BetaList Startup Scraper

Extract startup listings from BetaList, the early-stage startup discovery platform. Get names, taglines, descriptions, topics, makers, and featured dates for any startup on the platform.

What you get

Field	Description
name	Startup name
tagline	One-line description
description	Full description paragraph
topics	Category tags (e.g. "AI Tools", "SaaS", "Productivity")
makers	Founder/maker names
featuredDate	Date featured on BetaList
betalistUrl	Direct link to the BetaList listing
visitRedirectUrl	BetaList redirect to the startup website
website	Actual startup URL (only if includeWebsite: true)
logoUrl	Startup logo image URL
slug	BetaList slug identifier

Use cases

• Lead generation: find early-stage founders to reach out to before they go mainstream
• Market research: monitor which startup categories are trending on BetaList
• Competitive intelligence: track new entrants in your product category
• Newsletter/digest: curate recent launches by topic for your audience
• Investor sourcing: discover pre-seed startups filtered by category

Modes

Browse (default)

Scrape all recent startups from the BetaList homepage:

{
  "mode": "browse",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Category

Scrape startups from specific categories. Find category slugs at betalist.com/browse:

{
  "mode": "category",
  "categories": ["ai/ai-tools", "productivity/saas", "data-analytics/analytics"],
  "maxItems": 200
}

Specific URLs

Scrape a list of specific startup pages:

{
  "mode": "urls",
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.betalist.com/startups/fliptip-ai",
    "https://www.betalist.com/startups/markty"
  ]
}

Monitoring mode (watchlist)

Turn the scraper into a recurring new-launch monitor. Set deltaMode: true, schedule it, and add a webhook. Each run returns only the startups that appeared since your last run, so you get alerted the moment something new launches.

{
  "mode": "browse",
  "deltaMode": true,
  "maxItems": 100
}

• The first run sets a baseline (returns the current feed up to maxItems). Every run after that returns only genuinely new launches, often zero when nothing has launched, so you only pay for real signal.
• State is stored per account, so your watchlist is private to you.
• Rotating BOOSTED promo cards are automatically excluded; they are ads, not new launches.
• Combine with mode: "category" to watch a specific niche (e.g. only new AI tools).

Prefer a fixed date range instead of stateful tracking? Use createdAfter:

{ "mode": "browse", "createdAfter": "2026-06-01", "maxItems": 200 }

Example output

{
  "name": "Markty",
  "tagline": "Hire an AI team that runs content, social, SEO, and emails",
  "description": "Markty lets founders delegate their entire marketing stack to AI agents...",
  "slug": "markty",
  "betalistUrl": "https://www.betalist.com/startups/markty",
  "visitRedirectUrl": "https://www.betalist.com/startups/markty/visit",
  "topics": ["Marketing Automation", "Social Media Management", "Content Marketing", "Email Marketing"],
  "makers": ["Sinan"],
  "featuredDate": "May 30, 2026",
  "logoUrl": "https://cdn.betalist.com/..."
}

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	browse	browse, category, or urls
categories	string[]	[]	Category slugs for category mode
startUrls	string[]	[]	BetaList startup URLs for urls mode
maxItems	integer	100	Max startups to extract (0 = no limit)
includeWebsite	boolean	false	Resolve the actual website URL (1 extra request/startup)
delayMs	integer	500	Delay between requests in milliseconds
createdAfter	string	""	Only return startups featured on/after this date (e.g. 2026-06-01)
deltaMode	boolean	false	Watchlist mode: only return startups not seen on previous runs

Pricing

$3.00 per 1,000 startups ($0.003/startup). No proxy costs: BetaList serves public data without restrictions.

FAQ

Does it require login? No. BetaList startup listings are fully public.

How many startups are listed on BetaList? Thousands. The homepage shows ~50 recent ones; category pages add more with pagination.

Can I get the actual website URL? Yes, set includeWebsite: true. This adds one redirect-follow per startup (slightly slower).

What's the difference between tagline and description? Tagline is the short one-liner visible on listing cards. Description is the full paragraph on the startup's detail page.