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Automating Warm Intros with Claygent: Scraping LinkedIn for 2nd-Degree Connections

September 28, 2025

The problem

  • Cold outreach is hard.
  • Warm intros close faster.
  • LinkedIn hides relationship mapping.

The solution
Clay + Agentic AI → scrape URNs, resolve to contacts, trigger intro requests.

Step 1: Collect LinkedIn URNs

  • Use Clay’s LinkedIn connector or custom scrape.
  • Target ICP roles at specific companies.
  • Pull URNs into a Clay table.

Step 2: Resolve URNs to Profiles

  • Run enrichment (Claygent + LinkedIn API).
  • Map to:
    • Name
    • Title
    • Current company
    • Mutual connections

Step 3: Identify Mutuals

  • Cross-check against your CRM.
  • Look for overlap with:
    • Exec team
    • Investors
    • Advisors
    • Existing customers

Step 4: Use Agentic AI for Intro Drafts

  • Prompt AI: “Draft a LinkedIn DM asking [mutual] to intro me to [prospect]. Keep it <50 words, casual, high-trust.”
  • Clay auto-generates intro requests.
  • SDR reviews before sending.

Step 5: Push Back Into Salesforce

  • Write clean rows back to Salesforce.
  • Include:
    • Prospect name
    • URN
    • Mutual connection
    • Intro request copy
  • SDRs can trigger outreach in their sequence tools.

Why this matters

  • Intros convert 3–5x better than cold.
  • Faster trust-building.
  • Scalable — can run daily, not manual.

Pro tips

  • Deduplicate mutuals to avoid spamming.
  • Weight investors + advisors higher than peers.
  • Build Slack alerts when mutuals >3.

Outcome

  • A repeatable pipeline of warm intros.
  • Fewer cold touches, more high-trust convos.
  • Clay becomes your “relationship graph engine.”

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