GlobeNewswire / Close · Jun 2026
Close announced general availability of Chloe, its AI sales agent, after beta testing with 306 businesses and more than 818,000 calls.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Close is a bootstrapped, profitable, 100% remote sales CRM for startups and SMBs. Its core product combines calling, email, SMS, pipeline management, reporting, and the built-in AI sales agent Chloe so reps can work from one workflow-focused platform.
Primary product
Close CRM
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Austin, Texas, United States
Team size
about 100-150
Work style
Remote
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Sales CRM / sales engagement software
Offices
7 jobs at Close
Business model
Stage
bootstrapped
Latest round
Angel · Aug 2013
Latest amount
$250K
Leadership
CEO, Co-Founder
COO, Co-Founder
Thomas Steinacher
Co-Founder, Principal Engineer, R&D
VP of Product & Engineering
VP, People & Talent | People Operations
Sr. Director of Product
VP, Customer Experience | Success
Director of Finance
Director of Support
VP, Product Growth
SVP, Marketing
VP, Engineering
Investors
Remote-first, asynchronous, autonomous, and no-BS. Close emphasizes ownership, customer focus, and in-person company retreats to build relationships across a globally distributed team.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Publicly advertised compensation is competitive pay plus an organization-wide goal-based bonus. Close also offers an 80% work option (4-day week at 80% pay) for some roles, plus benefits and a recurring sabbatical program.
Benefits
Pricing
Per-user SaaS pricing with a 14-day free trial, usage-based calling/SMS/AI add-ons, and custom pricing for larger teams.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
estimated $13.1M ARR (Dec 2024)
Estimated monthly visits
1.3M
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
GlobeNewswire / Close · Jun 2026
Close announced general availability of Chloe, its AI sales agent, after beta testing with 306 businesses and more than 818,000 calls.
Close blog · Jun 2026
Official product launch post explaining how Chloe calls leads, qualifies prospects, books meetings, enriches records, and updates CRM data directly inside Close.
Close blog · Jan 2026
Close introduced native forms to capture website leads directly into the CRM and speed up follow-up without third-party tools.
Close blog · Dec 2025
Year-end roundup of major product work across automation, AI, communication workflows, and reporting.
Close blog · Jul 2025
Quarterly product-update post highlighting new CRM workflow improvements and AI-enrich workflow support.