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# Y Combinator founders search

> Search the public Y Combinator founders directory by name keyword and filters (batch, title, industry, top company): name, title, company, batches, industries and region. 1 point per returned record.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /functions/v1/run-yc-founders-search
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: NeuralVerge API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    NeuralVerge API for AI research, search, extraction, and structured data
    source execution.
servers:
  - url: https://api.neuralverge.ai
    description: NeuralVerge API
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: AI Research
    description: Multi-step research workflows and the sessions they run in.
  - name: AI Extract
    description: Schema-driven extraction workflows.
  - name: Search
    description: Fast, synchronous web search with no session or polling.
  - name: Company intelligence
    description: Company profile lookups from company databases.
  - name: E-commerce & Marketplaces
    description: >-
      Product, seller, and review lookups on Amazon, eBay, Walmart, AliExpress,
      and Alibaba.
  - name: Enrichment
    description: Email and phone enrichment, validation, and discovery.
  - name: Product reviews
    description: >-
      Software and business reviews from Capterra, Gartner Peer Insights, and
      Trustpilot.
  - name: Social media
    description: LinkedIn profile, company, and people lookups.
  - name: Company Registries
    description: Company Registries data sources.
  - name: Startup & Funding Data
    description: Startup & Funding Data data sources.
paths:
  /functions/v1/run-yc-founders-search:
    post:
      tags:
        - Startup & Funding Data
      summary: Y Combinator founders search
      description: >-
        Search the public Y Combinator founders directory by name keyword and
        filters (batch, title, industry, top company): name, title, company,
        batches, industries and region. 1 point per returned record.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                query:
                  description: Keyword (optional). e.g. chesky
                  type: string
                batches:
                  description: Batches (comma-separated). e.g. Winter 2024, S23
                  type: string
                titles:
                  description: Titles (comma-separated). e.g. CEO, CTO
                  type: string
                industries:
                  description: Industries (comma-separated). e.g. Fintech, B2B
                  type: string
                top_company:
                  description: Top companies
                  type: boolean
                max_items:
                  description: Max items (up to 250)
                  type: integer
                  minimum: 1
                  maximum: 250
                  default: 25
                start_page:
                  description: Starting page
                  type: integer
                  minimum: 1
            example:
              max_items: 2
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Run completed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  session_id:
                    type: string
                    description: Session identifier for this run.
                  kind:
                    type: string
                    description: Data source identifier for this endpoint.
                  max_items:
                    type: integer
                  start_page:
                    type: integer
                  partial:
                    type: boolean
                    description: >-
                      True when the scrape stopped early and returned the
                      records collected so far.
                  human:
                    type: string
                    description: Markdown summary of the result, for display.
                  machine:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      total_items:
                        type: integer
                      first_item:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          id:
                            type: string
                          name:
                            type: string
                          url:
                            type: string
                          alias:
                            type: string
                          yc_id:
                            type: integer
                          first_name:
                            type: string
                          last_name:
                            type: string
                          title: {}
                          titles:
                            type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                          company:
                            type: string
                          company_slug:
                            type: string
                          company_url:
                            type: string
                          all_companies:
                            type: string
                          batches:
                            type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                          industries:
                            type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                          subindustries:
                            type: array
                            items:
                              type: string
                          region:
                            type: string
                          top_company:
                            type: boolean
                          avatar:
                            type: string
                          hn_id:
                            type: string
                      items:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            id:
                              type: string
                            name:
                              type: string
                            url:
                              type: string
                            alias:
                              type: string
                            yc_id:
                              type: integer
                            first_name:
                              type: string
                            last_name:
                              type: string
                            title:
                              type: string
                              nullable: true
                            titles:
                              type: array
                              items:
                                type: string
                            company:
                              type: string
                            company_slug:
                              type: string
                            company_url:
                              type: string
                            all_companies:
                              type: string
                            batches:
                              type: array
                              items:
                                type: string
                            industries:
                              type: array
                              items:
                                type: string
                            subindustries:
                              type: array
                              items:
                                type: string
                            region:
                              type: string
                            top_company:
                              type: boolean
                            avatar:
                              type: string
                            hn_id:
                              type: string
                      total_found:
                        type: integer
                      page_count:
                        type: integer
                      blocked:
                        type: boolean
                      proxy_traffic_bytes:
                        type: integer
                    description: Structured result payload.
                  total_points:
                    type: integer
                    description: Points charged for this run.
              example:
                session_id: 11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111
                kind: yc_founders_search
                max_items: 2
                start_page: 1
                partial: false
                human: |-
                  # Y Combinator — founders search

                  - **Query:** max_items=2
                  - **Results:** 2 of 13943 found
                  - **Proxy traffic:** 2.7 KB
                machine:
                  total_items: 2
                  first_item:
                    id: andy-fang
                    name: Andy Fang
                    url: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/doordash
                    alias: andy-fang
                    yc_id: 38677
                    first_name: Andy
                    last_name: Fang
                    title: null
                    titles:
                      - Founder
                    company: DoorDash
                    company_slug: doordash
                    company_url: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/doordash
                    all_companies: DoorDash
                    batches:
                      - S13
                    industries:
                      - Consumer
                    subindustries:
                      - Consumer -> Food and Beverage
                    region: United States of America
                    top_company: true
                    avatar: >-
                      https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/avatars/770656503cf9b58fad0796e7d154fa00279c3733.jpg
                    hn_id: andyfang
                  items:
                    - id: andy-fang
                      name: Andy Fang
                      url: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/doordash
                      alias: andy-fang
                      yc_id: 38677
                      first_name: Andy
                      last_name: Fang
                      title: null
                      titles:
                        - Founder
                      company: DoorDash
                      company_slug: doordash
                      company_url: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/doordash
                      all_companies: DoorDash
                      batches:
                        - S13
                      industries:
                        - Consumer
                      subindustries:
                        - Consumer -> Food and Beverage
                      region: United States of America
                      top_company: true
                      avatar: >-
                        https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/avatars/770656503cf9b58fad0796e7d154fa00279c3733.jpg
                      hn_id: andyfang
                    - id: tony-xu
                      name: Tony Xu
                      url: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/doordash
                      alias: tony-xu
                      yc_id: 14644
                      first_name: Tony
                      last_name: Xu
                      title: CEO
                      titles:
                        - CEO
                      company: DoorDash
                      company_slug: doordash
                      company_url: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/doordash
                      all_companies: DoorDash
                      batches:
                        - S13
                      industries:
                        - Consumer
                      subindustries:
                        - Consumer -> Food and Beverage
                      region: United States of America
                      top_company: true
                      avatar: >-
                        https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/avatars/1d5915aa4f0da14e3b2e60fc1c3322fc42d58e20.jpg
                      hn_id: tonyxu
                  total_found: 13943
                  page_count: 1
                  blocked: false
                  proxy_traffic_bytes: 2720
                total_points: 2
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '402':
          description: Payment Required
        '500':
          description: Internal Error
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API Key

````

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