Hacker News · Mar 2024
Launch post describes Meticulate’s analyst-style research workflows, early use cases, and technical approach using LLM pipelines and web/database pulls.
Making it easy for B2B sales teams to send stellar outbound
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
AI-native adaptive prospecting engine for GTM teams that codifies outbound rulesets, monitors live signals, and uses deep research to generate highly personalized sequences across email, LinkedIn, and calls.
Primary product
Adaptive prospecting engine for personalized outbound and GTM prospecting.
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI sales prospecting / outbound automation
Offices
1901 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
subscription
per-seat pricing
annual contracts
Funding
Stage
Pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Apr 2024
Latest amount
$500K
Apr 2024 · Y Combinator
Aug 2023
People & investors
Work & culture
Small YC-backed team with a technical, research-heavy, builder-oriented culture; hiring founding engineers and focused on fast iteration in GTM automation.
Compensation
YC job posts for founding engineers in San Francisco list $130K-$200K salary plus 0.50%-2.00% equity; new grads are eligible.
Product & market
Pricing
Per-seat subscription with a founder-led sales tier at $750/mo and a team tier starting from $18k/yr, billed annually.
Differentiators
- —Rulesets rather than fixed templates
- —Signal-based outbound and trigger monitoring
- —Deep prospect/company research for personalization
- —Single workflow that can replace Apollo plus separate sequencing/enrichment tools
- —Native power dialer and bidirectional CRM sync
- —Custom research fields for ICP screening
Technology
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Customers
OpenAI
Noda
Threekit
Veryfi
Aetos
LendingOne
Kaizen
Venn
Lyric
Competitors
Apollo
ZoomInfo
Clay
Outreach
Salesloft
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
HubSpot Sales Hub
UserGems
Common Room
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$330K ARR (GetLatka estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
4.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Latest news
Y Combinator / LinkedIn · Feb 2024
YC announced Meticulate’s launch as an AI-native product for faster business research, built by Wilbur Li and Joseph Palakapilly.
Meticulate case study
Customer case study showing Meticulate replacing Apollo and a patchwork outbound stack, with reported improvements in reply rates and outbound activity.
Meticulate case study
Customer case study showing Meticulate replacing outsourced and phone-only outbound with ruleset-driven email/LinkedIn outreach and higher reply rates.
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