Hunter Discover helps you build targeted lists of companies, even if you're starting from scratch.

You can describe the companies you're looking for using the AI Assistant, build a search manually with filters, or combine both approaches.

You can access Discover from the main menu in your Hunter dashboard or go directly to hunter.io/discover.

The quickest way to get started is to describe the companies you're looking for in your own words directly from Discover.

For example:

Enter your search and Hunter will automatically apply the filters that best match your request.

You can also choose one of the suggested searches shown below the AI Assistant if you're not sure where to start.

Once your results appear, you can:

For example, if your search returns too many companies, Hunter may suggest adding another filter. If it returns too few, it may suggest broadening your criteria.

The number of AI searches available each month depends on your plan:

You can check your remaining AI searches from the Usage section of your account.

You can also build your search manually from the filters panel.

Use one filter for a broad search or combine several to create a more specific audience.

Most filters let you choose whether you want to Include or Exclude a value.

For example, you could search for:

Software companies in Switzerland, excluding companies based in Basel.

For Keywords and Technologies, you can also choose whether companies must match:

This gives you more control over how broad or specific your results are.

If you already know a company that's a great fit for your business, you can use it as a starting point.

Select Companies similar to and enter the company name (note: find similar companies is available for accounts on all in one outreach paid plans only.)

Hunter will return companies with a similar profile, which you can then refine further using other filters.

This can be especially useful when you want to find more companies that resemble your best customers.

If you've created a useful search, you can save it and return to it later without rebuilding your filters.

You can also select Manage saved searches to review, rerun, or delete searches you no longer need.

New companies matching your saved searches are indicated with "X new results". By clicking on the saved search including them, you'll see the newly found companies at the top of the table:

Click any company in your results to open its profile.

You'll find information such as:

From the same profile, you can also find professional email addresses and view recent company activity from the Signals tab.

From the company profile, you can save the company and keep track of relevant activity, such as new job openings or newly discovered email addresses.

This can help you identify a better time to reach out.

Once you've identified the right companies, you can use Discover to find the people you want to contact.

You can find professional email addresses for a single company or search across multiple companies at once using Find all people.

Before revealing an email, you can narrow your results using filters such as job title, department, location, verification status, seniority, and more.

Any contacts you reveal are automatically saved to your Leads.

You don't need to find contacts immediately.

If you find companies you'd like to keep for later, you can save them to Leads > Companies and organize them into lists. This is useful if you prefer to build your target company list first and research the right contacts later.

You can save individual companies or multiple companies directly from your Discover results.

You can also use the Saved companies filter afterward when making a new Discover search to exclude companies you've already added and focus on finding new prospects.

We recommend to start broad and refine your search gradually (the AI assistant will also recommend filters to narrow your results if the companies selection is too wide).

Adding too many filters at once can exclude companies that might otherwise be a good fit.

Some useful combinations include:

If you already know a company that's a strong fit, try Companies similar to instead of building a search from scratch.

If you use Discover regularly, use the Saved companies filter to exclude prospects you've already researched.

If you're not sure which filters to use for your target audience, our Support team is happy to help.

Start a chat with us or email contact@hunter.io.