# Firecrawl

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/firecrawl

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.firecrawl.dev
- Total disclosed funding: $97M
- Latest round: Series B (Aug 31, 2026)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

SideGuide Technologies, Inc., trading under the name Firecrawl, based in California, US, is a web data API provider that enables AI applications to access clean, structured data extracted from any website, enhancing data reliability for diverse industries. Firecrawl is a web data API company founded in 2024 in Delaware, US, aiming to streamline web data access for developers and businesses. The company has not undergone any significant pivots in its business strategy. In August 2026, Firecrawl raised USD 82.06 million in series B funding led by Smash Capital, with participation from Altos Ventures, Freestyle VC, Offline Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, and Y Combinator. The founder’s history is currently unavailable, and there are no mentions of subsidiaries or parent companies. Firecrawl offers a web data API designed to empower AI applications by providing clean, structured data extracted from websites. The service specializes in advanced web scraping and crawling capabilities, allowing developers to gather data in formats like JSON and Markdown. The open-source nature of Firecrawl's offerings caters to a broad spectrum of developers and enterprises seeking reliable web data for decision-making in fields such as marketing, sales, and research. Its capabilities include scraping complex websites, including those heavy in JavaScript, serving a global clientele across various sectors such as tech startups and research institutions. Firecrawl generates revenue through subscription-based pricing models tailored for different user needs. The company provides various pricing plans, starting from a free tier for lighter users and extending to packages for hobbyists and enterprises requiring high-volume data scraping. Each pricing tier includes allowances for the number of pages scraped monthly, with incremental costs based on service levels. This flexible pricing structure supports direct-to-consumer transactions and B2B partnerships, enabling businesses to enhance their data-driven applications with Firecrawl's services. The company plans to utilize August 2026 funding to expand Alexandria’s data sources, improve its indexing systems, and pay researchers, publishers, and data providers that contribute information.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Aug 31, 2026, $82M — Altos Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Freestyle VC, Y Combinator, Smash Capital, Offline Ventures
- Series A, Aug 19, 2025, $15M — Nexus Venture Partners, Y Combinator

## Investors

- Nexus Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nexus-venture-partners) — Series A, Series B
- Y Combinator (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/y-combinator) — Series A, Series B
- Altos Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/altos-ventures) — Series B
- Freestyle VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/freestyle-vc) — Series B
- Smash Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/smash-capital) — Series B
- Offline Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/offline-ventures) — Series B