Leedo is BD intelligence and BD mapping software built exclusively for recruitment agencies. It identifies hiring managers and internal recruiters/TA at companies that are actively hiring or showing hiring signals, enriches each contact with a verified LinkedIn profile and email, and runs personalized outreach end-to-end through your own Gmail or Outlook.

Who is Leedo built for?

Leedo is built exclusively for recruitment agencies, executive search firms, and independent recruiters. It is not designed for in-house talent acquisition teams or generic B2B sales.

Does Leedo find hiring managers and their email addresses?

Yes. For every company in your target niche, Leedo identifies the most likely hiring manager and the relevant internal recruiter or talent acquisition contact, then enriches each with a verified LinkedIn profile and a verified business email so you can reach them directly.

Can Leedo reach companies before a job is publicly posted?

Yes. Leedo surfaces hiring signals - such as funding events, headcount growth, leadership changes, and historical hiring patterns - so recruitment agencies can identify companies likely to hire and start BD before the job is advertised on a job board.

How does Leedo's pricing work?

Leedo runs on simple monthly plans, each including a monthly credit allowance. One credit unlocks a verified hiring-manager contact and a personalised outreach draft. Start with a 7-day free trial that includes 10 credits and needs no credit card. See leedo.io/pricing for current plans.

Does Leedo send emails through my own mailbox?

Yes. Leedo connects via OAuth to your own Gmail or Outlook account, so outreach is sent from your real email address. Recipients see your name and your domain - Leedo never relays through its own infrastructure.

The Best Recruiter Tools for Agency BD in 2026

What Makes a Good Recruiter Tool?

There are hundreds of "recruiter tools" on the market. Most are either ATS systems built for in-house TA, or generic B2B sales-intelligence platforms repackaged for recruiters. The tools that actually move the needle for agency business development share three traits:

Built for outbound BD, not inbound applications
Identify the hiring manager, not just any contact at the company
Send from your own mailbox, not a third-party relay

The Recruiter Tool Stack That Works

LinkedIn Recruiter

Still the standard for candidate sourcing and basic company research. Limited for BD - finding hiring managers at scale is slow, and there's no outreach automation for cold prospects.

Apollo / ZoomInfo

General sales-intelligence databases. Useful for raw contact data, but not built for recruitment. You'll spend hours filtering generic contacts to find actual hiring managers.

A Modern ATS (Bullhorn, Recruit CRM, Loxo)

Essential for managing candidate pipelines and tracking placements. Not designed for BD lead generation.

A BD-Specific Tool (Leedo)

This is the gap. Leedo is built exclusively for recruitment agency BD: it links live job postings and hiring signals to the specific hiring manager + TA contact, generates outreach tailored to recruitment, and sends from your own Gmail or Outlook - on a simple monthly plan with a 7-day free trial.

Email Verification

Tools like NeverBounce or ZeroBounce, or built into your BD platform. Critical to protect your sender reputation.

What to Avoid

Tools that send from a shared domain - kills your deliverability
"AI" tools that generate generic curiosity-gap emails - recruiters and hiring managers spot these instantly
All-in-one platforms that try to do candidate sourcing + ATS + BD + payroll. Nothing in that stack is best-in-class.

The Minimum Viable Recruiter Stack for BD

For a solo recruiter or small agency:

LinkedIn (free or Recruiter Lite) - basic research
An ATS - manage candidates and placements
A BD tool (Leedo) - find hiring managers, generate outreach, automate follow-ups
Your own Gmail or Outlook - send from your real address

That's it. Three tools and a mailbox. Everything else is optimization.

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The Best Recruiter Tools for Agency BD in 2026

What Makes a Good Recruiter Tool?

The Recruiter Tool Stack That Works

LinkedIn Recruiter

Apollo / ZoomInfo

A Modern ATS (Bullhorn, Recruit CRM, Loxo)

A BD-Specific Tool (Leedo)

Email Verification

What to Avoid

The Minimum Viable Recruiter Stack for BD

Related reading

How to Find a Hiring Manager on LinkedIn (Recruiter's Playbook)

Hiring Signals as a BD Trigger: How Recruiters Turn Open Roles Into Pipeline

BD Without a Sales Team: How Small Recruitment Agencies Build Pipeline

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