TryNearby (YC S26) — Local creators for local businesses
TryNearby connects local businesses with creators who live nearby. Restaurants subscribe monthly and automatically get booked visits from local creators who film, edit, and post a review to the local algorithm.
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What it does Local creators for local businesses (source)
Example from a real report (our sample on Target): “The Q2 2026 earnings report, published August 19, 2026, showed adjusted EPS of $2.46 against an expected $2.33” Source: CNBC
TryNearby connects local businesses with creators who live nearby. Restaurants subscribe monthly and automatically get booked visits from local creators who film, edit, and post a review to the local algorithm. This creates a steady stream of content that compounds into discovery on TikTok, Instagram, and increasingly AI search. Over 100 restaurants and thousands of creators are on the platform across Southern California, with AI agents handling matching, booking, and every creator conversation.
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TryNearby - Word-of-Mouth Marketing on Autopilot for Restaurants
Get 5 vetted local food creators monthly to promote your restaurant. Track content performance and grow your visibility with authentic word-of-mouth marketing.
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Yousef Abdelfattah
Founder/CEO
Co-founded FaZe Clan after starting as a 14 year old YouTuber in 2010. Spent the last 15 years in the creator economy turning FaZe into the first internet-native content company to IPO at $1B. Now building TryNearby; for local creators and businesses.
Obaida Albaroudi
Founder/COO
Co-Founder at TryNearby. Early Replit employee and former Goldman Sachs. Cofounder of Clipping Exe, one of the first and largest video clipping infrastructures, processing tens of thousands of videos per month.
Ahmad Ibrahim
Founder/CTO
Founder at TryNearby. Previously CTO/Cofounder at Clipping Exe, building video clipping infrastructure that scaled to tens of thousands of videos monthly.
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