# Help shape the future data layer for AI agents

##### Crustdata is reimagining how machines access the web. We’re building real-time data APIs that let AI agents retrieve live and accurate information directly from sources of truth. Our team combines data engineering, product design, and a decade of industry expertise to power the next generation of intelligent automation. If you want to help define how AI agents connect to the internet, come build with us.

## Job openings

- **Senior Data Platform Engineer**  
  San Francisco, CA  
- **Founding Growth Hacker**  
  San Francisco, CA  
- **Founding Product Engineer**  
  San Francisco, CA  
- **Founding Account Executive**  
  San Francisco, CA

[**Apply Now**](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/crustdata/jobs)

## Why Crustdata?

The way information on the internet is consumed is changing. Humans used to search pre-crawled data on Google. AI agents now crawl the web in real time, directly from sources of truth and the old data infrastructure doesn’t work for them.

We started Crustdata with a simple realization: AI agents can’t run on data built for humans - monthly refreshes, clunky schemas, and low-throughput APIs. They need fresh, structured, verifiable data on demand.

So we built the data provider for AI agents: multi-source, real-time, API-first access to company and people data, shipped as agent-ready products like watchers, real-time enrichment, and live search.

We’re profitable, growing fast, and backed by Y Combinator, General Catalyst, SV Angel, A Capital, and Liquid 2 Ventures.

## Products

- [Company Enrichment API](https://crustdata.com/apis/company-enrichment)
- [Company Search API](https://crustdata.com/apis/company-discovery)
- [People Enrichment API](https://crustdata.com/apis/people-enrichment)
- [People Search API](https://crustdata.com/apis/people-discovery)
- [Jobs API](https://crustdata.com/apis/job-listing)
- [Posts API](https://crustdata.com/apis/posts)
- [Watcher API](https://crustdata.com/apis/watcher)
- [Company Dataset](https://crustdata.com/datasets/company-data)
- [People Dataset](https://crustdata.com/datasets/people-data)

## Popular Use Cases

- [Power your AI SDR](https://crustdata.com/solutions/ai-sdr)
- [Internal Sales Tools](https://crustdata.com/solutions/build-internal-sales-tools)
- [Venture Capital](https://crustdata.com/solutions/venture-capital)
- [Power your Recruiting Platform](https://crustdata.com/solutions/recruiting)
- [Power your Deal Sourcing Platform](https://crustdata.com/solutions/growth-equity--old)
- [Track Champions](https://crustdata.com/solutions/customer-success)
- [Build Prospect Lists](https://crustdata.com/apis/company-discovery)
- [Build Candidate Lists](https://crustdata.com/apis/people-discovery)
- [Enrich Leads](https://crustdata.com/apis/people-enrichment)
- [Monitor Companies For Signals](https://crustdata.com/webhook)
- [Build Internal Sales Tools](https://crustdata.com/)

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- [SerpApi alternative](https://crustdata.com/vs/serpapi-alternative)

**NEW**  
**Crustdata now works inside Claude**  
**Give Claude real-time people and company data with MCP.**

[Talk to founders](https://crustdata.com/demo?utm_source=banner&utm_medium=july_banner&utm_content=homepage_banner_top)