Most Lead Providers Sell You a Database Export.

The lead data industry has a fundamental problem. Most providers maintain a static database of business contacts. When you buy a list, you are getting a snapshot of data that was collected at some point in the past, run through a few filters, and exported as a CSV. Nobody checked whether those people still work at those companies. Nobody verified the email addresses this week. Nobody confirmed the revenue figures.

The result is predictable. Bounce rates of 15-25%. Contacts who left the company months ago. Revenue figures that are two years stale. Companies listed as 200 employees that actually have 30. You pay for 1,000 leads and 400 of them are unusable.

We built VerifiedByTed because we were tired of this. We had been running outbound campaigns for years and the single biggest variable in campaign performance was data quality. Good data meant high deliverability, relevant targeting, and real conversations. Bad data meant bounces, domain damage, and wasted effort.

Ted is an AI that does what a great human researcher would do, but at scale and speed that no human team can match.

When you order leads from VerifiedByTed, Ted does not query a database. Ted researches each potential lead across multiple sources. Ted cross-references company data from business registries, web presence, and financial signals. Ted verifies each email address at the SMTP level. Ted confirms the contact is currently in the role listed. Ted validates revenue ranges through independent indicators rather than trusting self-reported data.

The result is a lead list where every entry has been individually verified within the past 7 days. Not a database export. Not a list that was fresh six months ago. A list that is verified this week, for your specific ICP.