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1stCollab (YC W23) — Performance-Optimized influencer marketing at scale

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.

1stCollab is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2023 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Performance-Optimized Influencer Marketing at Scale. The founders listed are Leon Lin (Founder/CEO), Varun Bansal (Founder), Andrew Liu (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, December 21, 2022).

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1stCollab

New accelerator entry · 2022-12-21 · the record

Winter 2023
batch
11
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchWinter 2023
Announced2022-12-21
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size11
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Marketing
SectorsArtificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Marketing, Advertising, Creator Economy
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringYes
Sitehttps://1stcollab.com/

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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.

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1stCollab: Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2023
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