# BuzzStream: new features and launches

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/
Covers: 2008 to July 22, 2025
Updated: 2026-10-28
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: Newsprint, "BuzzStream: new features and launches", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/, updated 2026-10-28

> We confirmed 8 product launches from BuzzStream since April 2014. The latest, ListIQ, became available July 22, 2025. We also record 1 funding round and 1 new company.

BuzzStream sells an outreach CRM to digital PR and link-building teams. It sends email at scale, tracks conversations and replies, and reports on placements and team activity. ListIQ, a separate product, builds AI media lists and finds contact details from BuzzStream's own news search.

## Facts

- Site: [buzzstream.com](https://www.buzzstream.com/)
- Founded: 2008
- Category: Media databases and outreach
- Status: Active
- Price: Starter $49/mo, Growth $174/mo, Professional $424/mo, Custom from $999/mo (buzzstream.com/plans-pricing); ListIQ priced separately: free ~50 contacts, then $49/$99/$199/mo, custom

## Every dated launch, newest first

### ListIQ

Available July 22, 2025.

AI-driven media list-builder that generates targeted journalist lists with verified contact details directly from Google News searches.

Features: [Journalist research](https://www.newsprint.com/features/#feature-journalist-research).

Source: [Complete AI Training](https://completeaitraining.com/news/buzzstream-launches-ai-driven-listiq-to-help-pr-pros-build/).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/#launch-R191

### BuzzStream Projects Dashboard

Available March 12, 2024.

A dashboard that shows the status of every outreach project and the next steps.

Features: [PR CRM](https://www.newsprint.com/features/#feature-pr-crm).

Source: [BuzzStream (blog, 2024-03-12)](https://www.buzzstream.com/blog/introducing-projects-dashboard/).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/#launch-N061

### The New BuzzStream

Announced Dec. 12, 2023.

BuzzStream relaunched its platform with a new interface, navigation, research lists, and prospecting filters.

Source: [BuzzStream blog](https://www.buzzstream.com/blog/the-new-buzzstream-is-here/).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/#launch-E172

### Backup Recipients

Available March 29, 2023.

Professional plans and above can set backup recipients when sending outreach.

Features: [Sending and follow-up](https://www.newsprint.com/features/#feature-sending-and-follow-up).

Source: [BuzzStream (blog, 2023-03-29)](https://www.buzzstream.com/blog/category/new-features/).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/#launch-N060

### Hunter.io integration

Available April 22, 2021.

Group plans and above can find contact emails through Hunter.io inside BuzzStream.

Features: [Journalist research](https://www.newsprint.com/features/#feature-journalist-research).

Source: [BuzzStream (blog index, 2021-04-22)](https://www.buzzstream.com/blog/category/new-features/).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/#launch-N059

### The New BuzzStream (new navigation and Research Lists)

Available June 25, 2020.

A rebuilt BuzzStream with new navigation and Research Lists for finding and vetting prospects.

Features: [PR CRM](https://www.newsprint.com/features/#feature-pr-crm).

Source: [BuzzStream (blog, 2020-06-25)](https://www.buzzstream.com/blog/category/new-features/page/2/).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/#launch-N058

### New BuzzStream Dashboard and Inbox

Available March 6, 2019.

A single dashboard and inbox for all emails and tasks across a team's projects and email accounts.

Features: [PR CRM](https://www.newsprint.com/features/#feature-pr-crm), [Sending and follow-up](https://www.newsprint.com/features/#feature-sending-and-follow-up).

Source: [BuzzStream (blog index, 2019-03-06)](https://www.buzzstream.com/blog/category/new-features/page/2/).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/#launch-N057

### Seed round

Announced July 16, 2015.

Tracxn lists BuzzStream as raising $300K in one seed round, dated 16 July 2015; the round's amount is masked behind a Tracxn sign-up wall.

Source: [Tracxn company profile](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/buzzstream/__k8rul4GOvYprXiroxR6B64MW8p1GeusOAr5ryx-Jm50).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/#launch-E040

### BuzzMarker for Chrome

Available April 30, 2014.

A Chrome extension that saves prospects and contacts from any web page into a BuzzStream account.

Source: [BuzzStream (blog index, 2014-04-30)](https://www.buzzstream.com/blog/category/new-features/page/2/).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/#launch-N056

### Founding

Announced 2008.

BuzzStream, co-founded by Paul May, dates from 2008; based in Austin, Texas.

Source: [BuzzStream About page](https://www.buzzstream.com/about/).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/buzzstream/#launch-E006

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology