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Champion

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What it is

Champion is web software for referral and advocate programs. It supports references, referrals, testimonials, reviews, and community engagement, allowing teams to organize several forms of advocate participation in one product. Program analytics are included for reviewing activity. CRM integrations connect Champion with Salesforce and HubSpot. Champion is a paid product with no free plan, and pricing is available on request rather than shown as a listed amount. The company was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Its listed platform is the web. The combination of referral support, varied advocate activities, analytics, and CRM connections defines its scope. Buyers can use the listed activities to assess whether it matches their advocacy program, then contact Champion for commercial terms.

Spec sheet

What it does
Champion is a Revenue AI customer-revenue-orchestration platform that identifies engaged customers, matches them to revenue opportunities and tracks customer-sourced impact.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Headquarters
Indianapolis, Indiana, United StatesRead 4 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Founded
2023Read 4 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
API documentation
Proofmap reports that Champion has no publicly documented REST API.Read 15 Oct 2026 · proofmap.com
Champion identification
The platform scores contact activity from CRM, product, support and community data to find disengaged, expansion-ready and advocacy-ready people.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Champion profiles
Profiles capture customer preferences, expertise topics, ideal use cases and preferred moments for participation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Company founding
LinkedIn lists Champion as founded in 2023 and privately held with 11–50 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company headquarters
Champion lists 830 Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 as its address.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Company legal name
Crunchbase identifies the company as ChampionHQ, Inc.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Funding
Champion announced an oversubscribed $3.3 million seed round on September 3, 2024, led by Flyover Capital with High Alpha, Bread & Butter Ventures and Stage 2 Capital participating.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
G2 integration
Champion can synchronize G2 reviews and use review intelligence in advocacy workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Gainsight Communities integration
Gainsight community engagement, badges and participation signals can be used for champion identification and advocacy programs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Gainsight CS integration
Gainsight CS health, NPS, CSAT and renewal signals feed Champion identification, while activation and revenue data can flow back.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Independent company reporting
The Indianapolis Business Journal reported that Champion launched from High Alpha in 2023, had nine employees in September 2024 and had raised $5.3 million cumulatively at that time.Read 15 Oct 2026 · ibj.com
Job-change tracking
The product detects promotions and employer changes, maintains reference lists and can flag renewal risk when decision makers leave.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Licence
Champion terms reserve proprietary rights and grant no open-source licence.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Limit: legal warranty
The terms provide the service as-is and disclaim warranties covering uninterrupted operation, accuracy, security and availability.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Limit: proof content
Proofmap says creation of case studies, videos and proof points is not documented as a built-in capability.Read 15 Oct 2026 · proofmap.com
Limit: public pricing
Capterra lists pricing as contact-vendor rather than publishing a starting price.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Limit: review evidence
Capterra, G2, GetApp and Gartner Peer Insights each show no user reviews, so repeated independent praise or complaints are not available.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
MCP access
Champion describes an MCP connection that starts read-only and follows existing Champion permissions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Praise: product capabilities
Proofmap credits Champion for Salesforce deal-context reference ranking, one-click acceptance, automated scheduling, referral-to-pipeline tracking and ARR attribution.Read 15 Oct 2026 · proofmap.com
Privacy compliance
Champion states GDPR and CCPA compliance, with an initial attestation dated March 20, 2024.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Rating on Capterra
0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Rating on G2
0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Gartner Peer Insights
0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · gartner.com
Rating on GetApp
0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Reference matching
AI matches sales opportunities with customer references using deal context and relationship strength.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Reference scheduling
Customers can accept reference requests with one click and scheduling can be automated through email and form builders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Reference workflow
Reference requests can originate from Salesforce opportunities, collect structured requirements and be shared through Slack, email or Salesforce.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Referral programs
Champion selects likely referrers using engagement, NPS, interactions and capacity, then provides personalized referral links and tracks resulting leads.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Release notes
Recent release notes list form-builder improvements, Slack integration, list filters, team permissions, G2 content synchronization, reference scheduling, activation-form controls and branded onboarding.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Revenue attribution
Dashboards attribute customer-sourced pipeline, expansion influence and net-retention contribution by person, deal and quarter.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Salesforce integration
Salesforce integration synchronizes references, referrals and revenue moments into opportunity records.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Security certification
Champion states that it maintains ISO/IEC 27001 certification, issued February 5, 2025 after an initial issue on February 8, 2024.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Self-hosting
Public materials describe a hosted service and do not document self-hosting or an on-premises deployment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
Slack integration
Slack integration sends real-time notifications about job changes, reference requests, testimonials and Champion activity.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com
TrustRadius recognition
TrustRadius named Champion a 2024 GTM Innovator Award winner for customer-reference, advocacy, peer-review and job-change workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Webhooks
The integrations page says webhooks connect Champion with preferred tools, platforms and dashboards.Read 15 Oct 2026 · championhq.com

Plans and prices

Custom pricing Priced on request Contact vendor · no public price listed Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Supports referrals and multiple advocate activities
  • Includes program analytics
  • Integrates with Salesforce and HubSpot
  • Runs on the web
  • Handles references, testimonials, reviews, and community engagement

Limits

  • No free plan
  • Pricing is available only on request
  • Listed platform is web

Who it suits

Champion suits organizations running referral programs alongside references, testimonials, reviews, or community engagement. It is relevant when Salesforce or HubSpot integration and program analytics are needed.

Verdict

Champion focuses on coordinating referral and advocate activity, with analytics and two named CRM integrations. Its paid-only model and request-based pricing mean teams must discuss cost before choosing it.

Where Specifiction places it

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