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Prospect Research
AI Agent Blueprint

Researches each qualified company and decision-maker in depth — pulling firmographic data, recent press, tech stack installations, hiring surges, and role-specific context. Builds an actionable intelligence briefing so every cold email and call is hyper-relevant, not generic spam.

Template Specifications

Agent RoleDeep Account & Contact Research
Research SourcesLinkedIn, 10-K, Press, BuiltWith, G2
Dossier Generation Time< 3.5s per contact
Incoming TriggerLead Qualification Agent Handoff
Next Workflow Step→ Email Outreach Agent
Personalization Lift4.2× higher reply rate

Live Intelligence Engine

Automated Account Briefing Simulator

See how the agent queries multi-source company data to compile an executive briefing with custom outreach hooks.

Account Dossier Generated
Target: CloudScale Systems · CTO Elena Rostova
Crawl: 8 Sources
Prospect Research Agent · Briefing Compiled
Executive Intelligence Dossier: Elena Rostova (CTO @ CloudScale Systems)
🎯 Primary Buying Trigger:

Just announced a $32M Series B round 3 weeks ago; currently hiring 14 DevOps & Data engineers to scale enterprise compliance infrastructure.

Tech StackAWS, Snowflake, K8s, Salesforce
Recent NewsLaunched EMEA Data Center (June)
Role ContextEx-Datadog Director; focus on latency
Outreach Angle"Automate compliance monitoring for EMEA launch"

Active Pipeline Stage

Previous StepLead Qualification (Score: 94%)
Current Role2. Prospect Research Agent
Next Agent Handoff→ Email Outreach Agent
Dossier Data Fields14 Enriched Variables

Agent Capabilities

Company Research10-K, Press, G2 reviews
Contact EnrichmentRole history & quotes
Trigger DetectionFunding, hiring, M&A
Hook Generation1-to-1 tailored angles

Outreach Impact

Why Context-First Outreach Wins

4.2×
Higher reply rate vs generic templated cold emails
<4s
Time to build full account dossier (vs 25m for human SDR)
100%
Emails contain verified, real-time prospect context
92%
Email deliverability maintained with spam-safe content

Research Workflow

Autonomous Deep Intel in 5 Steps

Extracts high-signal insights across web sources to equip the Email Outreach Agent with undeniable relevance.

  1. 1

    Ingests Qualified Lead Data

    Receives verified domain and decision-maker contact details from the Lead Qualification Agent.

  2. 2

    Multi-Source Web & API Crawl

    Scans corporate blogs, Crunchbase, BuiltWith tech profiles, LinkedIn job listings, and press releases.

  3. 3

    Trigger Event Extraction

    Identifies recent funding rounds, new product launches, leadership changes, or tech stack migrations.

  4. 4

    Formulates Tailored Hooks

    Synthesizes research into 3 custom opening hooks that tie directly to your value proposition.

  5. 5

    Autonomous Handoff

    Pushes structured dossier directly into the Email Outreach Agent to write and schedule the email sequence.

Prompt Engineering

System Prompt — Prospect Research Agent

Pre-built intelligence synthesizer. Customize the trigger keywords and data sources inside the RhinoAgents platform.

prospect_research_agent.md
# Prospect Research Agent — System Prompt ## Objective Research target accounts and contacts to construct a concise 1-page intelligence dossier. Extract 1 undeniable buying trigger and 2 tailored outreach hooks. ## Research Steps 1. Call `get_firmographics(domain)` → Pull headcount, tech stack, funding, revenue tier. 2. Call `get_recent_news(company_name)` → Scan last 90 days for funding, product releases, acquisitions. 3. Call `get_job_postings(domain)` → Detect hiring spikes in engineering, sales, or operations. 4. Call `get_contact_bio(linkedin_url)` → Summarize role tenure, past companies, and recent posts. ## Synthesis Directives - NEVER invent facts. If no trigger found, cite company's core positioning from their homepage. - Format the output into a clean JSON payload for the Email Outreach Agent. ## Output Schema { "company_summary": "Cloud infrastructure platform for fintechs", "tech_stack": ["AWS", "Snowflake", "Kubernetes"], "primary_trigger": "Raised $32M Series B and expanding engineering to EMEA", "recommended_angle": "Scaling compliant infrastructure for EMEA expansion", "personalization_hook": "Saw CloudScale's recent announcement regarding the EMEA data center launch...", "next_agent": "Email Outreach Agent" }

Target Applications

Where You Can Use This Template

Eliminates generic sales messages by automating deep company and contact intelligence across any industry.

B2B Software & Cloud Platforms

Pulls installed tech stacks, cloud vendors, and security tooling to formulate precision displacement hooks against legacy competitors.

High-Volume Outbound Agencies

Conducts 20 minutes of manual SDR account research in 3 seconds per contact, enabling massive personalized campaigns without hiring research armies.

FinTech & Venture-Backed Startups

Monitors recent funding announcements, executive hiring surges, and new market expansions to pitch at the exact moment budgets unlock.

Logistics & Supply Chain

Tracks warehouse hub openings, carrier partnerships, peak season prep hiring, and supply chain bottlenecks to pitch freight automation.

HealthTech & Life Sciences

Extracts clinical trial announcements, FDA approvals, hospital network partnerships, and compliance renewal windows for medical devices.

M&A & Private Equity Sourcing

Constructs executive dossiers analyzing headcount trajectories, key executive departures, and product traction for investment deal flow.

Ecosystem

Deep Integrations with Web & Intelligence APIs

Seamlessly taps into leading B2B data providers, corporate databases, and news wires.

LinkedIn

Role & Bio Extraction

BuiltWith

Tech Stack Scanning

Google News API

90-Day PR & M&A Intel

Crunchbase

Funding & Board Intel

G2 / Capterra

Competitor Review Mining

HubSpot / SFDC

Auto-Dossier Attachment

Got Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn how the Prospect Research AI Agent gathers verified data and structures 1-page executive briefings.

The agent crawls company websites, press release feeds, SEC 10-K filings, LinkedIn executive profiles, Crunchbase funding rounds, BuiltWith tech stack installations, and G2 customer reviews to formulate a verified 360-degree account profile.
RhinoAgents uses strict grounded RAG and retrieval verification pipelines. If a specific metric or funding event cannot be corroborated across verified web sources, the agent falls back to quoting the company's official public positioning rather than generating unverified assumptions.
Yes. You can configure which data fields are highlighted — such as competitor tools installed, hiring volume, past company affiliations of the executive, or specific compliance certifications.
The agent outputs a clean JSON schema containing the primary trigger event and personalized opening hooks. The Email Outreach Agent consumes this JSON directly to compose bespoke cold emails without human copy-pasting.
Yes. Built-in rate limiting, intelligent caching, and back-off queues ensure you never exceed API limits on LinkedIn, Apollo, or custom intelligence endpoints.

Done-for-You Setup

Want our engineers to configure your research sources and custom trigger logic?

We connect your LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo, Crunchbase, or web search APIs and tune your account research agent to pull exactly the intelligence your sales team needs.

Expert Setup Rate

$50
/hour

Avg. project: 4–6 hours