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rift

Inactive · B2B lead routing made simple

YC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
2signal of 100 · rising 1
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

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Competitors

OtherPowerRouterShared: lead routing, top, salesYC W21AustinStartup →AILeadGeniusShared: b2b lead, sales, customYC S11San FranciscoStartup →OtherSalesformShared: sales, routing, leadYC S20New York CityStartup →AILeadbayShared: qualify lead, sales, b2bYC F25San FranciscoStartup →AIBizzy AIShared: qualify lead, sales, routeYC S25New York CityStartup →
Companies closest to rift
Company
PowerRouterShared: lead routing, top, salesYC W21ActiveOther
LeadGeniusShared: b2b lead, sales, customYC S11 +1ActiveAI
SalesformShared: sales, routing, leadYC S20ActiveOther
LeadbayShared: qualify lead, sales, b2bYC F25ActiveAI
Bizzy AIShared: qualify lead, sales, routeYC S25ActiveAI

Adjacent

AITwineShared: sales, lead, showYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveUnhazeShared: sales, lead, b2bYC S23CopenhagenStartup →AISurface LabsShared: sales, routing, leadYC S23San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredSaleswhaleShared: sales, lead, assignmentYC S16SingaporeStartup →AIArtisanShared: qualify lead, sales, inboundYC W24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to rift
Company
TwineShared: sales, lead, showYC S23ActiveAI
UnhazeShared: sales, lead, b2bYC S23InactiveAI
Surface LabsShared: sales, routing, leadYC S23ActiveAI
SaleswhaleShared: sales, lead, assignmentYC S16AcquiredAI
ArtisanShared: qualify lead, sales, inboundYC W24ActiveAI

Also from W23

All of W23
AIAcquiredBluebirdsAutomate outbound with signalsYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIColdreachFind the best leads with custom intent signalsYC W23San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsCommon PaperThe SAFE for commercial contractsYC W23PhiladelphiaStartup →AIInactiveEchoFounder-led sales co-pilot for B2B startups.YC W23HaifaStartup →AIInactiveFabiusAI to improve Sales CallsYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIFloworksHire the best AI Sales employees | AI SDR | AI RevOps | AI EAYC W23BengaluruStartup →
Company
BluebirdsAutomate outbound with signalsteam of 6acquiredAcquiredAI
ColdreachFind the best leads with custom intent signalsteam of 3ActiveAI
Common PaperThe SAFE for commercial contractsteam of 8ActiveDevtools
EchoFounder-led sales co-pilot for B2B startups.team of 3InactiveAI
FabiusAI to improve Sales Callsteam of 2InactiveAI
FloworksHire the best AI Sales employees | AI SDR | AI RevOps | AI EAteam of 202 programsActiveAI

About rift

rift is B2B lead routing made simple. Inbound workflows leak revenue at every step. Routing is manual. Calendar links are generic. No-shows go unrecovered. The handoff between form fill and booked meeting is where pipeline quietly dies. rift fixes that. One system for the full inbound lifecycle: > Capture. Custom web forms that collect and qualify leads in real time. > Route. Instant validation, enrichment, and assignment to the right rep. > Schedule. Top prospects get the best calendar slots, matched to real availability. > Recover. No-shows and ghosted leads are automatically re-engaged. rift is built by growth engineers who ran inbound at high-velocity B2B companies and got tired of watching pipeline fall through the cracks. rift is the system we wished existed, opinionated, fast, and wired into the tools sales teams already use: HubSpot, Apollo, Google Calendar, Gmail, Slack, Zoom, Stripe, and more. Backed by Y Combinator (W23) and Sequoia Capital. never lose an inbound lead → rift.com

YC batch
W23 · Winter 2023
Status, per YC
Inactive
Category
Other
Team size
2
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: SaaS, B2B, Sales

Changes seen

WebsiteNov 2, 2026

Moved its website from rift.com to none.

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Website linkNov 2, 2026

Website link changed from https://rift.com to none.

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rift in W23: 274 companies, 69% AI

rift: questions

Which YC batch was rift in?

rift was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).

Is rift still active?

Y Combinator lists rift as inactive.

Where is rift based?

rift lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.