C
W21SaaS2021✓ VERIFIED
Contra
Commission-free platform for independent professionals to work, collaborate, and get paid — raised $30M Series B, growing without YC's stamp of approval.
/ STORY
Ben Huffman and the Contra team applied to YC and didn't get in. Raised a seed round independently.
Contra built a platform where freelancers keep 100% of their earnings — no commission, no hidden fees. Grew to hundreds of thousands of independents and raised a $30M Series B in 2022.
/ DETAILS
Founder
Ben Huffman
YC Batch Applied
W21
Rejected
2021
Category
SaaS
Bootstrapped
No
Verified
Yes
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