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Viral reach,paid growth.

Turning a Y Combinator startup's massive organic buzz into a predictable paid acquisition engine, while lifting order value.

Video marketing creativeY Combinator W21April 2021 to December 2021

The challenge

Monetize massive organic reach with a predictable paid engine, and raise average order value to make the most of the viral moment.

Our approach

  1. UGC demo content

    Creator-style demos of tap-to-share that made the digital business card feel effortless.

  2. Social proof

    Creator perspectives and testimonials that turned viral awareness into purchase intent.

  3. Bundle optimization

    Bundle and upsell rotations with campaign structures that kept CTR high after learning while lifting AOV.

Performance

Campaign results across the full flight.

$380KAd spend managed
2.2ROAS achieved
$21Cost per acquisition
3.0%Click-through rate
+12%AOV lift from bundles
30%Share of paid sales

Y Combinator W21 company

$2.2M seed raised, $2.7M in cumulative sales and 700K+ units sold, with coverage in Forbes and TechCrunch.

Brand validation

Y Combinator acceptance and Forbes and TechCrunch coverage confirmed strong product-market fit in digital networking.

Monetization

Viral momentum became an efficient paid engine: 2.2 ROAS and a 12% AOV lift from bundle creative testing.