Last updated: 2026-09-30
Revnu is a Y Combinator Spring 2026 AI growth agent that finds buyers and writes the outreach, runs ads on 5 networks (Google, LinkedIn, Reddit, X and Microsoft) and publishes pages built to show up in Google and AI answers. Campaigns launch paused and drafts queue for approval unless a lane is switched to auto-send.
About Revnu
Revnu is an AI growth agent for software startups, built by George Jefferson (CEO) and Art Freebrey (CTO), two founders from the UK who met at school, left university to join Y Combinator's Spring 2026 (P26) batch and moved to San Francisco; YC listed a team of two when HokAI checked on 30 September 2026. It sells itself as an AI growth hire: one agent that finds buyers and writes to them, runs paid ads, and publishes pages meant to rank in Google and to be cited in AI answers. Its visibility report follows four assistants, with ChatGPT and Perplexity among them alongside Claude and Gemini.
Setup starts from a website URL. Revnu reads the product, the audience and the existing writing voice, then connects to Stripe, GitHub, Slack or iMessage if you allow it. Code access is optional: with a GitHub repo connected it opens small signed pull requests, and the vendor says most growth work needs none. By default nothing ships unreviewed, because outreach, blog posts and ad creative land in a queue for one-tap approval, and each lane can later be switched to send on its own.
On paid media, the paid-ads page (read 30 September 2026) lists Google, LinkedIn, Reddit, X and Microsoft. Google Ads and Reddit Ads connect self-serve from the dashboard; LinkedIn, X and Microsoft are connected by Revnu's team. Meta is described as coming next and TikTok as unsupported. Campaigns are built paused, one monthly budget caps spend across channels, and Revnu does not make video, build retargeting audiences or run Shopping or app campaigns.
What customers say is thin so far. When HokAI searched on 30 September 2026, Revnu had no listing on G2, Trustpilot or Product Hunt, so there is no independent review score to quote. The evidence on offer is vendor-selected: eleven customer logos and a single attributed quote from Daniil Bekirov, founder of Sparkles.dev. HokAI's 3.6 out of 5 is an editorial rating from the published product pages, not an average of user reviews.
Who should look elsewhere: a B2C team whose ad budget sits on Meta or TikTok cannot hand it over yet. A company that already has a growth owner and wants a system of record is better served by HubSpot. Teams that want to drive outbound themselves from enrichment data fit Clay or Apollo.io, an outreach-only AI SDR is Artisan (compared in our AI SDR roundup), content-only optimisation is Surfer SEO, and a marketing team that wants a writing workspace it drives itself is closer to Jasper.
On data, the privacy policy updated 23 September 2026 rules out selling customer data, pooling it between customers, or using it to train shared models. It names Convex, Vercel, PostHog and two model providers, Anthropic, which makes Claude, and OpenAI, as subprocessors, and states SOC 2 Type II is in progress. More options sit in the agentic AI tools directory.
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Pricing
Two plans, both in USD. Pro is a published $99 a month, billed monthly, bought without a sales call; the first day costs nothing and cancelling takes one click with no contract or minimum term. Managed has no list price and is quoted on a call: it puts a forward-deployed growth engineer from Revnu's team on the account and adds extra ad channels, outreach domains and mailboxes, prospect gifts and no daily work limit.
Advertising spend sits outside both plans and is charged by Google, Reddit or whichever network runs the ads.
| Tier | Monthly price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $99/mo | Pages built to rank in Google and AI answers, Visibility tracking in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, Finds customers and writes outreach, Researches each lead before writing, Runs ads and cuts non-converting ones, Updates in Slack or iMessage |
| Managed | Custom | Forward-deployed growth engineer on the account, Every AI engine tracked daily, Deeper lead research, More ad channels set up by Revnu's team, Outreach domains and mailboxes set up for you, Gifts to prospects as an outbound touch |
Feature Comparison by Tier
| Feature | Pro | Managed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99/mo | Custom, quoted on a call |
| Ranking in Google and AI answers | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI engine visibility tracking | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity | Every AI engine, daily |
| Lead finding and outreach | ✓ | ✓ with deeper lead research |
| Paid ads management | ✓ | ✓ plus more channels set up by Revnu |
| Forward-deployed growth engineer | — | ✓ |
| Outreach domains and mailboxes set up | — | ✓ |
| Gifts to prospects | — | ✓ |
| Daily work limit | Not stated | None |
Key Features
- Outbound Agent: Scores target companies on buying signals such as a new funding round or an open growth role, then writes to the right person by email or LinkedIn and threads replies until a meeting is booked.
- Paid Ads on 5 Networks: Runs Search, Performance Max and Demand Gen on Google plus campaigns on LinkedIn, Reddit, X and Microsoft, moving budget toward what books calls.
