Gmail plugin Startups
2 case studies with real revenue and traction data from gmail plugin startups.
Leadboxer is a customer data platform founded in 2014 by Ward Frans and team that combines customer data from multiple sources (email, web behavior, social, etc.) into unified profiles and customer journeys. Operating cash flow positive with ~$25k-30k MRR across 100-150 customers at $3,400-5,000 ACV, the team of 15 is targeting $1M ARR in 2019 with a healthy unit economics (2% monthly churn, $300 CAC on $5,600 LTV).
Salesflare is a sales CRM built by Yaroon Cortout and co-founder Michael Farmer that automates data capture from emails, meetings, and other sources, eliminating manual CRM updates. Starting from Yaroon's own pain point using Salesforce at a marketing agency, the product evolved from a Salesforce integration play into a standalone CRM for small B2B companies, particularly marketing and software development agencies. Through 2+ years of manual sales, PR efforts, a Product Hunt launch (200-300 trials, #1 CRM ranking), and a massive AppSumo campaign (6,000 signups in 3 weeks), the company has grown to serve over 2,000 customers and raised over $1 million.