# Streak CRM

> Streak is a CRM platform built entirely inside Gmail, enabling sales, recruiting, fundraising, and support teams to manage pipelines, contacts, and workflows without leaving their inbox. Founded in 2011 by ex-Googlers Aleem Mawani and Omar Ismail through Y Combinator, Streak has grown to 750,000+ users and ~$10M ARR while remaining lean (~35 employees) and profitable — having raised only $1.9M and never pursued follow-on venture funding. It is Google's G Suite Technology Partner of the Year and one of the most capital-efficient CRM companies in the market.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founders:** Aleem Mawani (Co-Founder & CEO), Omar Ismail (Co-Founder & CTO (departed))
- **Team size:** ~35 employees
- **Products:** Streak CRM for Gmail, Email Power Tools, AI Co-Pilot, Mail Merge
- **Notable:** Named Google G Suite Technology Partner of the Year (2019), 750,000+ users and 4,000+ companies after 13+ years of independent operation, ~$10M ARR on only $1.9M raised — one of the most capital-efficient CRM companies

## Products & services

- **Streak CRM for Gmail** — A Chrome/Safari extension and mobile app that transforms Gmail into a full-featured CRM with pipelines, contact management, email tracking, mail merge, automations, and AI-powered deal intelligence.
- **Email Power Tools** — Free standalone tools including email open tracking, link click tracking, email scheduling, snooze, and shared snippet templates — available to all Gmail users at no cost.
- **AI Co-Pilot** — AI features including Deal Summaries, Autofill (auto-populate CRM fields from email content), Pipeline Creator, Deal Q&A, and inbox scanning for automatic lead identification.
- **Mail Merge** — Personalized bulk email sending with automated follow-up sequences, duplicate detection, and delivery directly from Gmail.

## Achievements

- Named Google G Suite Technology Partner of the Year (2019)
- 750,000+ users and 4,000+ companies after 13+ years of independent operation
- ~$10M ARR on only $1.9M raised — one of the most capital-efficient CRM companies
- ~$40M in cumulative revenue over 10 years
- Repurchased ~60% of early investor equity to maintain founder control
- 4.7/5 stars on the Chrome Web Store with hundreds of thousands of installs
- Accepted into Y Combinator S11 batch (2011)
- Chrome Web Store drove ~90% of early user acquisition at zero cost
- Achieved sub-500ms Gmail timeline load times after 2024 infrastructure overhaul (down from ~3 minutes)

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Launched Allo phone integration with click-to-call, AI transcription, and automatic deal logging.
- **2025-12** — AI features (Deal Summary, Autofill, Deal Q&A, Pipeline Creator) exited beta and became available on all paid plans.
- **2025-11** — LinkedIn enrichment integration expanded to auto-enrich contacts and prevent duplicate records.
- **2025-10** — Box view redesigned with unified comment/AI input, timeline filtering, and card-based activity layout. 'Trending boxes' analytics added.
- **2024-08** — Full Android app overhaul — enhanced editing, multi-file uploads, and improved search speed. Gmail left navigation redesigned to unify all Streak tools.
- **2024-06** — Infrastructure overhaul reduced pipeline timeline load times from ~3 minutes to under 500 milliseconds.
- **2024** — Aleem Mawani hosted Reddit AMA on r/startups, sharing 12+ years of lessons on building a profitable SaaS; Streak committed >50% of engineering resources to AI features.

## Links

- Website: https://www.streak.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/streak
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/streak
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/streakgmail

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Last updated: 2026-04-08