1stCollab YC Application
1stCollab went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 batch as a B2B company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.
- YC batch
- Winter 2023
- Industry
- B2BMarketing
- Team size
- 11
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2022
Founders
Leon LinFounder & CEO
Varun BansalFounder
Andrew LiuFounder
What 1stCollab does
1stCollab is the first influencer platform that fully automates and optimizes every aspect of your influencer marketing program. We’ve helped hundreds of startups launch their first campaigns and enabled larger brands to scale to thousands of influencers, while saving them over $1M annually in influencer spend. What we offer: - Smart search & recommendations - Instantly connect with thousands of relevant influencers. - Full campaign automation - From outreach and negotiations to contracts, payments, and taxes, we handle it all. - Real-time performance tracking - Monitor conversions, revenue, and run A/B tests with detailed reporting.
1stCollab's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
1stCollab, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
1stCollab
Performance-Optimized Influencer Marketing at Scale
We built the first influencer marketing platform that automates and optimizes every step of campaigns. Our product lets startups and large brands find relevant influencers instantly, manage outreach, contracts, payments, and taxes automatically, and track campaign performance with real-time metrics and A/B tests. This replaces manual, fragmented workflows and delivers measurable ROI.
We live in San Francisco, CA and plan to keep the company based here after YC.
San Francisco connects us to our customers in the startup and marketing sectors and to a strong tech talent pool. Staying here helps us recruit and engage with early users more effectively.
21 more answers in the full application
Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real 1stCollab YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from 1stCollab's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like 1stCollab would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was 1stCollab in?
1stCollab was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.
Who founded 1stCollab?
1stCollab was founded by Leon Lin, Varun Bansal, Andrew Liu.
What does 1stCollab do?
Performance-Optimized Influencer Marketing at Scale
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of 1stCollab's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
