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A CRM embedded in Gmail turns everyday email into a shared sales pipeline.
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Streak is a customer relationship management product embedded in Gmail. Founder Aleem Mawani and his cofounders started taking the idea seriously in 2012 after pivoting away from an earlier loyalty-points business. They built for a setting they understood: tracking work inside email, with unusually deep integration into Gmail's interface. Early users found Streak through referrals and the Chrome Web Store, then emailed the team with feature requests. The founders spoke with users and narrowed the product around a strong Gmail workflow rather than matching every feature in a broad CRM. They initially let users try it free, then asked an active Uber team with about 50 users to pay. In the interview, Mawani reports revenue in the millions, profitability and a team of 30. Streak had spent eight years building by the time of that interview. The founders describe a profitable, growing software company as a satisfying destination even without pursuing a billion-dollar outcome.
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Join the Unicorn Club — $5/moCancel anytime, in one clickData credibility: Founder Aleem Mawani reports that Streak was profitable, had 30 team members and generated revenue in the millions at the time of the interview. He does not give an exact amount, reporting period or margin, and the transcript contains no financial dashboard or independent verification. Treat the figures as founder-reported scale claims.
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