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CRM for small scaling businesses
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- SaaS
- Automation
- Sales
- Fully Remote - No HQ!
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Company mission
To help startups and SMBs grow. Since 2013, we’ve been building a CRM that focuses on better communication, without the hassle of manual data entry or complex UI.
Our take
Close is a customer relationship management (CRM) software company that has helped a diverse range of companies scale their teams and acquire more customers. Founded in 2013 by serial entrepreneur Steli Efti, the company was initially propelled by the Y Combinator scheme.
Close was originally a spinoff of a parent company named Elastic Sales. The software that became the basis for Close was built to run sales campaigns for Elastic’s customers. Understanding the market appeal and potential of Close as a standalone product, Elastic was eventually shut down in favor of a refocus on the CRM software.
Close is a bootstrapped company that has expanded rapidly. They have attracted some particularly fast scaling sales teams, including customer.io, toggl, and Hipcamp. Going forward they are focusing on product development and marketing efforts, aiming to become the leader in the CRM space for sales teams.
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Benefits
- Company goal-based bonus
- 5 weeks PTO + Winter Holiday Break
- Paid time off and family leave
- 100% remote company (we believe in trust and autonomy)
- Choose between working 5 days/wk (standard full-time) or 4 days/wk @ 80% pay
- Quarterly virtual summits
- 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years
- Flexible working hours
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Company values
- 🏡 Build a house you want to live in - Examine long-term thinking and action
- 🚫 No BS - Practice transparency and honesty, especially when it’s hard
- 🤝 Invest in each other - Build successful relationships with your coworkers and customers
- 💪 Discipline equals freedom - Keep your word to yourself and others
- 🥇 Strive for greatness - Constantly challenge yourself and others
Funding (1 round)
Aug 2013
$0.3m
SEED
Total funding: $0.3m
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Leadership
Steli Efti
(CEO)Previously Owner at Whittibar Workshops and Teletrance, CEO of Supercool School and Senior Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund.
Anthony Nemitz
(COO)Previously worked in Product and Engineering at eBay.
Thomas Steinacher
(CTO)Also co-founder of Elastic. Previously co-founded SwipeGood.