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LeadIQ

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Sales tool that finds and verifies B2B contact data, syncs to CRM systems.

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Assessed 22 July 2026 · Evidence as of 22 July 2026
Not much stands between this business and its pressures.
On the recordSince 22 July 2026 · Checkable from 2026 · Every call on the record Checkpoint: Lando AI agent full rollout with independent adoption data
The call

LeadIQ survives on habit and CRM integration while ZoomInfo and AI agents chip at the same contact-lookup task it built its business on.

LeadIQ helps salespeople find and verify email addresses and phone numbers for prospects, then syncs that data into their CRM software. Bigger, richer competitors like ZoomInfo already do this better and cheaper, and now AI tools can do the same work automatically without needing a special app, making it hard for LeadIQ to stay independent. The company's revenue has flat-lined around $7 to $12 million a year, it has cut staff in half over five years, and raised no fresh funding in that time, so the most likely outcome is either a smaller acquisition price or a disappearance.

Why
01
AI pressure: Generic AI browsing agents from OpenAI, Anthropic, and similar labs. AI agents can find and verify contacts directly, cutting the need for LeadIQ's core lookup tool. Could AI do the core job? Yes, likely.
02
Bigger players: ZoomInfo. ZoomInfo outspends LeadIQ on data coverage and AI features, squeezing its small customer base. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.
03
What protects it. Chrome extension habit and CRM sync workflows some sales teams already use daily.
What would change this call
LeadIQ announces a new priced funding round or acquisition talk before end of 2026. Would show whether investors still see standalone viability after 5 years of silence.
ZoomInfo, Apollo, or another sales-tech platform announces a LeadIQ acquisition. Would confirm LeadIQ is being absorbed rather than competing independently.
LeadIQ headcount reported below 90 or stabilizing above 130 in future filings/trackers. Would indicate whether contraction is continuing or has bottomed out.
Key numbers
  • Revenue ~$7.7M in 2024, up from $6.1M in 2023 (2024-12-22)
  • Headcount fell from 152 to 131, 2023 to 2024 (2024-12-22)
  • No new funding since $30M Series B, Oct 2021 (2026-07-06)
Named risks
  • No new priced funding round reported since October 2021, a five-year funding gap as of mid-2026. Severity: high
  • Core contact-lookup task is directly replicable by generic AI browsing agents from frontier labs. Severity: high
  • Larger, better-capitalized rivals (ZoomInfo, Apollo) are shipping AI prospecting features faster. Severity: medium
  • Potential tuck-in acquisition by a larger sales-tech platform could wipe out common equity. Severity: medium
  • Industry-wide data-privacy scrutiny tied to ZoomInfo lawsuits could extend to similar contact-data vendors. Severity: low
Rivals, as read in July 2026
RivalDirectionEvidence
ZoomInfolosing toZoomInfo lists 260M+ contacts and 100M+ companies, dwarfing LeadIQ's scale as of 2026-07-21
Apollo.iolosing toApollo.io cited with 4.8/5 G2 rating across 7,858 reviews in vendor comparison content, Jan 2026
CognismcontestingCognism actively shipping AI-driven insights features competing directly with LeadIQ's Lando rollout, 2025-2026
ClaycontestingClay named among top LeadIQ alternatives for AI-native prospecting workflows as of April 2026
Questions people ask
Is LeadIQ profitable in 2026?
LeadIQ is private and has not disclosed profitability or audited revenue. Its last public funding event was a $30M Series B in October 2021, and no new priced round has been reported since, per a March 2025 tracker calling funding momentum quiet.
Could AI replace LeadIQ's core product?
LeadIQ's core task, finding and verifying contact emails and syncing to a CRM, is a structured lookup task that generic AI browsing agents can already perform. LeadIQ launched its own AI agent, Lando, in beta during 2025 to 2026 as a defensive response.
Who is LeadIQ's biggest competitor?
ZoomInfo, a much larger Nasdaq-listed rival (ticker GTM since May 2025) with a 260M-plus contact database, and Apollo.io are LeadIQ's closest and best-capitalized competitors as of 2026, both shipping AI-driven prospecting features faster.
Has LeadIQ raised new funding recently?
No. LeadIQ's most recent disclosed round is a $30M Series B led by Cathay Innovation, closed October 1, 2021, bringing total funding to $42M. As of a March 2025 Caplight snapshot, no subsequent round had been reported.
What is Lando, LeadIQ's AI agent?
Lando is LeadIQ's AI agent embedded in its browser extension, rolled out in beta through 2025 to 2026. LeadIQ says it searches a 750M-plus profile database and reports a 97.5 percent email delivery rate, per the company's own claims.
Who owns LeadIQ?
LeadIQ is a privately held, venture-backed company founded in 2015 by Mei Siauw, a former Oracle product manager. Investors from its 2021 Series B include Cathay Innovation, Eight Roads Ventures, Draper Associates, and Fresco Capital.
Timeline
  • 2025-07-31LeadIQ shipped API upgrades including automated premium phone search and Gong Engage integration
  • 2025-03-13Caplight tracker described LeadIQ funding momentum as quiet with no recent growth signals
  • 2021-10-01LeadIQ closed $30M Series B led by Cathay Innovation, total funding reached $42M
  • 2015-01LeadIQ founded by Mei Siauw, former Oracle product manager
Revision history
22 July 2026
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