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AI · April 7, 2026

Lessie AI

Hi HN! I’m Yanjun, co-founder of Lessie AI. We built Lessie AI as a People Search AI Agent — designed to help you find anyone in seconds: - Influencers for campaigns - Partners for collaborations - Experts for insights - Founders or investors to connect with Instead of spending hours doing LinkedIn / Google searches, Lessie automates the whole workflow: - Understand your request — type what you need, any role or profile - Search across multiple data sources — trying different strategies to find the right people - AI review + scoring — profiles are automatically filtered and ranked so…

Lessie AI launched on April 7, 2026 with 406 votes, #38 of 21,248 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.

In plain words

Lessie AI is an AI agent that helps users find and reach the right people for their needs. Instead of using traditional filters or keywords, users describe their target audience and the tool discovers high-quality matches across the web. It automates personalized outreach and follow-up communications, making the process faster and more efficient for sales and marketing professionals.

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From the sources

Lessie is an AI agent that helps you find and reach the right people. Instead of filters or keywords, describe your target. Lessie discovers high-quality matches across the web and automates personalized outreach and follow-ups.

Lessie AI is an ai people search engine. Search 50M+ profiles across LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub & 100+ sources. Find influencers, leads, investors & talent instantly with AI agents.

Powerful search scenarios for business growth and personal discovery. 119 real-world queries, scored independently through web verification. Scale: 0-100. AI people search uses artificial intelligence to find and connect you with the right people across the internet. Unlike traditional search engines, Lessie AI understands natural language, searches 100+ data sources simultaneously, and delivers ranked, verified results in seconds. Describe who you're looking for in plain English — by role, industry, location, or interests. No complex filters or Boolean queries needed. AI agents simultaneously search LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, GitHub, company databases, and 100+ other platforms to find…from lessie.ai

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi HN! I’m Yanjun, co-founder of Lessie AI. We built Lessie AI as a People Search AI Agent — designed to help you find anyone in seconds: - Influencers for campaigns - Partners for collaborations - Experts for insights - Founders or investors to connect with Instead of spending hours doing LinkedIn / Google…

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