Overview
Apollo offers a highly accurate database of millions of companies, allowing you to find and connect with your ideal customers across the world.
Search for companies through targeted search filters to find the businesses most likely to benefit from your product or service, then reach out to people who work there through sequences, calls, and meetings to turn them into buyers.
Check out the following section to search for companies on Apollo.
Search for Companies
Check out Use Apollo to Find New Customers for a strategic approach to finding buyers. This guide helps you identify the ideal customer profiles and personas most likely to buy from your business. The results can inform your search filters.
A companies search limits your search results to businesses.
To search for companies:
- Launch Apollo and click Companies.
- Click Show Filters > More Filters.
- Select a filter and configure it to search for the companies most likely to benefit from your outreach. Use filters like buying intent, job postings, industry, or # of employees to hone in on businesses matching your ideal customer profile.
Check out Search Filters Overview to see how and when to use each filter.
- As you add and edit filters, Apollo updates your search results.
Want to know if a company is truly worth pursuing? Click Run under Qualify Account and let AI research quickly assess fit, identify disqualifiers, and prioritize high-value opportunities. Learn more about AI research on Apollo.
- To use filters related to company information, like industry and technologies, click Show Filters > More Filters. Then click Type and check Company Info.
- (Optional) Click Search settings to adjust the layout of your search results.
- Click Fields, then add or remove fields that should appear in search results. Click and drag ⋮⋮ to arrange the field order.
- Click × to return to your search results.
- (Optional) Click Save search to save your search.
Curious about a specific company? Tap into AI research to uncover deeper insights on the businesses you’re targeting. With AI powered research, you can speed up your analysis and surface key details in seconds. Learn more about how AI research works.
You have now searched for companies on Apollo. You can save the companies to a list, find people that work there, or export them to a CSV.
Did you know? If you already have existing customers or know specific businesses that match your ideal customer profile, you can find lookalikes on Apollo. Just navigate to an account profile to view lookalike companies and build on your prospect list.
Next Steps
Once you've narrowed in on the right accounts, these next steps help you turn company searches into focused, high-impact outreach.
| Save, Share, and Set Alerts for Search Views | Ready to reuse your filters? Save a company search and set alerts to keep your team aligned on fresh accounts as soon as they appear. |
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| Identify Your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) | Want tighter results next time? Define your ideal customer profile to sharpen filters and focus outreach on accounts that convert. |
| Lookalikes Overview | Already have great customers? Find lookalike companies to expand your list with businesses that match proven winners. |
| Sequences Overview | Found the right accounts? Add contacts to sequences to launch consistent, multi-touch outreach at scale. |
| Export Contacts from Apollo to a CSV | Need to work outside Apollo? Export contacts to a CSV to share company research or load data into other tools. |