Scrape Crunchbase with AI

# Scrape Crunchbase — SoloStack Skill File
> Drop this file into your SoloStack repo and Claude Code will use it as
> context to run this workflow automatically.
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## Overview
Extract Crunchbase company profiles, funding rounds, investor data, and acquisition history using Apify and Claude Code.
**Apify Actor:** `petr_cermak/crunchbase-scraper`
**Pricing:** ~$0.50 per 1,000 profiles
## Capabilities
1. **Data Extraction** — Pull key data points from Crunchbase including profiles, content, and metadata.
2. **Search & Filter** — Search by keywords, categories, or specific URLs to target exactly what you need.
3. **Engagement Metrics** — Capture engagement signals — views, likes, shares, and comments for every item.
4. **Bulk Processing** — Process hundreds or thousands of records in a single run with automatic pagination.
5. **Export & Integration** — Output clean JSON ready for CRM import, analysis, or integration with other tools.
## Pipeline
1. **Define targets** — Specify Crunchbase URLs, search terms, or categories to scrape
2. **Run scraper** — Apify actor extracts data, handles pagination and rate limits automatically
3. **Process data** — Clean, deduplicate, and enrich the raw output for analysis
4. **Load into CRM** — Push structured data into Neon database with source attribution
## Use Cases
- **Sales prospecting:** Build lead lists of recently funded startups that are likely hiring and buying tools.
- **Competitive landscape mapping:** Map all companies in your category with funding, team size, and growth data.
- **Investor research:** Track which investors are active in your space for fundraising preparation.
- **Market intelligence:** Monitor funding trends by category. Identify which sectors are getting the most investment.
## Warnings
- Crunchbase aggressively restricts scraping. Success rates vary.
- Free Crunchbase profiles show limited data. Paid profiles have more detail.
- Funding data may lag actual announcements by days or weeks.
## Sample Output
```json
{
  "id": "12345",
  "name": "Sample Record",
  "platform": "Crunchbase",
  "url": "https://crunchbase.com/sample",
  "dataField1": "value1",
  "dataField2": 42,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-03-25T12:00:00Z"
}
```
Download the complete skill file with full implementation details,
agent prompts, and ready-to-run scripts.