Every step of business research in one place
Search more than 3 million business profiles across Australia and New Zealand, open the profile behind each result, unlock contact details and take the results with you. KnowFirst brings the steps that normally live across browser tabs, spreadsheets and disconnected tools into one workspace.
Start with a search, not a spreadsheet
Search businesses by name or keyword, then narrow the market with precise filters: 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
- Industry, location and size filters
- Live result counts
- 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, each view fills with whatever the record holds. The views sit in seven groups, the same groups the profile's own menu uses:
- BusinessOverview and Locations
- PeopleEmployees, Jobs and Salaries
- TechnologyWebsites and Tech Stack
- MarketingOrganic Search, Paid Search, Social Media and Directories
- ReputationCustomer Reviews, Employee Reviews, News and Awards
- ContractsContracts
- Intellectual PropertyTrademarks
Alongside the views, the business feed carries the recent run of changes on the business.
18 views on a business profile
Open any business
- OverviewABN, ACN, GST status - NZBN in New Zealand
- Locationsevery site and address
People
Employeeskey people and their rolesJobsthe open roles it advertisesSalariespay by roleTechnology
Websitesits registered domainsTech Stacktechnologies behind the siteMarketing
Organic Searchthe keywords it ranks forPaid Searchthe ads it runsSocial Mediaprofiles across the networksDirectorieslistings across the directoriesReputation
Customer Reviewswhat customers sayEmployee Reviewswhat staff sayNewsmentions in the pressAwardsrecognition it has wonContracts
Contractscontracts on the recordIntellectual Property
Trademarksthe marks it holds- Business feedthe recent run of changes on the business
See the business in motion
Static data tells you what a business is. The business 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, organise and export
Unlock only what matters
When you find a business 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 business again across searches, profiles and lists.
Turn research into lists
Keep the businesses you find in organised business 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 export in the background. Completed files appear in Exports ready to download and use in your CRM, outreach or analysis workflow.
The platform is also an API
The same underlying business 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.