This article presents RecMan Prospecting, an AI-powered feature that lets you search and evaluate companies directly within RecMan across four markets: Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
Prospecting gives you valuable insights into potential customers, suppliers, and existing companies to support your business, all seamlessly integrated into your current CRM and Tasks workflow. It uses live company data from Vainu, so you're always working with up-to-date, accurate information.
Note
The previous standalone Prospecting (CDB) list is no longer updated. Prospecting is now done through the AI chat, which searches live Nordic data directly from Vainu.
Activating prospecting
To activate prospecting, go to the System settings and select Marketplace.
Note
Only superadmins (System Administrators) can enable Prospecting in the Marketplace — co-workers cannot turn this on themselves. All non-Admin users can access and explore Marketplace under the blue Home icon.
Click the blue activation button with the price to begin using prospecting.
You can manage permissions in the Manage access tab. The co-worker who performs the activation receives immediate access. You can grant access to:
- All departments (global access)
- Specific departments (restrict access to selected departments)
- Specific co-workers (grant access to individual users)
Once enabled, eligible co-workers will see the Prospecting mode directly in the AI chat.
Using prospecting
To prospect for new business opportunities:
- Open the AI chat from the top bar.
- Select the Prospecting mode (or leave it on Auto and let the assistant pick the right source for your question).
- Describe the type of prospects you're looking for — by location, industry, size, financials, or other criteria — and let the AI search, filter, and evaluate results using live Vainu data.
- Add prospects to your sales project, where they'll be ready for task-based follow-up.
For example, you could simply ask:
"Show me prospects in Bergen that work within the energy sector that would be suitable for our staffing services."
The AI will search live Vainu data, filter for matching companies, and present you with a shortlist of relevant prospects — ready to be added to your sales project.
Seamless follow-up with Tasks
Prospecting is directly integrated with the Tasks module at the project level. Once a prospect is added to your sales project, you can manage and follow up on next steps without switching tools — assigning owners, setting due dates, adding comments, and tracking progress together with your team, all in the context of the sales project.
You can describe your criteria in your own words. Examples of what the AI can filter and evaluate on include:
- City / location
- Business entity / company type
- Contacts (e.g., companies with a registered email or phone number)
- Established period
- Revenue and profit
- Gazelle companies
- Industry / NACE codes
- Number of employees
- Leader salary
If you want more information about a specific company, simply ask the AI chat — it can pull up company details, financials, and decision-makers from the live Vainu data.