Starnus
Agentic AI SDR that automates ICP → leads → personalized outreach → replies
Starnus is the high-leverage choice for B2B founders who need to run outbound end-to-end from ICP to replies without duct-taping tools. In LinkStart Lab, the standout is the agentic “objective → plan → execute → verify” loop plus partner integrations (Smartlead/Unipile) that turn prompts into real campaigns.
Why we love it
- Best-fit for “solo founder GTM”: you can go from ICP prompt to enriched leads and outreach sequences without building a Clay/Apollo/Smartlead stack
- Workflow consolidation reduces ops overhead (less context switching between prospecting, enrichment, sequencing, and LinkedIn automation)
- Practical deliverability angle: email execution via Smartlead (warmup + campaign setup) instead of reinventing infrastructure
Things to know
- Agent autonomy depends on your ICP clarity; vague ICPs can still yield noisy lookalikes (like any matching system)
- Outbound automation always carries compliance/deliverability risk; teams need guardrails and QA on messaging
- Model/LLM specifics aren’t clearly documented publicly, which limits technical due diligence
About
Starnus is an agentic outbound platform for founders and B2B teams that runs the full workflow from your ICP to booked meetings inside one system. It turns an objective into a plan, executes across tools, checks its own work, iterates, and keeps you updated—designed to behave like an “AI employee,” not a one-shot copy generator. [page:3][page:4]
Automation: In practice, Starnus automates lookalike prospecting, enrichment, multi-channel messaging (email + LinkedIn), follow-up sequences, and reply tracking, so you don’t have to stitch together multiple point tools. [page:4][web:36]
Intelligence: Starnus positions its core as a supervisor-style agent that plans and executes autonomously (goal → plan → run → verify → retry), which is closer to agentic workflow orchestration than a basic chat UI. [page:3]
Integration: The Product Hunt team notes Starnus uses partner tools for execution—email automation via Smartlead (including warmup) and LinkedIn automation via Unipile—and also supports Google Workspace, Outlook, and HubSpot in the stack. [page:4]
Pricing: Starnus offers a trial plan, with paid tiers starting at €20/month. It is less expensive than average for an AI SDR + enrichment + outbound automation bundle (compared to paying separately for prospecting, enrichment, sequences, and LinkedIn automation). [page:4][web:34]
Key Features
- ✓Define an ICP fingerprint with prompts (no filter-spreadsheets)
- ✓Find lookalike prospects and enrich with contact + company signals
- ✓Generate personalized email + LinkedIn messages at scale
- ✓Automate follow-ups and track replies end-to-end
Frequently Asked Questions
Trial. Starnus offers a 14-day free trial (no credit card required), and paid plans start at €20/month. [page:4][web:34]
The main difference is that Starnus aims to run an agentic end-to-end outbound workflow (ICP → lookalikes → enrichment → outreach → reply tracking) in one platform, while Apollo.io is primarily a data + sequencing system that teams often pair with other tools for LinkedIn automation and deeper research. [page:4][web:36]