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Sales pipeline & deals

A sales pipeline that keeps itself up to date.

Sales pipeline software for small business that does the boring part for you. Drag deals forward, see what is likely to close, and let customer replies and paid invoices move deals on their own.

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Board

See every deal and where it stands.

Your pipeline is a board of stages. Drag a deal to the next column when it moves, or open it to see its activity, notes, tasks, emails and files.

  • Start with New Leads, Qualified, Proposal Sent, Negotiation, Won and Lost
  • Double-click a stage title to rename it. Deals are never deleted with a stage
  • Mark as won or Mark as lost, with an optional reason
Moves itself

Deals move when customers reply or pay.

Switch on "Keep it current automatically" and your board updates as things happen. Every move is written to the deal's history with the reason, so you can always see why.

  • A reply moves the deal out of the first stage
  • A paid invoice marks the deal won
  • Chip suggests a deal right from an inbox conversation
Chip

Chip flags the deals that need you.

Chip watches your deals as invoices get paid and conversations go quiet. It puts the ones worth a look at the top of the board, with a suggested next step you can accept in one click.

  • "Chip spotted N deals to look at", with Move to {stage}
  • Insights: Follow-up reminders, Stalled deals and At risk
  • Suggested next actions, like "Share pricing proposal"
Forecast

Know what's likely to close this month.

The Forecast tab weights your open deals by stage, so you get a realistic number instead of a hopeful one. Analytics shows how many deals you created and won, and where they sit.

  • Forecast Revenue, Win Rate and Open Deals
  • Deals likely to close soon
  • Filter by owner, value ("Worth at least") or close date
Pipelines

One pipeline for sales. Another for renewals.

Most businesses sell more than one way. Create a pipeline for each, with its own stages, colours, owner and currency, and switch between them from the top of the board.

  • Purposes like "Manage renewals and extensions"
  • Stage Builder with colours for every stage
  • Private or shared with everyone, and a default deal currency
What comes next

From first chat to paid invoice.

A deal starts with a conversation and ends with a payment. Both happen in startbuddi, so the pipeline always knows.

A new lead
  1. They message you

    On WhatsApp, email or website chat. Chip suggests creating a deal.

    InboxCreate deal
  2. The deal moves forward

    Replies move it on, and you drag it the rest of the way.

    Pipeline
  3. They pay the invoice

    The deal is marked won on its own.

    Money ManagerPaystackStripe
  4. You invite them in

    Chip offers to create a client portal for the new client.

    Client portal
Won, and the client is set up
Works with everything

CRM talks to the rest of your business.

Everything below shows up on the client's record on its own, so you never piece the story together by hand.

InboxReplies move deals out of the first stage
MoneyA paid invoice marks the deal won
WorkA won deal can open a client portal
CRMOne record per client
CRMEvery deal sits on its contact and company
AutomationsStage changes can start a follow-up
Chip AIChip flags stalled and at-risk deals
Chip AI

Ask Chip. It already knows your clients.

Chip works from your own records, so the answer comes with names, amounts and dates, and a next step you can take in one click.

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Plans

Which plans include the sales pipeline?

The sales pipeline is on every plan, including Free. Plans differ in how many contacts and seats you get; every paid plan starts with a 30-day trial.

  • FreeIncluded, free forever
  • StarterIncluded, 30-day trial
  • GrowthIncluded, 30-day trial
  • ScaleIncluded, 30-day trial
For agencies

Win the pitch. Bill the work.

Proposals, projects and invoices for every client, without four tools in between.

Questions about the sales pipeline

Can I have more than one sales pipeline?
Yes. Create as many pipelines as you need, each with its own stages, owner, visibility and default currency. You can duplicate, archive or set any one as the default.
Does a paid invoice really close the deal?
Yes. When an invoice linked to a deal is paid, the deal is marked won, and the move is written to the deal's history with the reason.
Can I track deals in naira?
Yes. Each pipeline has a default deal currency, so you can run one in naira and another in dollars.
Is there a free kanban CRM for startups?
Yes. The pipeline board is included on the Free plan. Drag deals between stages, rename stages and mark deals won or lost.
How accurate is the forecast?
It weights your open deals by the stage they are in, which gives a sensible estimate, not a promise. Chip's suggested next stage and probability estimate on new deals are still in Beta.

Stop guessing what's closing.

Put every deal on one board and let it update itself as customers reply and pay. Free to start.

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