C-Suite Outreach · CTOs
~90%
Email hit rate
~2s
Lookup latency
55%
Real email in git log
$29
Flat, unlimited
The CTO inbox isn't filtered by a person — it's filtered by a developer-built rule set. "Quick question," "circle back," and "synergy" auto-archive on contact.
So the bottleneck isn't finding the email. It's writing a first line that signals you actually read their commits, their hiring page, or the talk they gave at QCon. Get that line right and the email is the easy part.
HuntMeLeads, Hunter, Apollo. Paste name + domain, get a verified, SMTP-checked email in ~2 seconds.
Clone a public repo, run `git log --format="%ae" | sort -u`. Surfaces the personal address they actually monitor.
Returns mobile direct dial for ~35% of CTOs alongside the verified email.
Speakers at QCon, KubeCon, Strange Loop, and most dev podcasts list a direct contact in their bio.
first.last@ wins 48% of the time at 100+ headcount. Run each guess through a verifier and stop at the first SMTP pass.
At 500+ headcount, the VP Eng is more reachable and routes warm intros up the org. High-leverage indirect path.
| Pattern | % of CTOs | When you see it |
|---|---|---|
| first.last@ | 48% | 100+ employee companies |
| first@ | 23% | Technical founders, < 50 FTE |
| github noreply alias | 11% | Privacy-conscious senior eng |
| handle@ (GH/Twitter) | 9% | OSS-native founders |
| flast@ | 5% | Enterprise CTOs |
| Other / custom | 4% | Edge cases — won't pattern-match |
[First] — read your eng blog on the Postgres → Aurora migration. The rollback bit (replica lag spike on bulk writes) is exactly the failure mode we caught at [comparable logo] before cutover. 12-min Loom on how they avoided it — want me to send it? Either way, the post was great.
— [Name], [Credential / company]
| Feature | HuntMeLeads | Typical alternative |
|---|---|---|
| Verified email | ~90% hit | 70–80% (per-credit) |
| Pricing model | Flat $29/mo unlimited | $0.05–$0.50 per credit |
| Mobile direct dial | ~35% included | Add-on or absent |
| Native cold-email sender | Included + warmup | Separate $99+/mo tool |
| GitHub-style data | Tech-stack signals built-in | Manual research |
| Free plan | Forever-free, no card | 14-day trial only |
✕ Calling them 'thought leader'
Instant archive. CTOs allergic to LinkedIn-speak. Use 'I read your post on X' instead.
✕ Asking for 30 minutes
Offer a 12-minute Loom or 15-min call. The asymmetry signals respect for their time.
✕ Pitching to title, not to repo
'Hi CTO' lines lose. 'Saw your hiring for 3 Rust engineers' wins. Be specific to their stack.
✕ Sending Monday 8am
Worst slot — competes with standup prep. Try Tues/Wed 9:30pm local.
90% hit rate. Mobile included. Unlimited credits on every paid plan. No credit card to start.
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