Actor/michael.g

Y Combinator Scraper

Extract startup leads, founder emails, LinkedIn profiles, hiring data, and more from YC companies and founders. Export scraped data, schedule via API, and integrate with other tools or AI workflows.

Publisher description, verbatim
Last 7 dayson this actor
Each one reaches followers by email the morning after.Follow this actor
Key figures30 readings
Price / 1k$150.00per 1,000 results
Users / 30d45↑ 10 over 30 readings
Users, all time1,613↑ 39 over 30 readings
Runs / 30d218↑ 91 over 30 readings
Runs / user / mo4.84runs per monthly user
Standing
#1of 84

on Y Combinator, by users in the last 30 days among actors classified to this platform.

Store search presence
2top-10 keywords

best #1 for “combinator”

  • combinator#1
  • combinator scraper#1
re-crawled daily
Recorded changes
  • 2026-09-08schemaInput schema changed—on record
  • 2026-08-29platformPlatform standing moveentered top-3 on ycombinator.com (#4 → #2 of 61)—on record
showing 2 of 2 in the last 30 days · followers get the next one by email

What the reviews say

Fast, easy to use, accurate, complete, and good value, but it over-scrapes YC's directory causing a reliability/overreach concern.

12 of 12 reviews carry text
ThemeSentimentSaidWhat they mean
Does it run3 praised · 1 complained4consistent and dependable data outputscrapes entire YC directory indiscriminately“Used this actor to build multiple campaigns across different domains. Works well, and the data is reliable enough to plug straight into our outreach. Thanks for the tool.” — 5/5
How fast3 praised · 0 complained3very fast scraping and responses“The best YC scraper! Fast, easy to use, and offers a great variety of data. I love that you add email addresses. It makes it easy to create/ manage email outreach campaigns targeting tech founders with $$$.” — 5/5
Setup and docs3 praised · 0 complained3easy to integrate into workflows“Good price for the value, and its great to connect it with other workflows and automations. I use it with Make.com and N8N and it works really well with those systems” — 5/5
Is the data right2 praised · 0 complained2highly accurate and trustworthy data“easy to use, and the data scraped is accurate and reliable. 🙌” — 5/5
Does it return everything1 praised · 0 complained1scrapes every field completely“Used on June 22, 2026. Great product! What you pay for is what you get. All fields are scraped and complete. Attention note: in the version I used, selecting the "Scrape All Companies" actually scrapes all of YC's directory, not just what you set in the input run field.” — 5/5
What it supports1 praised · 0 complained1includes email addresses for contacts
What it costs1 praised · 0 complained1good value for the price

Does it run

3 ↑ · 1 ↓ of 4
consistent and dependable data outputscrapes entire YC directory indiscriminately“Used this actor to build multiple campaigns across different domains. Works well, and the data is reliable enough to plug straight into our outreach. Thanks for the tool.” — 5/5

How fast

3 ↑ · 0 ↓ of 3
very fast scraping and responses“The best YC scraper! Fast, easy to use, and offers a great variety of data. I love that you add email addresses. It makes it easy to create/ manage email outreach campaigns targeting tech founders with $$$.” — 5/5

Setup and docs

3 ↑ · 0 ↓ of 3
easy to integrate into workflows“Good price for the value, and its great to connect it with other workflows and automations. I use it with Make.com and N8N and it works really well with those systems” — 5/5

Is the data right

2 ↑ · 0 ↓ of 2
highly accurate and trustworthy data“easy to use, and the data scraped is accurate and reliable. 🙌” — 5/5
3 more themes · read all 12 →
Every count is a review we read. 5 of the 12 said only that they liked it, with nothing specific — those are excluded from the themes above. Quotes are one reviewer, unedited.Read all 12 →

History

30 readings since 2026-08-27
Users / 30d30 readings
08-27↑ 1009-25
Users, all time30 readings
08-27↑ 3909-25
Runs / 30d30 readings
08-27↑ 9109-25
Standing30 readings
08-27↓ 309-25

Alternatives on Y Combinator

The actors either side of #1 of 84, ranked by users in the last 30 days. Same platform, adjacent adoption — the comparable set.

all 84 on Y Combinator →
Sort
#ActorGradePrice / 1kUsers /30dSuccessRatingAgeFresh
1BRES$150 /1ksteep price451,613 total99.5%5.0 (35)19mfreshThis
2BRES$1.00 /1kgood price40232 total99.1%4.6 (2)5mfresh
3BRES$0.05 /1kgood price27205 total100.0%—4mfresh
4DRES$2.00 /1kfair price27275 total—3.4 (4)14maging
5CRES$2.50 /1kfair price24136 total98.5%1.0 (1)4maging
6BRES$80.00 /1khigh price18169 total99.1%—5mfresh

Follow this actor, compare it against its rivals, and get every overnight change in one morning report.

Publish it yourself? Claim your publisher page and its full history is yours free, forever.

Open in the app Claim this page

Numbers on this page are measured only by an independent census of the Apify Store — not self-reported.