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I made a tool that automates B2B outreach with a 1B+ contact database

I made a tool that automates B2B outreach with a 1B+ contact database

by iamleojiang·Mar 6, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidSolve My Problem

LinkedIn outreach automation with contact data, but saturated category: Apollo, ZoomInfo, Hunter already compete.

Strengths
  • •1B+ verified contact database is a moat if data quality is real—claims 30% connect rates vs 3% cold email baseline
  • •Unified workspace (search + outreach + CRM) reduces tool-switching friction
  • •Product of the Day on ProductHunt suggests real traction with early adopters
Weaknesses
  • •LinkedIn ToS explicitly prohibits automated outreach—regulatory/legal risk not addressed
  • •No technical differentiation: competitor stacks (Apollo, Warmup.ai) are equally sophisticated; AI is table stakes in this space
Category
SaaS
Target Audience

B2B sales teams, sales development representatives (SDRs), sales ops leaders

Similar To

Apollo.io · Hunter.io · ZoomInfo

Post Description

Hey HN,

I am Leo Jiang, founder of Gro. I built this to solve the problem of fragmented sales stacks where teams waste hours between lead databases and outreach tools. Gro is a unified AI sales agent that combines a 1b+ contact database with AI propensity scoring and automated outreach across Email and LinkedIn. By putting prospecting and engagement into one workspace, we eliminate manual data hunting so sales reps can focus on closing deals. I would love your thoughts on our approach to automated B2B growth.

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