Who are LeadGenius's investors?

LeadGenius's investors include 500 Global, Bee Partners, Better Ventures Central Llc, FundersClub, Initialized Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, Kapor Capital, Lumia Capital and 17 more.

How much funding has LeadGenius raised?

LeadGenius has disclosed $10M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.

Where is LeadGenius headquartered?

LeadGenius is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

LeadGenius

YC S11

San Francisco, US · Founded 2011 · 50 employees · 26 known investors

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LeadGenius provides AI-powered contact intelligence and data sourcing for go-to-market teams to identify and engage target customers. The platform combines artificial intelligence with human intelligence and emphasizes ethical data practices, compliance with regulations like GDPR and CCPA, and fair-wage crowdsourcing.

Also known as MobileWorks, Inc. · MobileWorks

AI & Machine Learning Data & Infrastructure Enterprise Software Media & Entertainment SaaS Sales Tech B2B Sales Marketing AIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S11)

LeadGenius was founded in 2011 by Anand Kulkarni, Prayag Narula, Philipp Gutheim, and Dave Rolnitzky.

Anand Kulkarni Chief Scientist, CEO, Cofounder2011–2016Anand Kulkarni is CEO and founder of CoreStory, an AI modernization and development platform. He previously co-founded LeadGenius, a Y Combinator-backed company applying human computation and machine learning to account-based marketing, and holds degrees in industrial engineering, operations research, mathematics, and physics from UC Berkeley.

Prayag Narula Co-Founder & Board MemberPrayag Narula is the co-founder and former CEO of LeadGenius, which combines technology and human intelligence to provide sales and marketing insights on target accounts.

Philipp Gutheim Co-founder, COO (YC S11)2011–2013Philipp Gutheim co-founded Terminal 49, an ocean visibility provider, after spending two years embedded with a drayage trucking company at the port, and previously led strategy for a $2.5B advertiser segment at Google and co-founded LeadGenius. He holds master's degrees in Computer Science and Information Management from UC Berkeley and a bachelor's in business.

Dave Rolnitzky Co-founder, Chief Product & Design Officer2010–2018Dave Rolnitzky is founder and chief product officer of LeadGenius, an AI-powered contact intelligence platform for go-to-market teams. He has experience in product design, product strategy, and cross-functional leadership in the SaaS and enterprise software sectors.

Mark GodleyFounder

Zeb Couch Zeb Couch is Chief Revenue Officer at LeadGenius, where he spent two years as VP Sales growing annual recurring revenue from $6M to $10M and subsequently rebuilt the business to 30% EBITDA margins following a revenue contraction. He has more than 12 years of experience in go-to-market strategy, sales intelligence, and digital advertising, including early roles in mobile advertising and at ZoomInfo.

Derek Rahn Derek Rahn held leadership roles in demand generation and go-to-market strategy at enterprise and high-growth SaaS companies, focusing on sales pipeline development, SDR programs, and conversion optimization using data science and AI tools.

Duncan Winter

Marius Bozgan

Kelsey Pedersen Software Engineer2015–2017Founder at CAPSULE

Peeyush Goyal Product Manager2016–2017Founder at SalaryBox

Investors · 26

500 Globallisted by 500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K

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Bee Partnerslisted by Bee PartnersLafayette · $300K – $500K

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Better Ventures Central Llclisted by Better Ventures Central LlcOakland · $500K – $1.5M

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FundersClublisted by FundersClubSan Francisco · $290K

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Initialized Capitallisted by Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M

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Javelin Venture Partnerslisted by Javelin Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $4Mvia Noah Doyle · led

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Kapor Capitallisted by Kapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M

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Lumia Capitallisted by Lumia CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $30M

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Scrum Ventureslisted by Scrum VenturesSan Francisco

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Sierra Ventureslisted by Sierra VenturesSan Mateo · $500K – $10M

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SJF Ventureslisted by SJF VenturesDurham · $1M – $10M

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TIMIA Capitallisted by TIMIA CapitalToronto

Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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ZenStone Venture Capitallisted by ZenStone Venture CapitalSan Jose

Agrolimen Venturesreported

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Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

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CRCM VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $5M

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Fuel CapitalreportedCovina · $500K – $1M

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Penultimate Capitalreported

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Recruit Strategic PartnersreportedTokyo

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Sam Altmanreported

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Sv Tech Ventures, Inc.reportedPalo Alto

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SV AngelreportedSan Francisco · $150K – $20M

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TMT Investmentsreported

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ZillionizereportedPalo Alto · $200K

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Also in the syndicate · 1

500Startups

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$10M disclosed across 1 of 4 rounds · 2014–2016

Undisclosed amountSeries BDec 2016
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$10MSeries BJul 2016 · 2 sources
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Undisclosed amountSeries AOct 2014
Sierra Ventures (lead), 500Startups, Bee Partners, CRCM, Fuel Capital, FundersClub, Kapor Capital, Scrum Ventures
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Founder mafia

3 people who came through LeadGenius went on to found or lead other companies.

Anand KulkarniCEOFounded CoreStory Code intelligence +1 Peeyush GoyalProduct ManagerFounded SalaryBox Philipp GutheimCOOFounded Terminal49

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Legal entities · 1

corporate structure

MobileWorks, Inc.

In the news

Account Based Marketing Platform LeadGenius Announces Addition to Series B Funding Now Totaling $14 Millionglobenewswire.com · Dec 2016

YC Alum LeadGenius Closes $10M Series Btechcrunch.com · Jul 2016

LeadGenius Raises $10 Million in Series B Financing to Expand Its Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Platformglobenewswire.com · Jul 2016

LeadGenius Raises a $6 Million Series a Round to Help Companies Reinvent the Way They Sellglobenewswire.com · Oct 2014

Frequently asked questions

What does LeadGenius do?: LeadGenius provides AI-powered contact intelligence and data sourcing for go-to-market teams to identify and engage target customers. The platform combines artificial intelligence with human intelligence and emphasizes ethical data practices, compliance with regulations like GDPR and CCPA, and fair-wage crowdsourcing.
Who founded LeadGenius?: LeadGenius was founded by Anand Kulkarni, Prayag Narula, Philipp Gutheim, Dave Rolnitzky in 2011.
Who are LeadGenius's investors?: LeadGenius's investors include 500 Global, Bee Partners, Better Ventures Central Llc, FundersClub, Initialized Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, Kapor Capital, Lumia Capital and 17 more.
How much funding has LeadGenius raised?: LeadGenius has disclosed $10M raised across 1 of its 4 known rounds.
Where is LeadGenius headquartered?: LeadGenius is headquartered in San Francisco, US.