Founder-led GTM — without the $5,000/month tool budget.
Autocloz for startups is a free-forever CRM for the whole team: 5 users, 100,000 contacts, 10 mailboxes and all five outreach channels with daily limits, with AI running on your own API key. It is built for the stage where you need a hundred customer conversations rather than six SaaS subscriptions; the Growth plan lifts the limits when volume outgrows the free tier.
When you're 3 people and need 100 customer interviews, you don't need 6 SaaS subscriptions. The CRM is free forever — 5 users, 100,000 contacts, 10 mailboxes, and all five channels with daily limits. Bring your own AI key for unlimited AI. Upgrade to Growth (₹1,999/month) only when you need higher channel limits.
The pain stack
What teams in this shape stop tolerating once they switch.
Tool budget eats runway
Smartlead (₹8,000) + Instantly (₹6,000) + a mailbox warmup tool (₹4,000) + a calling tool (₹6,000) = ₹24K/month before any results. Most founders give up and revert to spreadsheet outbound after 3 weeks.
Setup time eats founder time
Each tool requires 2-4 hours of setup. SMTP authentication, DKIM, DMARC, warmup configuration, sequence building. Multiplied across 4 tools, that's a full week before the first email leaves. Most founders do it badly and burn their domain reputation in the process.
What you get on day one
Each capability links to its dedicated feature page if you want to drill in.
Free-forever CRM
5 users, 100,000 contacts & companies, full pipeline, 10 mailboxes, and the unified inbox. Enough to run your whole GTM before paying anything.
Every channel on the free plan
Email, call, LinkedIn, SMS and WhatsApp are all included — you only scale the per-day limits as you grow.
Bulk lead import
CSV with auto-mapping. Import 5,000 contacts in 30 seconds.
Mailbox warmup automatic
Sigmoid 21-day ramp on every new mailbox. No manual configuration. No 'warmup tool' subscription.
Bring your own AI key
Connect your own OpenAI / Anthropic / Groq key for unlimited AI replies — no per-credit metering.
Onboarding timeline
What the first weeks look like for a team in this shape.
Sign up, connect Gmail via OAuth — free CRM active immediately
Drop your contacts via CSV. AI auto-maps columns to lead fields.
Build a 3-step multi-channel sequence with AI-generated subject lines.
Press Start. Mailbox warms itself up; sequence sends at the right hours.
Frequently asked
Will my emails land in spam?
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Not if your SPF / DKIM / DMARC are set up — Autocloz runs a one-click setup wizard for the major providers. Plus the 21-day warmup ramp on every fresh mailbox is automatic. Most founders see >40% open rates inside week 2.
How quickly can I upgrade from free to Growth?
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The workspace owner picks Growth under Billing and authorises the Razorpay payment; Growth activates once Razorpay confirms it, and sequences, contacts and history stay. Cancelling returns you to the free CRM after the paid period.
What do I get by upgrading?
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The free CRM already includes every channel for up to 5 users. Paid plans raise the per-channel daily limits and add automation, AI personalization and governance. Most pre-seed startups stay free for months, then move to Growth (₹1,999/month) as volume grows.
Ready for the pre-seed playbook?
Free workspace, no card required. Most teams send their first sequence inside an hour.