Collar

Collar helps lean investor relations teams reach the right investors.

: Private company
: 2026
: San Francisco, CA, USUnited States
: Y Combinator Fall 2026

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Yulin Zhang's Postlinkedin.com/posts/yulin-frank-zhang_ycombinator-ycf26-fintech-activity-7503112637636042752-52dJ
LinkedIn post by Yulin Zhang announcing he is taking a gap semester and moving to San Francisco to join Collar (YC F26) as a Founding Engineer working on agent infrastructure, describing the undercoverage problem for sub-$1B US-listed public companies and Collar's AI-native IR alternative ahead of the YC Fall 2026 batch.
Sep 2026Yulin ZhangExternal social post
The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cuttechcrunch.com/2026/08/20/the-2026-startup-battlefield-200-is-here-see-who-made-the-cut/
TechCrunch names 200 early-stage startups from thousands of applications to its 2026 Startup Battlefield cohort. The selected companies span categories including AI, climate, health, fintech, robotics, and consumer, and will exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco from October 13–15. At Disrupt, they will demo technology and pitch to global venture capitalists, competing for a $100,000 equity-free prize and the Disrupt Cup.
Aug 2026TechCrunchNews article
Poly grads' start-up makes it to Silicon Valley's Y Combinatormagzter.com/stories/newspaper/The-Straits-Times/POLY-GRADS-STARTUP-MAKES-IT-TO-SILICON-VALLEYS-Y-COMBINATOR
Singaporeans Jamie Yau and Kazel Koh get their start-up, Collar AI, accepted into Y Combinator, one of Silicon Valley's most sought-after accelerators. After a second attempt, the founders join the 1 per cent of applicants accepted and gain access to US$500,000 in seed capital, three months of business-growth mentorship and investor attention that could otherwise take years to attract.
Aug 2026The Straits Times (Magzter print edition)News article
From Little Red Dot to Silicon Valley: S'pore start-up founded by poly grads makes it to Y Combinatorstraitstimes.com/world/united-states/from-little-red-dot-to-silicon-valley-singapore-start-up-by-poly-students-makes-it-to-y-combinator
Singapore start-up Collar AI, founded by polytechnic graduates Jamie Yau and Kazel Koh, is accepted into Y Combinator and receives US$500,000 in seed funding and mentorship. The company pivots from defence tech to finance, creating AI tools for investment deal scouting, due diligence and financial model building.
Aug 2026The Straits TimesNews article