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Prospect DTC and Shopify brand founders for e-commerce growth agencies

Fill an e-commerce agency's own new-business pipeline with founders and heads of growth at consumer brands in its sweet spot.

  • Free API key
  • No credit card
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A selection of teams that run this job on Forager

  • Clay
  • Juicebox
  • Nooks
  • Worxwide Consulting
  • The Digital Ring
  • HubSpot
  • Canopy Management
  • Redflexión Consultores
Tools named
Shopify

Uses POST /organization_search/, POST /person_role_search/, POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ · Company enrichment API reference

What it costs: 15 credits per mobile found · 5 credits per email found. A mobile or email lookup that returns nothing costs 0 credits. Enrichment and search are charged per request: credit pricing.

How the data flows

3 inputs → Prospecting web app + People search + Company enrichment + Work emails + Mobile numbers → 4 fields sample data
01 · Inputs
consumer category
linkedin.com/in/sam-specimen
brand size band
linkedin.com/in/sam-specimen
regions
linkedin.com/in/sam-specimen
02 · Forager
Prospecting web app + People search + Company enrichment + Work emails + Mobile numbers POST /organization_search/
Match found
03 · Outputs
Sam SpecimenChief Operating Officer · Example Inc.
founder contact
true
work email
sam@example.com
phone number
+1 (512) 555-0133
name
Sam Specimen
title
Chief Operating Officer
company
Example Inc.
4 fields in the responseexample data

Steps

  1. Find consumer brands by category, size and location with POST /organization_search/
  2. Find founders, CEOs and heads of e-commerce or growth with POST /person_role_search/
  3. Fetch work_email from /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and a mobile from POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ for founders
  4. Run founder-to-founder outreach from the web_app list and track meetings by category
import json, os, requests

BASE = "https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage"
HEADERS = {"X-API-KEY": os.environ["FORAGER_KEY"]}
body = json.load(open("request.json"))  # request fields: see the API reference

# 1. Find consumer brands by category, size and location with POST
# /organization_search/
r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/organization_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 2. Find founders, CEOs and heads of e-commerce or growth with POST
# /person_role_search/
r2 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_role_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 3. Fetch work_email from /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and a mobile
# from POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ for founders
r3 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)

# 4. Run founder-to-founder outreach from the web_app list and track
# meetings by category
Generated from the recipe stepsRequest fields: API reference

Run it yourself: Company enrichment API reference

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Inputs and outputs

InputsOutputs
consumer categorybrand list
brand size bandfounder contact
regionswork_email
phone_number

Questions about this recipe

How can an e-commerce agency find DTC brand founders to pitch?

Find consumer brands by category, size and location with POST /organization_search/. Find founders, CEOs and heads of e-commerce or growth with POST /person_role_search/.

What does it cost to prospect DTC and Shopify brand founders for e-commerce growth agencies?

The prospecting web app uses the same plan credits as the API: 15 credits per mobile and 5 per email found. People search: people search 1 credit per request and people search: role details 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. Company enrichment: 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. Work emails: 5 credits per work email found, and a work email lookup that finds nothing costs 0 credits. Mobile numbers: 15 credits per mobile number found, and a mobile number lookup that finds nothing costs 0 credits. Growth's 8,250 monthly credits cover 550 mobiles, 1,650 emails or 8,250 search requests, or a mix. Self-serve plans are Starter, Growth, Pro and Scale. See plans and prices

What do I need to run this recipe, and what comes back?

You send brand size band, consumer category and regions. You get back brand list, founder contact, phone_number and work_email, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.

Where can I get contact details for Shopify brand owners?

This recipe uses Forager Prospecting web app, People search, Company enrichment, Work emails and Mobile numbers. Prospecting web app: Search people and reveal mobiles and emails in the browser, with no code. Fill an e-commerce agency's own new-business pipeline with founders and heads of growth at consumer brands in its sweet spot.

Can I test the prospecting web app for free?

Yes. Create a free account at app.forager.ai: it comes with $5 in free credits and an API key, and there is no credit card to sign up. Run it on records you already know, or book a demo and send us a list: we run it and show you what we find.

When should I run this workflow?

When a CRO, marketplace or performance agency plans a new-business push into a consumer category. The agency books calls with brand owners who can sign, not with generic info@ inboxes.

Which Forager products does this recipe use?

Prospecting web app, people search, company enrichment, work emails and mobile numbers. Prospecting web app: search people and reveal mobiles and emails in the browser, with no code. People search: find the people who hold a role at target companies, filtered by title, seniority, department and location.

How do you check data quality?

Forager ranked #1 of 10 in Clay's 2026 test of mobile data providers, by quality score: Clay's measure of how likely a dialled number reaches the right person. The test that counts is your own: send a list of profiles you care about. We run it and show you what we find, number by number, so you can measure hit rate and connect rate yourself.

How do I find dtc brand founders contact info?

Find consumer brands by category, size and location with POST /organization_search/. Find founders, CEOs and heads of e-commerce or growth with POST /person_role_search/.

Which tools can run this workflow?

Native in Clay and Zapier, partner-built in Deepline and Cargo and called through the API from your own code, Make and n8n. Or call the endpoints in the steps above from your own code with one API key.

How many steps is this workflow?

4 steps: find consumer brands by category, size and location with POST /organization_search/, find founders, CEOs and heads of e-commerce or growth with POST /person_role_search/, fetch work_email from /person_contacts_lookup/work_emails/ and a mobile from POST /person_contacts_lookup/phone_numbers/ for founders and run founder-to-founder outreach from the web_app list and track meetings by category.

Do I need a subscription?

Not to test: a free account comes with $5 in credits. To keep using Forager, choose a monthly or yearly plan. Monthly plans cancel anytime and unused credits roll over; yearly plans grant all credits upfront and cost 10% less. Larger volumes are agreed with our team.

A selection of teams that run this job on Forager

  • Clay
    • GTM workflow builders

    Selected use case: Forager mobile numbers, emails and people data inside Clay tables.

  • Juicebox
    • AI candidate sourcing

    Selected use case: Forager data behind its PeopleGPT search and sourcing agents.

  • Nooks
    • Power & parallel dialers

    Selected use case: mobile numbers inside their dialer.

  • Worxwide Consulting
    • Consultancies

    ABM, AI SDR and Salesforce consultancy for enterprises.

  • The Digital Ring
    • Consultancies

    Marketing agency with a HubSpot consulting practice.

  • HubSpot
    • CRM add-ons

    Selected use case: enriching contact and company records with people, company and job-posting data.

  • Canopy Management
    • Internal use

    Marketplace growth agency for consumer brands on Amazon, Walmart and Shopify.

  • Redflexión Consultores
    • Consultancies

    Digital transformation and internationalisation consultancy.

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  • Clay
  • Juicebox
  • Nooks
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  • HubSpot
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