder's current company, such as its description, team size, and social media links.

### Input

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

| Parameter        | Type      | Required | Description                                                                 |
|------------------|-----------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `q`              | `string`  | Yes      | Search query to find relevant founders (e.g., health).                     |
| `size`           | `integer` | No       | The number of founders to retrieve (default: 10, maximum: 10,000).         |
| `loadMoreDetail` | `boolean` | No       | Whether to load more details for each founder (default: `true`).           |

#### Example Input

```json
{
  "q": "health",
  "size": 50,
  "loadMoreDetail": true
}
```

### Output

The actor outputs a JSON array containing detailed information about the founders. Each founder includes the following fields:

- `id`: Unique identifier of the founder.
- `first_name`: First name of the founder.
- `last_name`: Last name of the founder.
- `current_company`: Name of the founder's current company.
- `current_region`: Region where the founder is currently located.
- `current_title`: Current title of the founder.
- `yc_industries`: Industries associated with the founder.
- `yc_parent_industries`: Parent industries of the founder.
- `yc_subindustries`: Sub-industries of the founder.
- `company`: Detailed information about the founder's current company, including its name, description, team size, and social media links.
- `jobPostings`: List of job postings by the founder's company.
- `newsUrl`: URL to the company's news page.

#### Example Output

```json
{
  "id": 62847,
  "first_name": "Debkishore",
  "last_name": "Mitra",
  "current_company": "Lucira Health",
  "current_region": "Unspecified",
  "current_title": null,
  "yc_industries": [["Healthcare", "Diagnostics"]],
  "yc_parent_industries": ["Healthcare"],
  "yc_subindustries": ["Healthcare -> Diagnostics"],
  "company": {
    "id": 805,
    "name": "Lucira Health",
    "batch": "W15",
    "one_liner": "Next generation infectious disease test kits",
    "website": "https://www.lucirahealth.com/",
    "long_description": "Diassess Inc. is revolutionizing the way infectious diseases are prevented, diagnosed, and monitored by developing the tools necessary to empower people to become knowledgeable about their health.",
    "team_size": 43,
    "location": "Emeryville, CA",
    "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/lucira-health/"
  },
  "jobPostings": [],
  "newsUrl": "https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/805/company_news"
}
```

### Use Cases

- **Founder Research**: Discover and analyze Y Combinator founders and their associated companies.
- **Investor Insights**: Identify potential investment opportunities by exploring detailed founder and company profiles.
- **Market Analysis**: Understand trends and patterns in the startup ecosystem.

# Actor input Schema

## `q` (type: `string`):

Search query to find relevant founders (e.g., health).

## `size` (type: `integer`):

The number of founders to retrieve.

## `loadMoreDetail` (type: `boolean`):

Whether to load more details for each founder (e.g., company\_photos, founders, jobPostings, etc.)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "q": "health",
  "size": 10,
  "loadMoreDetail": true
}
```

# 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 = {
    "q": "health",
    "size": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("shareze001/ycombinator-founders").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 = {
    "q": "health",
    "size": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("shareze001/ycombinator-founders").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 '{
  "q": "health",
  "size": 10
}' |
apify call shareze001/ycombinator-founders --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,shareze001/ycombinator-founders"
        }
    }
}

```

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/QkYk6S5BG9EsFx2aZ/builds/4Af4L5z2oqb2cNuSi/openapi.json