How to Find a Prospect’s LinkedIn, Email, and Phone Number
6 August, 2025
5 min read
Once you’ve nailed down your ICP, the next step is finding actual people to contact. This sounds like detective work, but it’s a simple process if you follow these steps and use the right tools.
1. Start with LinkedIn
Use LinkedIn search to find your prospect’s name and role.
Example: If you're targeting VPs of Engineering at Series B fintechs in the US, filter by title, company size (50–200), and location.
Sales Navigator makes this easier, but even the free version works with smart keyword searches. List 1–3 relevant people per company.
2. Check Their LinkedIn Profile
Before using tools, check their LinkedIn profile directly.
Click “Contact Info” — some people list their email or even a phone number.
Also skim their “About” section and profile banner. Some include contact info there. If you find an email, you can skip to verification.
3. Use Email Finder Tools
If LinkedIn doesn’t help, use an email lookup tool.
Popular ones: Hunter, Apollo, Lusha, Clearbit, ZoomInfo.
You type in the person’s name and company — the tool suggests an email and shows a confidence score.
Pro tip: business emails usually follow patterns like first.last@company.com. If you know the format, you can guess and verify.
4. Use Chrome Extensions
Many lookup tools have LinkedIn extensions.
When you visit someone’s profile, they’ll try to fetch contact info instantly.
It saves time jumping between tabs. Just make sure you’re using a trusted tool — not all databases are accurate.
5. Always Verify Emails
Before sending, check that the email is valid.
Use tools like NeverBounce or ZeroBounce.
A high bounce rate hurts your sender reputation — aim for <5%.
If it’s marked as risky or invalid, find another contact.
6. Phone Numbers and InMail
Phone numbers are harder but not impossible.
Some tools (like Lusha, ZoomInfo) show direct dials or office numbers.
You can also try Googling the email — sometimes people list their number on public pages.
If you still can’t find a number, send a short, personalized LinkedIn message instead.
Example: “Hi Jane, saw your team’s recent product launch — impressive work. I had a quick question, would love to connect.”
7. Respect Boundaries
Always be thoughtful. If contact info isn’t public, use only trusted enrichment tools meant for B2B.
Avoid personal cell calls in strict-regulation markets like the EU. And when you do reach out, be human and relevant — don’t blast generic spam.
Bringing It Together
Let’s say you find Alice Smith, DevOps Manager at BigStartup.
No contact info on LinkedIn, so you use Apollo and find asmith@bigstartup.com, verified. You also get a phone number.
You send a personalized email first — referencing a challenge she posted about — and follow up with a call if there’s no reply.
Efficiency Tip
Don’t spend 30 minutes per prospect. Set a 5–10 minute cap. With the right tools, you can find most contact info in under 5 minutes.
If you hit a wall, move on. Quality over quantity.
50 verified leads > 500 random ones that bounce or ignore you.
How FuseAI Helps
Instead of using 5 different tools, FuseAI can do the heavy lifting.
You input your ICP — say “DevOps managers at Series B fintechs in the US” — and it returns verified emails, phone numbers, and LinkedIn profiles.
No spreadsheets, no guesswork. You get organized, accurate data in seconds so you can focus on messaging — not hunting.
Final Takeaway
This isn’t hacking — it’s just using public info and trusted tools to reach the right people.
It’s standard practice. What matters is doing it efficiently and respectfully.
Once you have verified contact info, you’re ready for the next step: writing a cold email that actually gets a response.