Find leads that AI leaves out
The Proofsource lead finder helps agencies find companies with a real AI visibility problem. Search by category and place, see each company's visibility and which brand AI picks instead, save searches and export lists. Every lead lands in one persistent list, with the people worth contacting and whether their address can take mail, and a pitch starts from the lead in one click.
| Company | Named by AI | AI picks instead |
|---|---|---|
| Driffle | 4 of 24 | Otter, Fireflies |
| Lumen Labs | 1 of 24 | Fathom |
| Kite Notes | 0 of 24 | Otter |
AI visibility lead finder, in short
The facts, ready to quote.
- Search by
- Category and place, with saved searches and exports
- Per lead
- A company page with AI visibility and the line on who AI picks instead
- People
- Saved contacts as person cards with role, tenure and LinkedIn
- Lead sources
- Search, paste, CSV import, the lead widget and onboarding
- Mail check
- Each contact shows whether the address can take mail
- Next step
- Start a three-step pitch from any lead
AI visibility lead generation, explained
AI visibility lead generation means finding companies whose buyers ask AI assistants for recommendations and do not hear the company's name. Those companies have a concrete, provable problem, and an agency that can show it has a strong opening.
The usual approach is a list of companies in a niche and a generic audit sent to each. That is slow and the audit is rarely specific. Lead finding works better when each lead already carries the evidence: how often AI named the company, and which competitor it named instead.
Proofsource puts that evidence on every lead. A search by category and place returns companies with their visibility. Each lead has a company page with an AI picks line, such as 'AI recommends Otter for meeting notes apps'. Contacts are saved as person cards, with a check on whether each address can take mail, and any lead can become a pitch.
How it works
Find companies that AI engines leave out, see who AI picks instead, find the right person and start a pitch from the lead.
Search a niche
Pick a category and a place. Proofsource returns companies with their AI visibility.
Open a lead
The company page shows visibility and who AI recommends in its place.
Find the person
See saved contacts as person cards, find the right person or add one.
Save or export
Save the search to rerun it later, or export the list.
Start a pitch
Start the three-step pitch from the lead: questions, live answers, then the email.
See it in the product
Screens from the Proofsource app, drawn with sample data for an example brand.
| Buyer question | ChatGPT | Perplexity | Driffle named |
|---|---|---|---|
| best AI meeting notes app for sales teams | Otter, Fireflies | Otter, Fathom | No |
| AI note taker with Salesforce sync | Fireflies | Fireflies, Gong | No |
| free meeting transcription for Teams | Otter | Otter, Driffle | Yes |
| Otter alternatives for small teams | Fathom, Driffle | Fathom | Yes |
AI picks: for 'best AI meeting notes app for sales teams', ChatGPT and Perplexity recommend Otter and Fireflies. Driffle is not named.
| Person | Role | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maya R. | Head of Marketing | 3 yrs | Can take mail |
| Jon P. | Founder | 5 yrs | Can take mail |
| Lee S. | Growth Lead | 8 mo | Unknown |
Every capability, live today
6 shipped capabilities behind AI visibility lead finder, each in the product now.
Find leads
Lead search across companies, people, contacts, signals and posts, with quotes from AI answers, enrichment, work-email lookup, saved searches and exports.
Lead company page and AI picks
A company page for each lead with a line on which brands AI picks instead.
My leads
List and add leads, and start the three-step pitch from any of them.
One lead list
One persistent list fed by search, paste, CSV import, the lead widget and onboarding.
Who to pitch
Contacts as person cards with photo, role, tenure and LinkedIn, where each came from and whether the address can take mail, plus a way to find the right person.
Partner prospect checks
Partners can run AI checks on prospect domains and read the results.
Who it is for
Fill the pipeline in a niche
Search your niche and city, and start with the companies AI names least.
Open with evidence
Lead with the brand AI picks instead of the prospect, a fact they can check themselves.
Check prospects before a call
Run AI checks on prospect domains so every call starts from data.
Why it matters
Better-fit leads
Companies with a visible AI gap have a reason to talk.
A specific opener
The AI picks line gives you the first sentence of the pitch.
Cleaner sends
Contacts show whether the address can take mail before you write.
One list
Every source lands in the same lead list, so nothing is pitched twice.
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AI visibility lead finder: Proofsource and other tools
Agency programs differ in how they help find new clients; this is what each tool lists on its own pages.
| Capability | Proofsource | AthenaHQ | SE Ranking | Peec AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead source for agencies | YesSearch companies by category and place with AI visibility per lead | RelatedClient leads routed to agencies after GEO certificationSource | RelatedAgency lead generator widgetSource | Not listed |
| Who AI picks instead, per lead | YesAI picks line on each lead's company page | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Pitch from a lead | YesThree-step pitch starts from the lead | YesPre-built agency workspaces with AI search insights for proposalsSource | Not listed | YesProspect pitch projects that convert to a client projectSource |
| AI check on any prospect's domain | YesEach lead shows its AI visibility and who AI picks instead | RelatedPitch-ready agency workspacesSource | YesAny domain's AI presence by engine; up to 5 competitorsSource | YesFree 7-day prospect workspaces, converts to client projectSource |
| Lead capture widget on your site | YesThe lead widget feeds the same persistent lead list | Not listed | YesAgency lead widgetSource | Not listed |
Where each of them shines
AthenaHQ routes client leads to agencies that complete its GEO certification.
SE Ranking offers an agency lead generator widget alongside its white label.
Peec AI gives agencies pitch projects to show prospects their AI search data. Compare in full
Questions about AI visibility lead finder
How do I find clients for AI SEO or GEO services?
Look for companies whose buyers ask AI assistants for advice and who are not named in the answers. Proofsource's lead finder searches by category and place and shows each company's AI visibility and who AI picks instead.
What is the AI picks line?
It is one sentence on a lead's company page that names the brands AI recommends for the lead's category, so you can see the gap at a glance.
Which engines does the lead data cover?
Lead visibility and the full pitch scan run four engines: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews. Once a lead is a client, their plan can track up to 10 AI engines.
Can I import my own list?
Yes. Paste brands, import a CSV, or let the lead widget and onboarding add them. All of them land in the same lead list.
How do I know a contact's email works?
Each saved contact shows whether its address can take mail, and where the contact came from.
Can I export leads?
Yes. Lead searches can be saved and exported.
Is lead finding charged?
Lead work that runs paid steps uses credits, and the app tells you what a paid step costs before you spend it.
Keep exploring
Try it on your own brand.
Proofsource is live: scan your brand and see AI visibility lead finder at work with your own answers, competitors and sources.
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