Why We Built Unblockly AI: AI-Powered LinkedIn Prospecting Right in Google Sheets

For years, our team has juggled an ever-growing toolkit of prospecting and data-gathering apps—each promising better, faster insights into companies and decision-makers. We built and sold web apps ourselves, trained clients on complex dashboards, and subscribed to a handful of third-party platforms. Yet without fail, the real work began only after exporting that data into Google Sheets or Excel.

It was in that familiar spreadsheet grid that we spent hours cleaning, enriching, and cross-referencing data before we could even start outreach. We realized: the spreadsheet is where our process truly lives. So why not bring the intelligence directly into Google Sheets, instead of treating it as a mere staging area?

Introducing Unblockly AI for Google Sheets

Six months ago, we set out to solve our own headache—and we haven’t looked back. We built a suite of custom functions that let you:

1. COMPANYSEARCH – Describe your ideal target in plain English (“tech startups in Berlin with Series A funding”) and instantly generate a list of matching companies.

2. COMPANYINFO – Enrich any company record with firmographic details like employee count, headquarters location, industry classification, and recent funding events.

3. PEOPLESEARCH – Turn natural-language prompts into prospect lists (“senior marketing managers at fintech firms in London”).

4. PEOPLEINFO – Append titles, email patterns, LinkedIn URLs, and other relevant details to individual profiles.

5. ASKAI – Transform raw spreadsheet data or generate AI-driven insights right inside a cell—no need to switch contexts.

All of these work as simple custom functions you can drop into any cell. Type your query, press Enter, and watch the data flow directly into your sheet—no JSON formatting, API keys, or subscription alerts to manage.

A Pay-as-You-Go Model That Scales with You

We understand the pain of rigid subscriptions and hidden overage fees. That’s why Unblockly AI runs on a pay-as-you-go system—just one cent per filled cell. To help you get started, we’re offering $10 of free credit, no credit card required. This way, you only pay for what you use, and there’s zero commitment if you decide it’s not the right fit.

Built by Prospectors, for Prospectors

We’re not a faceless startup; we’re practitioners who wrestle with data every day. We built Unblockly AI to slash the hours spent manually exporting, cleaning, and enriching prospect lists. With everything landing directly in Google Sheets, you can:

• Accelerate your workflow by removing app-to-sheet data hops

• Reduce errors from manual copy-pasting and formula tweaks

• Scale prospecting by dragging formulas across hundreds of rows in seconds

And this is just the beginning. Our roadmap includes advanced AI summarization, automated follow-up scheduling, and deeper integrations with CRMs and outreach platforms.

Try It Today

If you’re ready to reclaim your spreadsheet—and your time—give Unblockly AI a spin. Head over to our template to add the add-on in under a minute. Let us know how you’re using it, and share your feedback on our subreddit (r/unblockly). We can’t wait to see what you build.

“Finally, prospecting feels like it lives where I work every day—right in my spreadsheet.”
— Early Beta User

Join the growing community of sales, marketing, and research teams who are turning Google Sheets into their single source of truth. Your next breakthrough is just one formula away.