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PhantomBuster

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PhantomBuster enables VC firms to automate LinkedIn prospecting and data extraction workflows for deal sourcing and portfolio support. The platform helps VCs systematically extract founder contact information, company data, and prospect lists from LinkedIn and other social platforms. It's particularly valuable for building sourcing pipelines, researching target companies, and enabling portfolio companies to automate their own business development outreach.

Used by VC/PE Firms

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Founded

2015

Team Size

73

1%

Funding

Seed

$0.8M total

Monthly Traffic

556,200

12%

Key Features

  • •LinkedIn data extraction
  • •Automated outreach sequences
  • •Multi-platform scraping
  • •CRM integration
  • •Workflow automation

Use Cases

Automated Deal Sourcing

Extract founder and company information from LinkedIn to build deal pipeline databases and identify promising startups in target sectors

Founder Contact Discovery

Systematically gather contact information for founders and executives at target companies for direct outreach and relationship building

Portfolio Company BD Support

Help portfolio companies automate their customer acquisition and partnership outreach by extracting relevant prospect lists from LinkedIn

Market Research Automation

Build comprehensive databases of companies, founders, and key personnel in specific industries for competitive analysis and market mapping

Network Expansion

Automate connection requests and follow-up sequences to expand professional networks and maintain relationships with entrepreneurs

Target Users

VC analystsassociatesbusiness development teamsportfolio operations

Tags

deal-sourcingdata-extractionlinkedin-automationoutreachprospectingfounder-discoverybusiness-developmentportfolio-support

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