The best starting point for lookalike audiences is to target founders and growth leaders at early-stage SaaS startups who resemble your top beta prospects or your ideal founding customer profile. Leadsforge can help you discover companies similar to your most promising early users, such as startups from well-known accelerators or those actively hiring for growth and product roles. Here is why Identifying and pursuing lookalike leads helps you quickly validate your offer and refine your pitch for higher response rates.

Consider targeting followers of competitors or similar growth tools by simply supplying their LinkedIn company page link to Leadsforge. The tool can efficiently build a list of engaged prospects who already follow relevant brands. Share their LinkedIn company page link in Leadsforge and it will find it for you. Here is why Followers of competitor pages already signal interest in solutions like yours, so outreach to them is highly relevant and likely to yield results.

Segment your lists by stage (pre-revenue, $0–10k MRR, $10–50k MRR), buyer role (founder, CEO, product/growth leader), and region (US, UK, Canada, EU, Australia). This way, you can tailor your outreach message to each audience’s priorities. Here is why Segmentation lets you adjust your outreach pitch to each lead’s current needs, making your campaigns more relevant and effective.

Start with verticals that match your product—B2B SaaS startups focused on growth, acceleration, or product development. You might also consider reaching out to growth agencies and bootstrapped founders running rapid experiments. Here is why Focusing on your strongest verticals helps you position your offer clearly and quickly capture your first reference customers.