LinkedIn · Jun 2026
1stCollab announced LinkedIn creator support, extending its automated campaign infrastructure beyond YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
Performance-Optimized Influencer Marketing at Scale
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
1stCollab is an AI-powered influencer marketing marketplace/platform that helps brands, creators, and managers automate creator discovery, outreach, negotiations, contracting, payments, and performance optimization. Public sources disagree on the founding year (2022 vs 2023), but the company is active, San Francisco-based, and positioned around ROI-driven influencer marketing.
Primary product
AI-powered influencer marketing marketplace/platform
Founded
2023
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
11-50
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI-powered influencer marketing platform
Offices
2261 Market Street #4935, San Francisco, CA 94114
Business model
SaaS
marketplace
freemium
managed services
usage-based take-rate
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
Head of Sales
Founders
Co-Founder
Work & culture
Public material suggests a fast-moving, data-driven, creator-economy team focused on automation, discovery quality, and ROI optimization. The founding team’s background in Pinterest discovery/product work shows a strong product and machine-learning orientation.
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public hiring evidence is limited. A Y Combinator job posting listed a Customer Success Manager role in San Francisco at $70K-$110K and marked it as US citizen/visa only; broader employee compensation and benefits were not publicly disclosed.
Product & market
Pricing
Freemium for creators and brands; a fully managed brand tier at 20% of creator spend with a $5,000/month minimum; custom pricing for brands spending $1M+ annually.
Differentiators
- —AI-driven creator discovery and recommendations
- —End-to-end automation for outreach, negotiations, contracting, payments, and taxes
- —Performance tracking with A/B testing and real-time reporting
- —ROI prediction and pricing optimization
- —Manager portal for roster and offer management
- —Broad creator coverage across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn
Technology
machine learning
Python
React
Django
Stripe
YouTube API Services
TikTok
Instagram
LinkedIn
A/B testing
analytics
pricing engine
Google Calendar booking
Customers
Framer
Gamma
SnapCalorie
Locket
Lion Pose
Gradient AI
Notion
Character AI
Competitors
Grin
CreatorIQ
ShopMy
BitStar
Humanz
Linqia
Later Influence
#paid
IROIN
Opendorse
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
about $2.1M ARR (2024 estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
33.7K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
Fondo · Feb 2026
Fondo profiled the launch and summarized 1stCollab’s automation-first influencer marketing workflow, customer examples, and product positioning.
LinkedIn · Nov 2025
Leon Lin announced 1stCollab’s first Product Hunt launch and described the product as a fully automated, ROI-optimized influencer marketing platform.
LinkedIn · Nov 2025
The company’s official LinkedIn post reiterated the Product Hunt launch and the platform’s automated creator sourcing, outreach, and optimization workflow.
LinkedIn · Oct 2025
1stCollab announced a new website rollout and directed creators, brands, and managers to separate product pages.
Jobs and careers at 1stCollab
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