Discover verified auto shop leads without industry connections
Remote builders of automotive SaaS struggle to acquire customers without local networks in the insular car industry.
ShopScout aggregates public automotive business data into searchable leads with validated emails and phone numbers. Remote SaaS founders filter by location, size, and services to find high-intent targets. Export leads or save searches to build your pipeline instantly.
Remote founders or small teams building SaaS products for automotive businesses without prior car industry connections
Automotive-only lead database with AI-scored relevance for SaaS pitches, pre-built by scraping directories ethically
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Filter auto shops by zip, revenue, services (e.g., tires, AC repair)
Instantly validate and score leads for deliverability
Download up to 1000 leads per export with custom fields
Set alerts for new shops matching criteria
Track outreach status and notes per lead
Add LinkedIn profiles and tech stack data
Push leads to CRM or email tools
Weekly lead quality and outreach success metrics
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| credits | int | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| text | Yes | |
| phone | text | Yes |
| zip_code | text | No |
| score | int | No |
| is_valid | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| filters | text | No |
| results_count | int | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| lead_id | uuid | No |
| notes | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/leads/searchSearch leads with filters, deduct credits
/api/leads/exportGenerate CSV export of selected leads
/api/users/creditsFetch user credit balance
/api/searchesSave search criteria and results
/api/leads/validateValidate batch of emails
No exports, no saves
Annual commitment
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 1% | $29 | $348 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 3% | $700 | $8,400 |
Find verified contacts for 50k+ US repair shops. Start pitching your SaaS today.
Post in IndieHackers and r/SaaS about beta access; DM 10 automotive SaaS founders on Twitter sharing pain point threads; Offer free Pro tier for public case studies on their first outreach wins.
Large database
Generic, no auto focus
Niche auto data + SaaS-specific scoring
Enrichment
Too expensive for solos
$29 entry + auto-only
Proprietary auto shop dataset growing via user searches + network effects from shared validations
Post-COVID remote SaaS boom in auto vertical + public data directories expanding
Data scraping compliance
Use only public APIs/directories, add ToS disclaimers
Low demand if auto shops ignore SaaS
Validate with 20 founder interviews pre-launch
Email validation API costs
Cap free tier, monitor usage
Success: 10 confirm they'd pay $29/mo
Success: 50 beta users
Success: 10 paying users week 1
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