It started as software for online communities and became the company that told sales teams to stop cold-calling and start asking friends. The dinosaur was optional; the warm intro was the point.
Privyr is a Singapore-based mobile-first CRM built for salespeople and small businesses who work primarily through WhatsApp, SMS, iMessage, and phone calls rather than at a desk. It connects to lead sources like Facebook, TikTok, Google and web forms, alerts users the moment a lead arrives, and lets them respond with personalized messages, automated follow-ups, and trackable content - all from their phone. Founded in 2018 by Aaron Lim and Shivam Mani Tripathi, Privyr says it is used by hundreds of thousands of businesses across 125+ countries and raised a $6M Series A in 2022 led by MassMutual Ventures and Vulcan Capital.
Connect The Dots (CTD.ai) is a San Francisco relationship-intelligence company that turns the email and LinkedIn history sitting inside a company into a searchable graph of who actually knows whom - and how well. Founded in 2019 by ex-Salesforce sellers and designers, it scores relationships from two-way email activity, surfaces the shortest warm path to any buyer, candidate or investor, and lets go-to-market teams request introductions at scale instead of sending cold outreach. The individual product is free; teams and enterprises pay to pool their collective network.
Nimble CRM is a relationship-focused customer relationship management platform built for small businesses and teams. Founded by CRM pioneer Jon Ferrara — the co-founder of GoldMine Software — Nimble integrates deeply with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace to automatically enrich contact records, manage sales pipelines, and enable AI-powered prospecting. With transparent single-plan pricing at $24.90/user/month, Nimble positions itself as the smart, simple alternative to complex enterprise CRM systems, serving 10,000+ customers worldwide.
Copper is the CRM built natively for Google Workspace. It lives inside Gmail, Calendar and Drive, automatically captures contacts and conversations, and helps agencies, consultancies and small businesses run relationships and projects from one place instead of stitching together five tools.

Keap (formerly Infusionsoft) is an all-in-one CRM and marketing/sales automation platform built exclusively for small businesses. Founded in 2001 in Arizona by Clate Mask and the Martineau brothers, Keap helps entrepreneurs automate follow-up, manage contacts, process payments, and grow revenue through a unified platform. With over 31,500 customers, $85M+ in annual revenue, and a history of processing billions in payments, Keap is a leading SMB-focused CRM that was acquired by Thryv Holdings in October 2024 for $80M.