# tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter

Finds startup founders on Twitter by industry or niche and gathers details about their companies and activity. Use it to build a list of accounts to follow.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 769 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter

## What it does

This skill searches Twitter for startup founders in a chosen field. Results include account handles, companies, stages, follower counts, recent topics, and signs of public product building. It runs an Apify scraper, then classifies and scores the matches. Results can appear in chat or be saved as CSV or JSON.

Set `APIFY_TOKEN` in the environment or in a `.env` file before running it. You can launch the scraper with `scripts/run_actor.js`; if Apify MCP is installed, use `apify:run-actor` instead. Some matches may be solo builders rather than venture-backed founders, so check bios for funding or accelerator references.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find startup founders in a chosen industry
- build a watchlist of startup CEOs and co-founders
- identify founders of recently funded startups on Twitter
- sort founder accounts by stage and activity

## Example prompts
- Find startup founders in climate tech and build a list of accounts to follow.
- Show founders sharing public updates about products they are building in fintech.
- Find founders of recently funded startups in this field and check their Twitter accounts.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: tracking-startup-founders-on-twitter
description: >
  Tracks startup founders and their activity on Twitter using apidojo's Twitter scrapers. Triggers when the user asks to: track startup founders on Twitter, find startup CEOs or co-founders to follow in a sector, discover early-stage founders building in a niche on X, identify founders of recently funded startups on Twitter, find tech founders for partnership outreach, monitor what startup founders are building in a vertical, or build a founder watchlist for a specific industry.
  Returns founder handle, company, stage, follower count, recent topics, and build-in-public signals.
  Ideal for VCs, accelerators, partnerships teams, and startup ecosystem researchers.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actors: apidojo/twitter-user-scraper, apidojo/tweet-scraper
---

# Tracking Startup Founders On Twitter

Executes tracking startup founders on twitter using apidojo scrapers. Part of the apidojo intelligence skills library.

## Prerequisites

- `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable set
- Optional: Apify MCP server installed

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter profile or tweet URLs |
| `twitterHandles` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter usernames (without @) |
| `twitterUserIds` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter user IDs |
| `getFollowers` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract follower lists |
| `getFollowing` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract following lists |
| `getRetweeters` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract retweeters of a tweet URL |
| `includeUnavailableUsers` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Include unavailable/suspended users |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum users to return |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |

## Workflow

```
Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Define parameters
- [ ] Step 2: Run twitter-user-scraper
- [ ] Step 3: Filter and classify results
- [ ] Step 4: Score by quality and relevance
- [ ] Step 5: Deliver output
```

### Step 2: Run the Actor


**Recommended — run_actor.js (handles waiting, output, and file saving automatically):**
```bash
# Quick answer (prints table to chat)
node scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "apidojo~twitter-user-scraper" \
  --input '{"param": "value"}'

# Save as CSV
node scripts/run_actor.js \
  --actor "apidojo~twitter-user-scraper" \
  --input '{"param": "value"}' \
  --output YYYY-MM-DD_results.csv --format csv

# Save as JSON
node scripts/run_actor.js \
````
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