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Zero before you sign on.
- On the roadmap
- AI CRM
- GTM Automation
- Sales Technology
Zero is a Helsinki-based startup building an AI-powered "zero-click" CRM that automates lead enrichment, buying-signal detection, and outreach — founded by the team that scaled Smartly.io to $100M+ ARR and a EUR 200M exit. With $2.7M in pre-seed funding and a product shipping bi-weekly, Zero is betting that automation-as-architecture can displace legacy CRMs for high-growth startups.
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Zero
- Pre-Seed Funding (Dec 2024)
- $2.7M
- Lead Investor (Harry Stebbings)
- 20VC
- Team Size (mid-2026)
- ~41 employees
- Smartly.io Exit (Founders' Prior Company)
- EUR 200M
- Feature Releases (Dec 2024–Mar 2026)
- 20+
- Hybrid Pricing Model
- Per-seat + per-AI-action
- Customer Composition
- ~90% startups
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Market Overview
Market structure, where the company sits, and growth drivers.
- market map
- AI CRM landscape
- AI CRM growth rate
- CAGR
Total Addressable Market
Bottom-up TAM / SAM / SOM.
- Zero TAM
- AI CRM market size
- market opportunity
Company Overview
What the company does and how it operates.
- what does Zero do
- Zero product
- business model
Product / Go-to-Market
Product, GTM motion, ICP, and who buys.
- Zero customers
- who uses Zero
- Zero ICP
- go-to-market
Competitive Dynamics
The Altis Market Map and the Altis Win-Rate Index.
- Zero competitors
- Zero alternatives
- who competes with Zero
- Zero win rate
Customer Signals
Retention, satisfaction, and win/loss signals.
- Zero reviews
- Zero NRR
- Zero churn
- current customers
- switching costs
Investment Debates
Investment thesis, moat, bull/bear, and key risks.
- Zero investment thesis
- Zero moat
- bull case bear case
- Zero risk factors
Monetization & Financials
Business model, revenue model, and unit economics.
- Zero ARR
- Zero revenue
- Zero valuation
- unit economics
Team and culture
Founders, leadership, and org.
- Zero founders
- Zero CEO background
- leadership team
- headcount
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