Clay waterfall approach (most accurate):
- Prospeo LinkedIn enrichment - finds profile from name + company domain (85-90% match rate)
- Google Custom Search API -
site:linkedin.com/in "[name]" "[company]"as fallback - Apollo person lookup - if you have work email
- PhantomBuster LinkedIn search - scrapes company page employees
Validation checklist:
- Current company matches (or left within 6 months)
- Name + title make sense
- Profile has activity (not dead account)
Pro tip: If you have company LinkedIn URL, use "People" tab search in Clay/PhantomBuster - way faster than Google. Gets you 80%+ matches in one go.
Cost: Prospeo = $0.02/find, Google API = $5/1000 searches. Run Prospeo first, Google as backup.
AI GeneratedFebruary 2026