Hunter Discover is designed to help you find and connect with companies more efficiently than ever. Whether you’re searching for potential clients, partners, or just need detailed company insights, this feature is your go-to resource.
Here’s how you can start leveraging it to its full potential.
Getting Started
Hunter Discovery lets you find company names based on different filters that can be combined to target your search to your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) and find emails for them.
The filters include:
Company Name: Search for a company based on its name.
Companies similar to: Find companies similar to a given one (available only on paid plans).
Headquarters location: Discover where the company is based (city, country, or continent).
Industry: Explore companies by their industry sector.
Size: Filter companies by the number of employees.
Company type: Filter by ownership structure (e.g., educational institutions, non-profits, public companies).
Year founded: Specify an interval or exact year when companies were established.
Keywords: Use specific keywords to find companies related to particular products, services, or features.
Technologies: Search for companies using specific technologies (available only on paid plans).
Funding: Filter companies that raised funds by round, amount and date.
Hunter Discover is on your dashboard. It's accessible from the main menu or by clicking here, ensuring you can start your search with just a click.
Using filters to find companies using Discover
Using the AI Assistant
Discover provides an AI Assistant that helps you easily locate companies by simply describing them in a sentence.
You can access this feature by clicking on the small, sparkling AI icon in the center of the Discover page or through the filter menu on the left.
To find companies, simply enter a sentence that matches your ICP, such as "Accounting companies in Germany", click on the magnifying glass, or click on Apply in the filter menu to launch the search.
The AI Assistant will automatically apply filters to your research that match your request and find relevant companies for you. You can also manually edit these filters and add additional ones if needed.
Using Filters
You can begin your search by inputting the company name, location, keywords, size, industry, technologies or more in the search fields of Hunter Discover. You can use one or a combination of filters to refine your search results to match your specific needs.
Each filter offers Include and Exclude options, allowing you to apply a filter to include a certain industry, location, or keyword or to exclude them from your search specifically.
For the Keywords and Industry filters, you can select whether the filter should match All of the keywords or technologies you've added or Any of them. This gives you more flexibility in refining your search.
Find similar companies
If you're on a paid plan and already have a specific type of company that matches your ICP and wish to find similar companies, you can use the Companies similar to filter.
Simply enter the companies you want to find lookalikes for, and Hunter will return a list of similar companies.
💡The Companies similar to and the Technology filters are available on any paid plan.
How to save a Search
After adding filters, you can save them in a dedicated search that you can quickly access.
Click Load to see your saved searches.
When navigating to Hunter Discover, you'll also find all saved searches ready to be accessed with a single click.
Exploring Company Profiles
Viewing Company Details
To learn more about a company, click on the result you’re interested in. This will expand the company’s profile, providing comprehensive details, including a company description, size, industry, and technologies used.
Finding Professional Emails
In the expanded company profile, you’ll see a section for company emails. Click the Find email addresses button to get the emails of key contacts and decision-makers.
💡We recommend saving the emails found as leads to ensure they will be stored in your Leads section.
Following Companies
In the expanded company profile, there’s a Signals tab where you can see updates about the company, like new job openings or email addresses.
Click Follow this company to set up a Company Signal, receive updates by email, and keep track of the company on the Signals page. Creating Signals is completely free.
Save companies
You can save single companies from the company profile to your Leads by clicking on the Save company button. You can choose to save the company to a new or existing Company list.
This will allow you to find emails, build company lists, and receive company updates.
Bulk actions: save companies found as leads or find email addresses
Saving companies found in Discover as leads
Every company you find with Discover can be saved as a Lead, allowing you to find emails, build company lists, and receive company updates later.
If you need to save multiple companies, select them individually or use the bulk select options by simply clicking on the orange Save companies button to save them all at once. Create a new company leads list or select an existing list.
💡The company save function is limited to 100 companies at a time for users on the Free plan. However, there are no limits for saving companies on paid plans.
The companies will be visible in the Leads Companies section, where you can manage them and find emails for them.
Find email addresses in bulk
To find emails for all companies or just specific ones from your results (by selecting the ones you want), you can start a Bulk Domain Search directly from the Discover page.
Simply click on the button Find email addresses to search for email addresses for these companies.
ℹ️ You can manually select up to 100 companies by checking them individually or by clicking the box next to “Company” to quickly select 100 at once.
👉 If you don’t select any companies and click the Find email addresses button, a Bulk Domain Search will automatically run for 25,000 companies if you are on a Starter plan or higher or for 100 companies if you’re on a Free plan.
After clicking the Find Email Addresses button, a new window will appear, prompting you to choose the following options:
• The maximum number of email addresses you want to receive per company
• The type of email address (all, generic, or personal)
• Department filters to include emails from specific departments
The estimated number of emails found and the search credit cost will also be displayed.
Clicking the Continue button will start a new Bulk Domain Search for the companies on your list.
Once processed, the results will be available in the Bulk Domain Search section of your account, ready to be downloaded. You will also receive an email notification letting you know that your results are ready.
Best Practices
Refine your search: Use multiple filters to narrow down your search results. This can significantly increase the relevancy of the companies you find.
Explore broadly: Don’t hesitate to explore companies outside your immediate requirements. Diversifying your search can uncover unexpected opportunities.
Regular updates: Company information and associated emails are regularly updated. Check back often for the most current information.
Need help?
If you have suggestions or need assistance with the Hunter Discover feature, our Support team is here to help you. Email us at contact@hunter.io or start a new chat.