The CRM industry continues to attract significant investment and new companies.
Our list includes established companies like Odoo, which has raised over $1.1 billion. Newer players like Attio are also featured, focusing on AI-native platforms.
Below is our list of 100 CRM startups worth keeping an eye on.
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| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Katherine Kostereva |
| Funding Amount | $268M |
| Startup Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Private Equity |
| Top Investors | Sapphire Ventures, StepStone Group, Volition Capital, Horizon Capital, Horizon Capital |
Property Finder operates an online real estate portal connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with properties across the Middle East and North Africa. Their platform serves as a primary digital marketplace for residential and commercial real estate, offering a suite of tools for agents and consumers.
| Headquarters | Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Year Founded | 2005 |
| Founders | Michael Lahyani, Renan Bourdeau |
| Funding Amount | $757M |
| Startup Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Private Equity |
| Top Investors | General Atlantic, Endeavor Catalyst, Francisco Partners, Permira, Bossa Invest |
CRED builds an intelligent hub for businesses that integrates a company's systems with predictive intelligence and real-world signals. The platform uses AI to analyze this data, helping sales and marketing teams uncover and act on new opportunities.
| Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Year Founded | 2023 |
| Founders | Anthony Meir, Chaitanya Shah, Jon Carr-Harris |
| Funding Amount | $15M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Seed |
| Top Investors | Gaingels, Alumni Ventures, Defy.vc, HOF Capital, BAM Ventures |
Intercom builds an AI-powered customer service platform that helps businesses manage conversations with their customers. Their software combines an AI chatbot with a shared inbox and other engagement tools, giving support teams a single place to manage all customer interactions.
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Ciaran Lee, David Barrett, Des Traynor, Eoghan McCabe |
| Funding Amount | $240.8M |
| Startup Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | Bessemer Venture Partners, 500 Global, ICONIQ Growth, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins |
Attio has created a powerful and flexible CRM built on a data-first architecture. Their platform uses AI to help go-to-market teams manage their pipelines and build any workflow they need.
| Headquarters | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Year Founded | 2019 |
| Founders | Alexander Christie, Nicolas Sharp |
| Funding Amount | $116.2M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | Headline, Passion Capital, Balderton Capital, Redpoint, 01 Advisors |
HighLevel builds an all-in-one sales and marketing platform that agencies can white-label and sell as their own. The software provides a full suite of tools for lead capture, customer relationship management, and automated communication across multiple channels.
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Robin Alex, Shaun Clark, Varun Vairavan |
| Funding Amount | $60M |
| Startup Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Private Equity |
| Top Investors | General Atlantic, Peakequity |
Blue Yonder builds a digital fulfillment platform that unifies supply chain management and omni-channel commerce. Their software uses AI to help businesses predict demand, automate warehouse operations, and optimize their entire fulfillment network.
| Headquarters | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
| Year Founded | 1985 |
| Founders | Frederick Pakis, James Donald Armstrong |
| Funding Amount | $575M |
| Startup Size | Enterprise Organization (5,001+) |
| Last Funding Status | Secondary Market |
| Top Investors | New Mountain Capital, Panasonic, Blackstone Group |
Odoo develops a suite of open-source business apps that cover everything from CRM and accounting to inventory and project management. The applications are all fully integrated, allowing businesses to manage their core operations from a single, unified platform.
| Headquarters | Louvain-la-neuve, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium |
| Year Founded | 2005 |
| Founders | Fabien Pinckaers |
| Funding Amount | $1.1B |
| Startup Size | Enterprise Organization (5,001+) |
| Last Funding Status | Secondary Market |
| Top Investors | General Atlantic, BlackRock, Sequoia Capital, AVP, HarbourVest Partners |
Pylon builds a customer support platform designed for B2B companies. Their AI-powered system helps technical support teams resolve issues faster by working inside the tools they already use, like Slack and Jira.
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2022 |
| Founders | Advith Chelikani, Marty Kausas, Robert Eng |
| Funding Amount | $51.3M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Bain Capital Ventures, Comma Capital |
Optimove provides a CRM Marketing Hub that uses its core customer data platform to autonomously transform customer data into actionable insights. This technology helps marketing teams create highly personalized customer journeys and campaigns.
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Year Founded | 2009 |
| Founders | Pini Yakuel, Shachar Cohen |
| Funding Amount | $95M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Secondary Market |
| Top Investors | Summit Partners, Israel Growth Partners |
90 Additional CRM Startups Worth Following
Our top 10 picks offer a glimpse into a much bigger picture. Across the board, founders are building smarter ways for companies to connect with their customers, especially using AI and analytics.
Some are brand new, while others have been growing for years, and they have raised billions in funding combined. Below is a look at the other 90 companies shaping the future of CRM.