Startup Founder Discovery and AI-Powered Outreach with CrunchBase and Gmail
Needs changesNeeds changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 8 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model and Gmail. It also calls api.crunchbase.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.
- Updated profiles List (HTTP Request): calls api.crunchbase.com
- Founder Profiles by UUID (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Extract Key Profile Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 6 fields: Full name, Title, biography…
- Summarizer Agent (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model; output parser: Structured Output Parser
- Send email for outreach (Gmail): uses Gmail
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.crunchbase.com
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
1 thing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0. Fix it before you upgrade:
- AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) in Summarizer Agent (v1.9): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.
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| Removed in 3.0 | Replace with |
|---|---|
| AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) Summarizer Agent (v1.9) | Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent. |
Nodes used (7)
- Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
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