Turn business research into a repeatable workflow
Search, research, unlock, organise and export from one workspace. KnowFirst brings the steps that normally live across browser tabs, spreadsheets and disconnected tools into one platform.
Start with a search, not a spreadsheet
Search businesses or people by name, keyword or precise filters. Narrow the market by ANZSIC industry, country, state, postcode radius, staff size and other business attributes. Results update as you refine the search, so you can see the market before you spend a credit.
- Keyword and business name search
- Detailed business and people filters
- Live result counts
- Saved business searches you can run again
- Free searching and browsing
Open the profile and keep going
A business profile is designed to replace the scattered research you would normally do across multiple sites. Each profile brings together the information KnowFirst holds about that business, from registry details and locations through to its digital footprint, people and recent activity.
Depending on the record, profiles can include registration details, locations, websites, technology, search visibility, paid advertising, social profiles, directories, news, jobs, salaries, people, reviews, awards, contracts, trademarks and recent changes.
18 views on a business profile
Open any business
- OverviewABN, ACN, GST status - NZBN in New Zealand
- Locationsevery site and address
Marketing
Organic searchthe keywords it ranks forPaid searchthe ads it runsSocial mediaprofiles across the networksWebsitesits registered domainsTech stacktechnologies behind the siteDirectorieslistings across the directoriesNewsmentions in the pressPeople
Jobsthe open roles it advertisesSalariespay by roleEmployeeskey people and their rolesReviews
Customer reviewswhat customers sayEmployee reviewswhat staff say- Awardsrecognition it has wonContractscontracts on the recordTrademarksthe marks it holds
- Feedthe recent run of changes on the business
See the business in motion
Static data tells you what a business is. The Feed helps show what it is doing. Recent signals such as website updates, news, hiring activity and registered changes appear alongside the business profile, giving you more context about what is happening now.
New products section detected on the site.
New director registered, or a change in registered address.
New job postings - expansion you can time a call to.
Unlock only what matters
When you find a business or person worth contacting, unlock the available phone and email details using credits. The unlock is remembered on the record, so the information stays available when you encounter that record again across searches, profiles and lists.
Turn research into lists
Keep the businesses and people you find in organised lists. Business records stay in business lists and people stay in people lists, making it easy to return to a segment, continue research or prepare an export.
Save the search, not just the result
If a business search matters today, it may matter again next month. Save the filters behind the search and run it again later to get a fresh result set from the current database.
Export exactly what you need
Choose the records and fields you need, see the credit cost before confirming, then let KnowFirst prepare the CSV in the background. Completed files appear in Exports ready to download and use in your CRM, outreach or analysis workflow.
Built for teams
Invite teammates into the same workspace with clear roles for members, administrators, billing and ownership. Teams can work from the same platform while keeping control over access, billing and credit usage.
The platform is also an API
The same underlying business and people data can be accessed programmatically through the KnowFirst REST API. Use it to search, retrieve data and build KnowFirst into your own products and workflows.
curl "https://api.knowfirst.ai/v1/business/list?q=acme&state=NSW" \
-H "x-api-key: $KF_API_KEY"
See it with your own industry
The easiest way to understand KnowFirst is to search something you already know. Choose your industry and see what comes back.