Cold outreach doesn't work. WarmIntro finds the employees at any target company who share the most with your background - shared university, past employers, city, and title so every intro starts from a place of genuine connection.
Hey PH! 👋
Cold outreach in 2026 doesn't work like it used to. Everyone knows it. The fix is warm intros but finding the right person to reach out to at a target company is harder than it sounds.
You don't just want someone who works there. You want the person who has the most in common with you. Went to the same university. Worked at the same company at the same time. In the same department. Lives in the same city. Has done a similar role.
That's what WarmIntro finds.
Drop your LinkedIn URL and a target company and we instantly rank every employee by how warm your connection to them actually is, based on real shared signals:
🎓 Shared university: went to the same school as you
🏢 Shared past company: worked at the same place as you
⏱️ Overlapping tenure: they were actually there at the same time
🧑💼 Same department: worked in the same function, not just the same company
📍 Same city: based in the same location as you
💼 Similar title: worked in the same kind of role
The result is a ranked list of the people at that company you have the most in common with, so when you reach out you are using the warmest possible connection.
A few ways people are using it:
🚀 Sales teams stop cold prospecting into target accounts. Find the employee with the warmest connection to you and get a foot in the door through a genuine shared background.
🤝 Recruiters identify the best connected person at a target company to reach out to for intel, referrals, or passive candidate sourcing.
🤝 BD and partnerships finding the right person at a potential partner company is half the battle. Find who you're most connected to before the first conversation and skip the cold intro entirely.
🚀 Founders raising don't cold email investors. Find the warmest path into any VC firm or angel's network through someone who already knows you exist.
💳 Customer success trying to expand into a new department at an existing account? Find the person in that team you have the most in common with before you make the ask.
💼 Job seekers before applying anywhere, find the person at that company most likely to respond to you and get a referral before you even submit your application.
💰 Investors find the warmest path into any portfolio company or target startup before sending a cold email.
🔗 Anyone who hates cold outreach if you have a target company and a LinkedIn profile, you have a warm intro waiting. You just didn't know it yet.
Try it for free at: https://tools.crustdata.com/warm...
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@nithish_a1 Many congratulations on the launch, Nithish, Mhimed, and team! :)
I had the chance to test WarmIntro yesterday as an early user, and while I spotted a few minor bugs, the team was impressively quick to address them.
What WarmIntro does: It solves a problem I see constantly in my work, makers asking me to facilitate warm introductions to certain companies or VC firms.
Instead of relying on manual networking, WarmIntro analyzes your LinkedIn profile against any target company and surfaces employees you actually have genuine connections with: shared universities, past employers, overlapping tenure, same cities, or similar roles.
It turns cold outreach into warm conversations by finding the people most likely to respond to you.
Why I'm endorsing it: I'm redirecting founders to this tool now because it's a smarter, scalable way to find those shared experiences that make introductions work. Rather than asking someone like me to play matchmaker, makers can discover their own warmest paths into companies which is faster, more authentic, and frankly, more empowering.
This is exactly the kind of tool the PH community needs for sales, partnerships, fundraising, and job hunting.
@othman_katim Hey Othman, we get our data from Crustdata's API which pulls employee background data from public web data. Crustdata's APIs are refreshed in real-time, so the data you see is up to date.
How about creator / personal introductions? You put in your profile URL and the person (creator, investor, talent, etc.) you want to directly reach out to. Then it matches based on shared interests and experiences. Could be extended to X and Instagram too.
@syed_shayanur_rahman Hey Rahman, we're using Crustdata's people enrichment API for this.
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💎 Pixel perfection
When I entered my profile and potential company to reach out to, it showed me an error. Please advise. (screenshot below)
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I tried it out and results were quite good. One thing I would love to see is the ability to bulk upload a list of companies and get all the matches exported in a file. Would save a lot of time.
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Curious whether anyone's used it to break into public sector or education. Does it work just as well when your target is a school, a nonprofit, or a government office? Congrats on the launch!
Crustdata
@nithish_a1 Many congratulations on the launch, Nithish, Mhimed, and team! :)
I had the chance to test WarmIntro yesterday as an early user, and while I spotted a few minor bugs, the team was impressively quick to address them.
What WarmIntro does: It solves a problem I see constantly in my work, makers asking me to facilitate warm introductions to certain companies or VC firms.
Instead of relying on manual networking, WarmIntro analyzes your LinkedIn profile against any target company and surfaces employees you actually have genuine connections with: shared universities, past employers, overlapping tenure, same cities, or similar roles.
It turns cold outreach into warm conversations by finding the people most likely to respond to you.
Why I'm endorsing it: I'm redirecting founders to this tool now because it's a smarter, scalable way to find those shared experiences that make introductions work. Rather than asking someone like me to play matchmaker, makers can discover their own warmest paths into companies which is faster, more authentic, and frankly, more empowering.
This is exactly the kind of tool the PH community needs for sales, partnerships, fundraising, and job hunting.
Well done, Crustdata team!
Crustdata
@rohanrecommends Thank you Rohan! Glade you found it useful. In 2026, people need warm intros and we hope a lot of folks find value from this tool.
Documentation.AI
@nithish_a1 Congrats on the launch. This has broad use cases, very helpful indeed!
Crustdata
@roopreddy Thanks Roop!
Mailwarm
Where do you pull the employee background data from, is it mostly LinkedIn, and how do you keep it current?
Crustdata
@othman_katim Hey Othman, we get our data from Crustdata's API which pulls employee background data from public web data. Crustdata's APIs are refreshed in real-time, so the data you see is up to date.
Nas.com
How about creator / personal introductions? You put in your profile URL and the person (creator, investor, talent, etc.) you want to directly reach out to. Then it matches based on shared interests and experiences. Could be extended to X and Instagram too.
Crustdata
@nuseir_yassin1 Hey Nuseir, that's a great idea. We'll develop this for v2!
TestMu AI
Congrats. Just curious as a builder, what are you using to match contacts? Is there an API for this??
Crustdata
@syed_shayanur_rahman Hey Rahman, we're using Crustdata's people enrichment API for this.
When I entered my profile and potential company to reach out to, it showed me an error. Please advise. (screenshot below)
I tried it out and results were quite good. One thing I would love to see is the ability to bulk upload a list of companies and get all the matches exported in a file. Would save a lot of time.
Curious whether anyone's used it to break into public sector or education. Does it work just as well when your target is a school, a nonprofit, or a government office? Congrats on the launch!