Natural Language Search lets you find companies using plain English, no complex filter setup required. Just describe what you’re looking for, and Advanced Search (AVS) will return matching results.
Contents
- What is Natural Language Search?
- How to Use it
- Example Searches
- Tips for Better Results
- What Fields are Supported Currently?
What is Natural Language Search?
Instead of choosing filters manually, you can now type your query as a sentence or phrase.
AVS will interpret your request and convert it into structured search criteria.
How to Use It
- Go to Advanced Search
From the dashboard, click Search → Advanced Search.
- Type your query
Use the Natural Language input bar at the top.
- Review and refine
AVS will translate your query into criteria. You can:
- Edit or remove any criteria
- Add more using the criteria menu
- Explore results
Once the filters are applied, your results will appear below – ready to save as a list by adding to a Collection.
Example Searches
Try typing queries like:
- “East Midlands companies in the life sciences industry”
- “Software companies with over 50 employees and 10% turnover growth”
- “Financial services companies that have raised funding in the past year”
You’ll see your phrase parsed into structured filters, with matching results below.
Tips for Better Results
- 🔬Be specific where you can (e.g. use “£5m turnover” instead of “big companies”)
- 🌍Mention regions, stages of evolution, or employee count if relevant
- 🚧Specify the term “signal” when you’d prefer to use the signal criteria
- 🏭Use industry terms (e.g. “legal services”, “insurtech”, “pharmaceuticals”) where possible
What Fields are Supported Currently?
You can use Natural Language Search to query based on:
- Industry or buzzword
- e.g. “Fintech companies” or “Life sciences businesses”
- e.g. “Fintech companies” or “Life sciences businesses”
- Location
- e.g. “Companies based in the East Midlands”
- e.g. “Companies based in the East Midlands”
- Financials
- e.g. “Companies with £1m–£5m in annual turnover”
💡Tip: You can also search over growth e.g. “Companies with 10-20% turnover growth”
- Funding history
- e.g. “Businesses that raised £1m funding in the last 12 months”
- e.g. “Businesses that raised £1m funding in the last 12 months”
- Headcount
- e.g. “Companies with 10 to 50 employees”
- e.g. “Companies with 10 to 50 employees”
- Growth stage
- e.g. “Growth stage companies” or “Established companies in financial services”
- e.g. “Growth stage companies” or “Established companies in financial services”
- Descriptive keywords
- e.g. “Companies that have steel in their description”
We’re continually adding support for more fields: let us know what you’d like to see→
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