- Published Auto-Pause Rule: Pauses a campaign that has run 7 days with working tracking and no qualified result after spending twice its target cost, and flags broken tracking instead of pausing.
- SEO and AI Search Visibility: Publishes pages aimed at Google and AI answers and tracks where the company appears across 4 AI engines: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.
- Approval Queue: Holds outreach, posts and ad creative for one-tap review by default, with each of the 3 lanes switchable to auto-send on its own.
- Slack and iMessage Reporting: Pings wins as they land in Slack or iMessage and sends a Sunday recap of the whole week's work.
Pros
- Self-serve signup with a published list price and no sales call, so a founder can see it working the same day.
- One agent covers outbound, paid ads and SEO, and a winning angle in one lane feeds the other two.
- Approval-first defaults: campaigns are built paused, spend stops at a monthly cap, and drafts wait for review.
- The rules for what it changes without asking are written down, including when it pauses a campaign.
Cons
- Meta ads are not live yet and TikTok is unsupported, so teams whose spend sits there cannot hand it over.
- Only Google and Reddit connect self-serve; LinkedIn, X and Microsoft need Revnu's team to set them up.
- No independent customer reviews on G2, Trustpilot or Product Hunt yet; the testimonials on show are vendor-selected.
- A two-person team per its YC profile, so support capacity is thin next to an established suite.
- No video creation, retargeting audience building, Shopping or app campaigns, and SOC 2 Type II is still in progress.
Product Information
- Cloud
- Yes
- Self-Hosted
- No
- On-Premise
- No
- Languages
- English
- Training
- Documentation, Demo call, Forward-deployed growth engineer (Managed)
Data Handling
- Training-data policy
- Revnu's privacy policy (updated 23 September 2026) states it does not sell customer data, share it across customer accounts or train shared models on customer content; data is kept while the account is active and for a limited period after, cached integration data is deleted or de-identified on disconnect, and stored Slack data is deleted within 30 days of a request
- Compliance
- SOC 2 Type II (in progress · not yet completed)
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Revnu's pricing plans in 2026?
Revnu sells two plans. Pro costs $99 a month, billed monthly, with the first day free and one-click cancellation. Managed is priced on a call and puts one of Revnu's growth engineers on your account, with extra channels configured for you, sending domains and inboxes provisioned, and no daily cap. Ad spend is never part of the fee: each ad platform bills your own payment method.
Does Revnu have a free plan?
No. There is no free tier, only a first free day on Pro. That day is enough to watch setup run: Revnu researches your site, shows what it found for you to confirm or fix, and joins your Slack. After it, the subscription is paid monthly and can be stopped at any time.
What are Revnu's closest competitors?
Clay suits teams that want to run outbound themselves from enrichment data rather than hand it to an agent. Artisan is the narrower pick when all you need is an AI SDR for email outreach, without ads or SEO. Surfer SEO fits a team that only wants content optimisation for Google and AI search. Revnu publishes its own head-to-head pages against Clay, 11x, Artisan, Instantly and Jasper.
What separates Revnu from HubSpot?
HubSpot is a CRM and marketing suite that your team operates; Revnu is an agent that does the execution itself and reports back in Slack or iMessage. Revnu's FAQ names Stripe, GitHub, Slack and iMessage as its connections, not a CRM, so pipeline records stay wherever you keep them today. Pick Revnu when nobody owns growth; pick HubSpot when someone does and needs the system of record.
How do you set up Revnu?
Paste your website at signup, confirm what Revnu found about the business, and let it join Slack; the vendor says most people finish in a few minutes. Google Ads and Reddit Ads connect from the dashboard, and Revnu's team sets up conversion measurement with you before any ad launches. According to the vendor FAQ, the first SEO posts are indexed within 24 hours and ad experiments start on day two.
Top Alternatives
- Clay: Pick Clay if you want to build and run outbound lists yourself from enrichment data instead of handing prospecting to an agent.
- Apollo.io: Pick Apollo.io if what you need is a searchable B2B contact database with sequencing, and you will do the writing.
- Surfer SEO: Pick Surfer SEO if content optimisation for Google and AI search is the only job, without ads or outreach.
HokAI guides covering Revnu
- Best Agentic AI in 2026: Pick the Job, Not the Generalist: Manus, Genspark and seven other agentic AI tools compared on GAIA scores, credit costs and price, plus when a narrow vertical agent beats a generalist.
- Anthropic Taught Claude to Fill Carts. It Skipped the Register on Purpose.: Anthropic gave retailers free Claude commerce agents on Sept 2, skipped payment on purpose, and backed the results with numbers nobody has checked yet.