THE GTM MACHINE

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CloudSprint GmbH

Berlin, Germany | Founded 2019

What they do

Sales productivity tools for B2B teams

  • 35 people
  • €4.5M ARR
  • 800+ customers
  • Profitable since 2022

Current products

📧 CloudSprint Mail

Email tracking & automation

  • See when prospects open emails
  • Templates, scheduling, sequences
  • 800+ customers
  • €49/user/month

📅 CloudSprint Sync

Calendar intelligence

  • Auto-logs meetings to CRM
  • Meeting prep suggestions
  • Added in 2021
  • €29/user/month (add-on)

📊 CloudSprint Pulse (Beta)

Sales activity dashboard

  • Who's active, who's stuck
  • Manager visibility tool
  • Launched Q4 2024
  • €99/team/month

The situation

✓ Strengths

  • Strong product-market fit in email tracking
  • 800+ paying customers (mostly 10-50 person companies)
  • €4.5M ARR, profitable
  • Low churn (8% annually)
  • Known brand in DACH region

⚠️ Challenges

  • Growth slowing (20% YoY, was 80% in 2022)
  • Bigger competitors entering (Gong, Salesloft)
  • Customers asking for "AI features"
  • Sales team struggling to upsell beyond Mail
  • Market is moving to "all-in-one platforms"

💡 The AI bet

  • Board approved €500K for AI product development
  • Vela AI is the first AI-native product
  • Must launch successfully or pivot strategy
  • Investors watching closely
  • Team's biggest launch in 3 years

Current team (35 people)

  • Engineering: 12
  • Sales: 8
  • Marketing: 4
  • Customer Success: 5
  • Operations: 2
  • Product: 2
  • Leadership: 2

Your challenge

Launch Vela AI in 8 weeks with:

  • Existing team only (no new hires)
  • €20K marketing budget
  • Success = €50K MRR in first 90 days