The Research Assistant is a powerful feature in folk that goes beyond simple enrichment. With just a few clicks, it can generate research notes and enrich company profiles so your database stays clean, consistent, and actionable — without hours of manual effort.
Instead of juggling multiple tabs or copying data from the web, you can keep everything organized directly inside folk and focus on what matters most: building strong relationships and growing your business.
Why use it?
Save time: no more manual copy-paste from websites or LinkedIn.
Keep your database accurate: automatic enrichment ensures your company profiles are always up to date.
Get context instantly: research notes give you insights you can use in conversations, pitches, and follow-ups.
Work smarter: run research individually or in bulk, freeing you to focus on closing deals and growing your network.
The Assistant Page
We’ve introduced a brand-new Assistant page in folk — your control center for all assistants.
From there, you can configure the Research Assistant and, soon, many more assistants that will handle repetitive tasks for you.
These assistants work 24/7 on your behalf, even while you sleep, so you can focus on high-value activities instead of manual busywork.
What can the Research Assistant do?
The Research Assistant works on individual companies or in bulk across multiple companies in a group, both from a table and a pipeline view. Each research action collects and updates structured data for you.
Here’s what it can enrich or generate:
Foundation date (e.g., 1950)
Company size (e.g., 11–50 employees)
Industry (e.g., Industrials)
Funding raised (e.g., $2,500,000 USD)
Last funding date (e.g., 2022)
URLs: website, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook
Description: a short company summary
Address: location details
Research note: context-rich insights about the company
👉 Also, to provide accurate and reliable data, folk is integrated with People Data Labs (for company enrichment) and Perplexity (for generating rich research notes).
Who can use it?
Everyone on folk can use the Research Assistant — it’s included with all plans and adds extra value to your existing setup.
That said, depending on your plan, you’ll have different limits:
Free trial
50 research actions per workspace
Standard / Premium / Custom
200 research actions per workspace
2,500 auto-enrichments
What’s next ?
The Research Assistant is just getting started! Soon, it will include powerful new features such as:
Auto-run: have the assistant work automatically in the background, keeping your data up to date without lifting a finger.
Custom prompts: add your own instructions to generate research notes that are perfectly tailored to your needs.