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# People search for founders: first customers, advisors and investors

Founders use Invenitor to find first customers, advisors and investors by describing them in a sentence, and they pay per result rather than for a sales tool they barely use.

By Invenitor team. Updated 2026-11-01.

## What might you search for?

- Operations heads at mid-size logistics companies in Maharashtra
- Angel investors in India who back B2B software at pre-seed
- Founders who sold a small SaaS company in the last few years

## Why is a sales tool often the wrong first purchase?

Before you have a repeatable message, you do not need a machine that sends more of it. You need twenty good conversations. A subscription keeps charging you during the weeks you spend building instead of selling.

## What should a founder search for first?

Search for the people who feel the problem most, not the most senior title. If you sell to clinics, an owner of a three-doctor clinic will reply sooner than a hospital chain's director. Read [how to find your first customers](https://invenitor.com/guides/find-first-customers) for the full method.

## What does this cost in a typical week?

One search is 20 credits (₹40). Picking 20 people from it costs up to 20 credits, charged only for those who return a contact. So a week's outreach costs about 40 credits, or ₹80 at most. Run your own numbers in the [credit calculator](https://invenitor.com/tools/credit-cost-calculator).

## Common questions

Can I use this to find investors?

Yes. Describe the stage and focus you want. Then try for a warm introduction first, and use the email if you cannot get one. See the [investor guide](https://invenitor.com/guides/find-an-investors-email).

Do I need a company to sign up?

No. You sign in with any Google account. You do not need a company, a team or a subscription.

Try one real search for free

New accounts get 25 free credits, with no card. That covers one search and five contacts.

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## Guides for you

- [How to find your first customers without a sales team](https://invenitor.com/guides/find-first-customers)
- [How to find an investor's email and reach them well](https://invenitor.com/guides/find-an-investors-email)
- [How to write a first email to someone you have never met](https://invenitor.com/guides/write-a-first-email-to-a-stranger)

## How it compares

- [Invenitor vs Apollo: which fits how you reach people](https://invenitor.com/compare/apollo)
- [Invenitor vs doing it by hand: when free is the better choice](https://invenitor.com/compare/by-hand)