vc-sourcing-skill

Enrich founder profiles for each sourced YC company. Uses Exa people search to fill missing LinkedIn URLs and professional bios. Apify bulk-email-finder for any missing founder emails. Clearly labels all inferred data. Triggers on: "enrich founders", "find founder details", "get founder info", "step 2", "next step", "continue to enrich founders", "enrich people".

Convert any or all sourcing pipeline JSON files to CSV. Handles flattening of nested objects and arrays. Saves CSV files alongside the JSON files. Triggers on: "export csv", "convert to csv", "export data", "download csv", "export all", "get csv", "export companies", "export founders", "export results".

Find the latest fundraising round for each sourced YC company. Uses Exa and web search to surface Crunchbase data, TechCrunch funding articles, and SEC filings. Produces a structured funding history with round details. Triggers on: "find fundraise", "find funding", "find latest round", "check funding status", "step 5", "next step", "continue to find fundraise", "find investors", "find recent raises", "funding history".

Find the latest news, press coverage, and social signals for each sourced YC company. Uses Exa news search to surface recent TechCrunch articles, launch announcements, product launches, hiring news, and founder interviews. Triggers on: "find news", "get latest news", "find press coverage", "find articles", "step 4", "next step", "continue to find news", "get news about companies", "check news", "find recent coverage".

Delete pipeline data files to start fresh or re-run from a specific step. Supports full reset or partial reset from a given step onwards. Triggers on: "reset", "start over", "clear data", "reset pipeline", "reset from step", "delete data", "fresh start", "wipe data".

Scrape each YC company's website to extract product description, value proposition, target market, and key positioning. Uses Apify website-content-crawler for JS-heavy pages and Exa crawling for simpler sites. Triggers on: "scrape websites", "get website content", "scrape company sites", "step 3", "next step", "continue to scrape websites", "fetch website content", "scrape site".

Source YC startups from the Y Combinator directory using the Apify michael.g/y-combinator-scraper actor. Filters by batch, industry, region, or hiring status. Saves raw company and founder data. Triggers on: "source yc", "find yc companies", "scrape ycombinator", "source startups", "get yc batch", "start sourcing", "step 1", "find startups from yc", "source ycombinator".