Techstars Portfolio Companies Scraper

Techstars Portfolio Companies Scraper

Scrape every company from the Techstars portfolio, filtered by program or sector, up to a million per run. Each row returns the company name, program, sector, location, and description. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Techstars publishes its accelerator portfolio on a single page, but scrolling through hundreds of company cards by hand is slow and you cannot export the data. This Actor reads the full portfolio feed, applies your program and sector filters as it goes, and returns a clean dataset of every matching company. No API key, no browser extension, no copy-paste.

Who uses it	What they scrape Techstars for
Venture capital analysts	Build a deal-flow watchlist of Techstars graduates in a specific sector.
Startup founders	Research competitors that went through the same Techstars program.
Sales and partnership teams	Generate a lead list of funded startups by industry and cohort year.
Market researchers	Track which sectors and cities Techstars is investing in over time.

What it does

This Actor collects Techstars portfolio companies from the official portfolio page and returns each one as a flat row with its program, sector, and description.

• 🏷️ Program filter: narrow results to a specific Techstars program by name, such as 'Boulder' or 'Seattle'.
• 🏭 Sector filter: return only companies tagged with a particular industry, like 'Healthtech' or 'Fintech'.
• 🔢 Volume control: set a hard cap on the number of companies collected per run, from one to one million.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Techstars data

📋 Build a Techstars lead list.

A B2B sales team scrapes all Healthtech companies from the last three years, filters by program, and loads the list into their CRM for outreach.

📈 Map accelerator trends.

A market researcher runs the Actor monthly, groups companies by sector and location, and tracks how Techstars investment themes shift over time.

🔍 Find competitors in your cohort.

A founder scrapes the full portfolio, filters by their own program name, and reviews every company description to spot direct and adjacent competitors.

💰 Source deal flow.

A VC analyst scrapes the entire portfolio, filters by Fintech, and cross-references the list with Crunchbase to prioritize companies that have not raised a Series A yet.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API needed	Reads the public portfolio page directly, no registration or token required.
Fixed flat schema	Every company lands as one row with the same columns, ready for a spreadsheet or database.
Filter early	Program and sector filters discard non-matching cards before they reach your dataset, saving time and compute.
Runs on Apify	Schedule daily or weekly runs, integrate with Make, Zapier, or the Apify API, and store results in the cloud.

How it compares

Two other Apify actors also scrape the Techstars portfolio. Here is how they compare on the capabilities a buyer typically evaluates.

Feature	ParseForge	Techstars Scraper	Techstars Scraper with Emails
Program filter	Yes, substring match on program name	Not listed	Yes
Sector filter	Yes, substring match on sector	Not listed	Yes
Maximum items cap	Yes, configurable up to 1,000,000	Not listed	Not listed
Email addresses	Not listed	Not listed	Yes
Social media links	Not listed	Not listed	Yes
Runs on Apify platform	Yes	Yes	Yes

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from the main Techstars portfolio URL and narrow the output with optional program and sector substring filters that run as each company card is read. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
  "startUrl": "https://www.techstars.com/portfolio",
  "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
  "startUrl": "https://www.techstars.com/portfolio",
  "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.0085 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$0.85
1,000 results	$8.50
10,000 results	$85.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Techstars Portfolio Companies Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Techstars through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/techstars-portfolio-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check your Program or Sector filter. The filters do a substring match, so a typo or a value that does not appear in any company card will return an empty dataset. Try running without filters first to confirm the page loads.

The Actor stops before collecting all companies.

Increase the 'Maximum companies' input. The Actor stops when it reaches that number, even if more companies exist on the page. Set it to a high value like 1000000 to get everything.

Some company cards are missing data in certain fields.

The Actor can only return what the portfolio page displays. If a company card does not list a sector or program, that field will be empty in your dataset. This is a limitation of the source data, not the scraper.

The run fails with a timeout error.

The portfolio page is large and may take time to scroll. Try increasing the Actor's timeout in the run settings, or reduce the maximum companies to collect fewer cards per run.

Can I get founder names, funding amounts, or social links?

The public portfolio page does not include founder names, funding rounds, or social media links. This Actor returns only the fields visible on the main portfolio listing. For deeper company data, consider a Crunchbase or LinkedIn scraper.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Does this Actor need a Techstars login or API key?	No. It reads the public portfolio page at techstars.com/portfolio, so no account, API key, or OAuth flow is required.
What data fields does each row contain?	Each row includes the company name, program, sector, location, and a short description. The exact field list is shown in the sample output on the Actor's page.
Can I filter by a specific Techstars city or program?	Yes. Use the Program input to match a program name like 'Boulder' or 'Austin'. It is a substring match, so 'New York' will catch 'New York City' as well.
How do I filter by industry or vertical?	Use the Sector input. Type a substring like 'Health' to return companies tagged Healthtech, Digital Health, or Healthcare.
Can I scrape the entire portfolio in one run?	Yes. Set the maximum companies field to a high number, such as 1000000, and the Actor will keep scrolling until it has collected every company on the page.
What output formats are supported?	You can export your dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify storage tab, or push it directly to a webhook or cloud storage.
Can I schedule this Actor to run automatically?	Yes. Apify lets you schedule runs daily, weekly, or on a custom cron expression. Each run produces a fresh dataset you can download or forward.
Does the Actor handle pagination and infinite scroll?	Yes. It scrolls the portfolio page automatically and collects every visible company card until it hits your maximum items limit or the end of the list.
Is this Actor affiliated with Techstars?	No. This is an independent scraper that reads publicly available data from the Techstars website. It is not built or endorsed by Techstars Central, LLC.
What happens if Techstars changes their portfolio page layout?	The Actor relies on the page structure. If the layout changes, the scraper may need an update. We monitor for breakage and publish fixes, but you can also report issues through the Actor's support tab.

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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Techstars Central, LLC. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.