Firecrawl
YC S22San Francisco, US Β· Founded 2024 Β· 3 employees Β· Hiring Β· 1 known investors
Firecrawl provides an API to search, scrape, and interact with web content at scale, converting live internet data into clean markdown and structured data optimized for large language models, agents, and AI-native applications.
Also known as Mendable Β· SideGuide
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOpen SourceAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadershipΒ· Y Combinator alumni (S22)
Firecrawl was founded in 2024 by Caleb Peffer, Eric Ciarla, and Nicolas Silberstein Camara.
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Caleb PefferinπCo-founder and CEOCo-founder and CEO of Firecrawl, which provides an API for scraping and converting web content into structured data for AI applications.
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Eric CiarlainπCo-Founder & Chief Growth OfficerFounder of Firecrawl, an API platform that enables searching, scraping, and interacting with web content at scale for AI-native applications.
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Nicolas Silberstein CamarainπCTO & Co-FounderFounder and CTO of Firecrawl, which provides an API for web scraping and data extraction that converts internet content into structured formats for AI applications.
Investors Β· 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$14.5M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds Β· 2025
- $14.5MraisedAug 2025 Β· 2 sourcesSource β
- Undisclosed amountSeries AAug 2025Source β
Source: company announcements and press reports β follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors Β· 6
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ScrapingBee826 shared keywordsScrapingBee provides a web scraping API that returns page HTML, rendered JavaScript content, or structured data, handling proxy rotation, headless browsers, and anti-bot defenses for developers. It offers AI-based extraction, dedicated scraping APIs, and CLI integration for building data pipelines for LLM, RAG, and analytics use cases.
DataCamp690 shared keywordsDataCamp is a learning platform for teams that teaches data and AI skills through hands-on coursework accessible via web browser and mobile app. It serves enterprise customers and development teams seeking to build technical capabilities.
Zenrows579 shared keywordsZenRows Extract is a web scraping tool that converts supported websites into typed JSON without requiring custom parsers or CSS selectors, reading a page's DOM to automatically detect and return fields such as prices, ratings, contacts, and listings. It maintains prebuilt extractors for specific sites (e.g. e-commerce, travel, real estate, and professional profiles) and offers a css_extractor option for unsupported pages.
Cloudflare Turnstile538 shared keywordsCloudflare provides a global cloud network platform delivering security, performance, and development services through sixty-plus integrated services including SASE, application security, and full-stack development infrastructure.
OpenAI430 shared keywordsOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Firecrawl do?
- Firecrawl provides an API to search, scrape, and interact with web content at scale, converting live internet data into clean markdown and structured data optimized for large language models, agents, and AI-native applications.
- Who founded Firecrawl?
- Firecrawl was founded by Caleb Peffer, Eric Ciarla, Nicolas Silberstein Camara in 2024.
- Who are Firecrawl's investors?
- Firecrawl's investors include Y Combinator.
- How much funding has Firecrawl raised?
- Firecrawl has disclosed $14.5M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Firecrawl headquartered?
- Firecrawl is headquartered in San Francisco, US.