Dench (YC S24) is a CRM built around AI agents. Instead of a static system of record, Dench gives revenue teams agents that go out, find the right people, and act on opportunities in real time, so pipeline gets built while the team sleeps.
One of the highest-value plays is catching intent on Reddit. People post about problems they need solved with a short shelf life, the best time to reply is minutes after they post, not hours. To run that play, Dench's agents need a reliable way to pull fresh Reddit posts on a schedule, which is exactly where Context.dev comes in.
Here's how Kumar Abhirup of Dench put it:
"It was really easy, I just sent my Dench CRM the docs link and Context.dev API key and that was it. Then I asked Dench CRM to use Context.dev to find new Reddit posts every hour, as soon as they come, so we don't miss any and can reply on time. The lead shelf-life of people who post on Reddit is usually small, and Reddit blocks IP addresses from sandboxes, so Context.dev helped us bypass that."
The use case
Dench's agents monitor Reddit for buying intent and surface the hottest leads to the team. The blocker was access: sandboxed environments get their IPs blocked by Reddit, so the agents couldn't reliably fetch new posts on their own. Without dependable web access, leads would slip past their short window before anyone could reply.
Onboarding Context.dev took barely any setup. Kumar handed his Dench agent the docs link and an API key, then asked it to fetch new Reddit posts every hour. That was the whole integration, the agent wired up the rest itself.
Why Context.dev?
For Dench, the win came down to a few things:
- Reliable web access: Context.dev fetches fresh Reddit posts on a schedule without getting blocked, so agents see new intent the moment it appears.
- Agent-native setup: A docs link and an API key were enough for Dench's own agent to wire up the integration, no manual plumbing required.
- Speed where it matters: Pulling posts hourly keeps Dench inside the narrow window where a Reddit lead is still worth replying to.
- Founder support: Kumar found Yahia through YC Bookface and a tweet, got on a call, and found the team genuinely invested in seeing Dench succeed.
By pairing its AI agents with Context.dev, Dench has opened up $3M+ in pipeline from the hottest Reddit leads, conversations it would have missed before. Next, the team plans to ship this RevOps setup out of the box for all Dench customers who want to run the same play.
Want your agents to reliably reach the web, catch intent the moment it appears, and act before the window closes? Context.dev gives you the web access and brand data layer so your team can stay focused on the pipeline, not the plumbing.