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B2B GTM / Outbound Engineering • Production Case Study
Y Combinator
JEV by TypeSafe AI
Algolia
Google Gemini

Verve — Autonomous Account Intelligence at $0.04/Lead

How we eliminated $1,200/mo in bloated outbound data subscriptions and manual prospecting by building an automated account intelligence engine that discovers, scores, and verifies early-stage B2B founders for pennies.
Verve
$0.045 / Verified Lead
Y Combinator
JEV
Algolia
Treg.to
Gemini
Y Combinator
01 · Sourcing
YC & WAAS Direct Query
$0.00 / Lead Zero Browser Fees
Awaiting pipeline start...
Algolia Algolia Backend Connecting...
JEV by TypeSafe AI
02 · JEV Scorer
320ms Evaluation
$0.04 / Lead 85% Filtered Out
Awaiting qualified leads from Step 1...
Screening efficiency Standby
Treg.to
03 · Treg.to Enrichment
Verified Founder Hit
$0.005 / Hit Misses = $0.00
Awaiting high-score ICP leads...
Cost vs Apollo Pending verification
PIPELINE: Algolia ($0) → JEV ($0.04) → Treg ($0.005) = $0.045 / Lead
Zero Waste Outbound Engine
$0.04
Average cost per scored lead
91%
Cost savings vs Apollo & ZoomInfo
$0.005
Per verified founder email (misses free)
<500ms
Live cohort discovery latency
01 · Challenge

The Challenge

B2B sales teams are stuck in a costly dilemma: paying $1,200+ every month for bloated Apollo, ZoomInfo, and Clay seats while reps burn 20+ hours a week manually browsing startup lists, copying LinkedIn profiles, and dealing with 35% bounce rates. Traditional outbound tools charge you upfront for stale database records—forcing companies to pay full price for leads that are out of business, not hiring, or completely outside their ideal customer profile.

02 · Solution

The Solution

We engineered an autonomous, 3-tier GTM intelligence pipeline that reverses the outbound cost curve. Instead of paying subscription seats, the system queries live Y Combinator cohorts directly for free ($0.00), evaluates founder hiring bottlenecks and intent signals with JEV for just $0.04 per account, and only calls Treg.to to purchase verified founder emails ($0.005) when an account passes qualification. Unfit leads are discarded instantly with zero enrichment cost.

Verve
$0.045 / Lead
PIPELINE: $0.045 / lead
Apollo 91% vs Apollo
Signal intake
03 · Results

The Results

Reduced outbound lead acquisition costs by 91% while cutting prospecting cycle time to under 500 milliseconds. A full run of 50 qualified, scored, and verified B2B leads now costs under $0.25 total—delivering direct-to-inbox founder briefs with verified deliverability, zero wasted enrichment credits, and custom-engineered pitch hooks.

"We stopped paying $1,200/mo for stale B2B database credits. Verve turns directory signals into qualified founder meetings for pocket change."
Flowjoy Revenue Operations
Internal Production System

Services Delivered

  • Algolia Direct Search ($0.00)
  • JEV ICP Scoring ($0.04)
  • Treg.to Verified Contact Lookup ($0.005)
  • Gemini AI Pitch Generation
  • Zero Browser Waste Architecture

Built With

Y Combinator Y Combinator
JEV by TypeSafe AI JEV by TypeSafe AI
Algolia Algolia
Google Gemini Google Gemini
Live System
flowjoy.online
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GTM Engineering Studio

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