Your first BDR can't build the program. We can.

We plug into early-stage startups as a BDR leader on demand - building your entire outbound motion and generating pipeline at the same time. Strategy and execution, same team.

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Our customers

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The Pattern We See Every Time

Most founders try to solve an outbound leadership problem with an execution-only hire. A junior BDR can make calls - but building the strategy, the data infrastructure, the processes that make it repeatable? That's a completely different skill set. Without the right foundation, things get messy fast.

Hire a Junior BDR

They can execute volume but they've never built a program. 6–8 months later - inconsistent results, no repeatable process, and you're back to square one.

Try an Agency

Junior reps juggling 5 clients at once, generic playbooks, no custom strategy. You're paying for volume with no results to show for it.

1-2 Years Pass

Most founders don't realize how much time and budget they've burned until it's too late. Everything needs to be rebuilt. We prevent that.

who we are

A BDR Leader on Demand

Stingray Venture Partners is a boutique BDR firm built exclusively for seed through Series B startups. We bridge the gap between management and IC - building your outbound strategy and executing it at the same time. Every engagement is led by our founder Michael Lima personally. You're never getting handed off.

Before You Decide

The real cost comparison.

Founding BDR hire
vs
BDR Agency
vs
Upfront Cost
$10k/mo retainer
$80-120k salary+benefits+equity
$5-15k/mo typically
Time to Pipeline
Week 1
6-12 months ramp
3-6 months to see any signal
Risk Level
Low - senior expertise, proven system
High - 40% turnover, no program building skills
High - junior reps, 5+ clients, generic playbooks
You Own The System?
Yes - fully documented hand off
No - knowledge walks out the door
No - nothing transferable

How it works

Step 1 - We Learn Your Business

We come in, learn your ICP, your market, your gaps. No cookie cutter approach - everything we build is custom to you. We figure out exactly who to go after, how to reach them, and what's going to resonate before we ever pick up the phone.

Step 2 - We Build & Execute at the Same Time

We're on the phones from week 1 - that's our bread and butter. Cold calling is still the fastest way to book a high-quality meeting, and we lead with it every day while we're simultaneously building the playbook, sequences, talk tracks, and tech stack underneath it. You start seeing meetings immediately - we don't wait until everything is perfect to start producing. We back it all up with signal-based outreach, using AI and automation to identify the right accounts at the right time. Human-first, AI-second. Every dial, every sequence is built around real conversations - not spray and pray.

Step 3 - We Hand It Off Clean

We coach and onboard your in-house team throughout the engagement so when we're done, nothing stops. You own the playbook, the process, everything. We leave you with a system that runs without us - fully documented, fully trained, and built to scale. Most engagements end with a team that's more capable than anything you could have hired from scratch. That's the point.

Build outbound the right way.

30 minutes with Michael. He'll look at your setup and tell you exactly what needs to happen - no pitch, just clarity.

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