Handshook provides an AI-powered mobile app for efficient lead capture at professional events. It uses OCR to scan business cards and badges, automatically enriching data and enabling direct LinkedIn connections and appointment scheduling.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Trade shows and business events present a challenge for sales and marketing professionals in efficiently capturing and managing leads from various physical and digital contact sources. The manual process of data entry from business cards and event badges is time-consuming and prone to errors, hindering timely follow-up and lead nurturing.
Solution
Handshook offers an AI-powered mobile application designed to streamline lead capture at professional events. The platform utilizes optical character recognition (OCR) and AI algorithms to instantly scan and verify contact details from physical business cards, event badges, and digital contact cards from various providers. This automated data extraction significantly reduces manual entry time and improves data accuracy. The application facilitates immediate LinkedIn profile connections, enables direct appointment scheduling through integrations with popular calendar services, and supports seamless export of captured lead data into CRM systems for effective pipeline management.
Target Audience
The primary users are sales representatives, marketing teams, and event organizers who attend trade shows and business conferences and require an efficient method for lead acquisition and management.
Features
- AI-powered OCR for scanning and extracting contact information from physical business cards.
- Badge scanning functionality to identify and retrieve contact details, including website and LinkedIn profiles, from event badges.
- Compatibility with multiple digital business card platforms (e.g., HiHello, Popl, Blinq) for unified lead capture.
- Automated data enrichment to suggest missing contact details such as email addresses and website URLs.
- One-tap LinkedIn connection and messaging capabilities.
- Direct integration with scheduling tools like Calendly and Microsoft Bookings for appointment setting.
- Lead organization through event-specific grouping and custom tagging.
- Data export to CSV/Excel formats and direct integration with various CRM platforms.
- Voice-to-text functionality for adding notes to captured leads.