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Idea Stage Needs Technical YC
today

Filmmaker with production experience across 3 countries building casting collaboration platform

The Idea
Casthub is a casting collaboration platform that centralizes submissions, reviews, and team decision-making for film and production teams. Casting today is fragmented across emails, spreadsheets, and multiple platforms, making it hard to track and collaborate. Casthub brings everything into one place.

Who It's For
Film production teams, casting directors, and actors who lose submissions, miss decisions, and waste time navigating disconnected tools.

What's Built
No product yet. Two years of problem validation through conversations with casting directors, actors, and production teams, who consistently flagged fragmented workflows and lost submissions as their biggest pain points.

Early Traction

Their Background
Founder of Blu Pebble Studio, a photography and production business he's built across Nigeria, the UK, and the US, restarting from zero in each market. Junior Video Producer at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Degree in Film & Television Production from the University of Wolverhampton.

What They Need
A technical co-founder to build and scale the product, with a strong eye for product and user experience. Equal or near-equal split with the right person.

North America Media Domain Expertise
Idea Stage Needs Technical YC
today

DONA-certified doula trainer building Duolingo-style parenting app

The Idea
ParentCamp is a gamified micro-learning app for first-time parents. Think Duolingo for postpartum care and baby's first year. 3-5 minute lessons built on AAP guidelines and DONA standards, designed to be completed before baby arrives so parents feel confident when it matters.

Who It's For
First-time parents who want practical, engaging preparation without long workshops or expensive courses.

What's Built
Full curriculum outline, detailed interactive lesson scripts for Module 1, and a business model with season-pass pricing. Real postpartum clients lined up as first test users.

Early Traction

Their Background
DONA-certified postpartum doula trainer who became certified within one year of immigrating to the US. Also holds an AMI early childhood education orientation. Has been working directly with postpartum clients, giving her the curriculum knowledge and user access to validate the content.

What They Need
A technical co-founder with web/mobile development experience, ideally with interest in EdTech or consumer apps. Mandarin-speaking is a must; the founder is fluent in Mandarin and English and is targeting bilingual and immigrant parent communities.

North America Edtech Domain Expertise
Idea Stage Needs Technical YC
today

NYC publicist building story-first press intelligence platform

The Idea
PressLens is a story-first press intelligence platform for small businesses. Most PR tools make you search for a reporter and figure out the pitch yourself. PressLens flips it: a founder inputs their business URL, the platform finds their story, identifies journalists already covering companies like theirs, and tells them exactly what angle to use to get covered.

Who It's For
Small businesses that want press coverage but can't afford a full-service publicist or don't know how to navigate media outreach on their own.

What's Built
Initial site developed, waitlist live. Five weeks in.

Early Traction
Waitlist live.

Their Background
10 years as a publicist and agency owner. Worked at Endeavor (WME) before founding Possible PR in 2024. PR Net Next Gen Award recipient, recognized as one of the next generation of PR leaders.

What They Need
A product engineer to own the technical infrastructure and build alongside her. Preference for someone NYC-based. Looking for someone who ships fast and thinks about user experience as much as the code.

North America B2B SaaS Domain Expertise
Idea Stage Needs Sales next play
2w ago

Senior SWE from Salesforce and Amex exploring vertical AI in underserved markets

The Idea
Exploring vertical AI opportunities in underserved or antiquated markets: energy, restaurant operations, and financial services are top of mind. Also open to enterprise AI tools or developer infrastructure.

Who It's For
Established industries that haven't been touched by modern software yet.

What's Built

Early Traction

Their Background
Senior software engineer with experience building production systems at scale at Salesforce, American Express, and BMW. Based in NYC.

What They Need
A co-founder to explore and build with in vertical AI.

North America AI / ML Domain Expertise
Idea Stage Needs Sales next play
2w ago

Ex-$2m ARR AI founder building insurance brokerage workflow automation

The Idea
AI workflow automation for insurance brokerages.

Who It's For
Insurance brokerages looking to automate manual workflows with AI.

What's Built

Early Traction

Their Background
Co-founded Free2Grow, one of the largest AI voice companies in home services, which reached $2M+ ARR. Previously at TurnPoint, a $1.4B home services company. Based in the Bay Area.

What They Need
A co-founder to build and grow the product.

North America Fintech Domain Expertise