Connect LinkedIn to HeyIntro

HeyIntro needs your LinkedIn account to find the investors you know and to send messages for you. Messages always go out from your own LinkedIn account.

Your LinkedIn login is sent once, encrypted, and never stored by HeyInvest. You can disconnect at any time.

Connect your account

1. Go to HeyIntro → Connect, and click Connect LinkedIn.
2. Choose how to connect:
   • Connect with cookies (recommended, about 30 seconds). No password needed.
   • Email and password (about 2 minutes).
3. Click Next and follow the steps below for the option you chose.
4. Choose Where you usually use LinkedIn (your country), then click Connect LinkedIn.
5. If LinkedIn sends you a code, enter it under Enter the code from LinkedIn and click Verify.

When you see Connected as and your name, click Go to my network.

Option 1: Connect with cookies

1. Install the free Cookie-Editor extension (Chrome, Edge, or Brave).
2. Open linkedin.com in the same browser, where you're already signed in.
3. Click Cookie-Editor → Export → JSON.
4. Paste the result into HeyIntro. You'll see Found li_at and JSESSIONID ✓.

Can't install extensions? Click Paste li_at and JSESSIONID yourself. On linkedin.com, press F12 → Application → Cookies → https://www.linkedin.com, then copy the values of li_at and JSESSIONID.

Option 2: Email and password

1. Enter your LinkedIn email and LinkedIn password.
2. Optionally, turn on Keep me connected and add your 2FA secret key. This stops LinkedIn from signing you out during security checks.

The 2FA secret key is the 16 to 32 character key LinkedIn shows when you set up an authenticator app, not the 6-digit code. To find it in LinkedIn, go to Me → Settings & Privacy → Sign in & security → Two-step verification → Authenticator app, then click Can't scan the QR code?

Your first scan

As soon as you connect, HeyIntro scans your LinkedIn connections and the people in your LinkedIn inbox, and matches them against HeyInvest's investor data. Large networks take a few minutes. You can leave the page while it runs.

When it finishes, you'll see how many connections were scanned and how many investors are now in reach. HeyIntro reads your connections. It doesn't post anything.

Fewer than 50 connections found?

Upload your LinkedIn export instead:

1. In LinkedIn, go to Settings → Data privacy → Get a copy of your data, choose Connections, and request it. LinkedIn can take up to a day to email it to you.
2. In HeyIntro, go to Connect → Or upload your LinkedIn export.
3. Click Upload Connections.csv and choose the file (20 MB maximum).

Share your network (optional)

On the Connect page, you can turn on Share my network to unlock 2nd and 3rd degree paths. It's off by default.

When it's on, raisers outside your team can see which investors you know, with your name, photo, and LinkedIn link, and can ask you for intros. Nobody sees your full connection list. You can change this in HeyIntro Settings.

Sales Navigator (optional)

If you have LinkedIn Sales Navigator, click Connect Sales Navigator at the top of HeyIntro. If it doesn't connect, open linkedin.com/sales once in your browser, then try again.

If connecting doesn't work

Message	What to do
LinkedIn didn't accept the sign-in	Click Try again, or try the other connection method.
This LinkedIn is already in use	Each LinkedIn account can only be connected to one HeyInvest account.
Too many sign-in attempts	Wait 15 minutes and try again.
LinkedIn is taking too long	Try again in a few minutes.
Your LinkedIn session expired	Click Reconnect.