Strides AI writes genuinely personalized cold emails — researched from scratch for each prospect. Not merge fields. 11% average reply rate vs 3% industry average.
What Makes a Strides Email Different.
Deep Prospect Research
LinkedIn activity, company news, funding announcements, job postings, G2 reviews — Strides researches each prospect across 6 live sources before writing a single word.
Written from Scratch
Not a template with their name swapped in. A unique message that could only make sense for that one person at that one moment. Every email is original.
Strategic Angle Selection
Strides picks the most compelling angle for each prospect — their pain, their recent event, their competitor — and builds the message around it.
Autonomous Reply Handling
When the reply comes in, Strides handles it — objections, questions, interest signals — and either books the meeting or continues the conversation appropriately.
Multi-Touch Sequences
Follow-ups are written fresh too — each one picks up where the last message left off, adding new context instead of just bumping the thread.
Deliverability Built In
Domain warm-up, sending limits, throttling, and bounce handling are all managed automatically. Your domain stays healthy.
The Difference Between AI Personalization and Real Personalization
The most common form of "AI personalization" in cold email today is sophisticated variable insertion. The AI researches the prospect, finds a recent activity or detail, and drops it into a template: "I saw you recently published a post about [topic]..." or "Congrats on the [funding round]..." These emails are better than pure templates, but they're still structurally the same message sent to hundreds of people — just with different variable fills.
Truly personalized email starts from a different premise: what's the single most compelling thing to say to this specific person right now, and what's the best way to say it? The answer varies dramatically from prospect to prospect. A VP of Sales who just missed their quarter needs a different message than one who just closed a record month. A company that just raised a Series B needs a different angle than one that's been bootstrapped for ten years.
Strides researches each prospect across 6 live sources before writing a single word — LinkedIn activity, company news, funding history, job postings, competitive signals, and product intent data. It identifies the most relevant context for each person, selects the angle most likely to resonate given that context, and writes an email that could only be sent to that one person at that one moment. There's no template underneath. The structure, tone, and substance of each email are generated fresh.
The reply rate difference this produces is significant and consistent. Template-based tools average a 2–4% reply rate on cold outreach. Strides averages 11%. The reason is simple: prospects can tell when an email was written for them versus when their name was inserted into something written for 10,000 people. When the email is genuinely relevant, they reply. When it's obviously templated, they don't.
The reply handling layer closes the loop. When a prospect replies — whether they're interested, skeptical, or have a question — Strides handles the response autonomously. It books the meeting, addresses the concern, or continues the conversation in a way that feels like a real ongoing exchange. The entire email thread, from first touch to booked meeting, runs without a human in the loop.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from personalization tools like Clay or Apollo?
Clay and Apollo help you research prospects and build personalization variables into templates. Strides writes the email from scratch for each prospect — there is no template underneath. The research informs a unique message, not a variable substitution.
How many prospects can Strides personalize per day?
There's no cap on research volume. Strides can research and write unique emails for thousands of prospects per day — all in parallel. The personalization quality doesn't degrade at scale.
What if the AI picks the wrong angle for a prospect?
You can provide feedback on individual emails, which trains the system over time. You can also set preferences — e.g., "always lead with the funding angle" or "avoid mentioning competitors by name" — and Strides applies them consistently.
Does Strides manage deliverability?
Yes. Domain warm-up, sending volume limits, bounce handling, and suppression list management are all handled automatically. Your email domain stays healthy and your emails reach the inbox.
Can I review emails before they're sent?
Yes — you can enable a review queue for any or all emails. Most customers start with a review step and transition to fully autonomous sending once they're confident in the output quality.
How does Strides handle unsubscribes and opt-outs?
All unsubscribe requests are processed immediately. The contact is permanently added to your suppression list and will never receive outreach from your domain via Strides again. CAN-SPAM and GDPR compliance is built in.
What languages does Strides write in?
Strides can write personalized cold emails in English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, and Portuguese. The research and personalization logic work the same way across all supported languages.