Yotam Rosenbaum

Co-Founder

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia18 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Y Combinator founder with successful exit.
  • Mentored hundreds of startup founders.
  • Invested in over 400 YC companies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Media expert with a strong focus on startup investment and mentorship.

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Skills

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Business OperationsInvestment StrategiesVenture CapitalStart-up ConsultingBusiness CoachingMentoringStart-upsEntrepreneurshipInvestmentsMusicCompositionMusic ProductionStudio RecordingMusic IndustryProduct Development

About

I am a Y Combinator founder (Earbits, W11) with an exit and an active investor in more than 400 YC companies. My journey began in music, I graduated from Berklee College of Music and moved to LA to pursue a career as a professional musician. That experience exposed me to the challenges bands and record labels face in promoting themselves. In 2010, my bandmate and I decided to tackle this problem by co-founding Earbits, a music streaming platform with a unique business model. With zero prior startup experience, we built the company from the ground up, securing backing from Y Combinator and some of Silicon Valley’s top investors. In 2015, Earbits was acquired. Building a startup turned me into a highly versatile operator, leading product development, marketing, sales, customer success, and operations. After exiting, I transitioned into mentoring and investing, working with hundreds of founders to navigate the challenges of early-stage startups. As a Partner at the Access Fund, I invested in more than 400 YC companies. Now, as the Founding Partner of First Peak Ventures, I continue to back and support the next generation of founders.

Experience

First peak ventures

Founding Partner

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Early investment in Y Combinator companies.

The university of queensland

Entrepreneur In Residence

Oct 2020Apr 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • Designed and delivered 2 accelerator cohorts and played an instrumental role in helping cohort participants raise capital and get accepted to YC

77 partners

Venture Partner

Jan 2020Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · Brisbane, Australia

  • Early stage VC firm, investing in frontier tech with industrial applications.

Qutbluebox

2 roles

Chief Entrepreneur in Residence

Promoted

May 2019Jan 2020 · 8 mos

  • Headed the innovation and startup programs for QUT, including the design and delivery of 8 accelerator cohorts; mentored hundreds of founders

ICT Entrepreneur in Residence

Aug 2017Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos

The access fund

Partner

Nov 2017Mar 2025 · 7 yrs 4 mos · San Francisco, California, United States · Remote

  • Invested in 400+ Y Combinator companies

Earbits

Co-founder

Jan 2010Dec 2016 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Gained acceptance into world-renowned Y-Combinator funding program and helped raise $1.6M from top Silicon Valley Angels and VC's. Sold Earbits to Atlanta-based You42, Inc. and headed operations for a 15-person staff across tech, sales, music, and marketing.

Personal note productions

Owner

Jan 2007Jan 2010 · 3 yrs

  • Composed and produced music for TV, Film and commercials.

Education

Y Combinator

Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Jan 2011Jan 2011

Berklee College of Music

Bachelor in Music — Composition

Jan 2000Jan 2003

Rimon School Of Music

Music Performance — General

Jan 1998Jan 1999

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