Company search · Sourcing · Produces companies
Finds companies matching a search and feeds them into the workflow.
When to use it
Use it to source a fresh list of companies each run — lookalikes of a customer, companies in a market, or a specific set of domains.
⚠️ Note: This is a workflow step, not the same as the Company tab/search page in the regular Ocean.io app. Settings described here (like "Limit") only apply inside workflows.
What it does
Runs a company search with the filters you set and enrolls the results as company records within a workflow. It mirrors the filters available on Ocean's manual company search page, but is configured and run separately as part of a workflow.
Configure it
Filters — build your search. Common ones:
- Lookalike companies — find companies similar to one or more domains. - Company domain — target specific companies by domain. - Department headcount growth — find companies growing a specific team, a useful buying signal.
Limit — the maximum number of companies to bring in per run. (This "Limit" setting exists only within this workflow step — it is not available when searching manually from the Company tab in the app.)
Cost
0.2 credits per result. See Credits in workflows.
Gotchas
Broad filters plus a high limit can pull far more companies than you expect — and cost more. Start with a small limit while testing.
Seed lookalikes with 3–5 of your best-fit customers for the strongest matches.