UNSW Founders · Jun 2026
Describes student projects built on A1Zap, a demo day partnership, and the product's push into faster AI-powered app creation.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
A1Base is an alpha-stage API-first company that gives AI agents real-world identities and communication capabilities—phone numbers, email, and messaging—so they can operate across channels like WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and more. The company later positioned its consumer-facing product as A1Zap, a social layer for AI apps and campus/community use cases.
Primary product
API for AI-agent communication and identity (phone, email, messaging); now paired with A1Zap as the social layer for AI apps
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
20-30
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI agent communications infrastructure
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Pre-Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Apr 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Apr 2025 · Y Combinator
Leadership
CEO & Co-Founder
Co-Founder & CTO
Strategy and Operations Lead - Founding Team
Head Of Mobile
Investors
Founder-led, alpha-stage, developer-focused, human-first, and control-oriented; the company emphasizes spam-free communication, autonomous agents, and onboarding via demo call.
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed; alpha access is gated by onboarding call.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
UNSW Founders · Jun 2026
Describes student projects built on A1Zap, a demo day partnership, and the product's push into faster AI-powered app creation.
Y Combinator · Apr 2026
Official YC launch describing A1Zap as a social network layer for AI apps, with built-in distribution and a campus-focused go-to-market.
UNSW BusinessThink · Feb 2026
Profiles A1Base/A1Zap, notes the early-2025 Y Combinator entry, the pivot from AI-agent messaging infrastructure to A1Zap, and mentions traction, seed funding, and founder background.
UNSW Founders · Feb 2025
Announces A1Base's acceptance into Y Combinator W25 and summarizes the original AI-agent communication infrastructure thesis.