Who founded FirstQuadrant?

FirstQuadrant was founded by Carlo Badini, Anand Chowdhary in 2020.

Who are FirstQuadrant's investors?

FirstQuadrant's investors include Y Combinator.

Where is FirstQuadrant headquartered?

FirstQuadrant is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

FirstQuadrant

San Francisco, US · Founded 2020 · 2 employees · 1 known investors

FirstQuadrant was an AI-driven sales platform for tech companies that has been sunset following an acquisition by a leading AI technology company.

Also known as Koj · Pabio

AI & Machine Learning Enterprise Software SaaS Sales Tech Artificial Intelligence Sales Sales Enablement AIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)

FirstQuadrant was founded in 2020 by Carlo Badini and Anand Chowdhary.

Carlo Badini in 𝕏Co-Founder / CEO (Exited)2023–2026Carlo Badini co-founded FirstQuadrant. He previously founded a Swiss design agency as a young entrepreneur, scaling it to 40 employees and significant revenue before starting FirstQuadrant.

Anand Chowdhary in 𝕏Co-founder, CTO, CPO (exited)2023–2025Anand Chowdhary has held founding or product leadership roles at multiple companies including the AI sales platform FirstQuadrant, rent-to-own furniture marketplace Pabio, accessibility technology startup Oswald Labs, and fashion ecommerce company Melangebox. He currently serves as head of product and founding team member at Sycamore.

Investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Competitors · 1

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Acquisitions · 1

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals

Flike

Flike provides AI-driven sales tools designed to help sales professionals, startups, and agencies generate insights from customer conversations and craft personalized follow-ups. The platform targets sales reps, account executives, and GTM teams seeking to improve sales productivity and customer engagement.

In the news

FirstQuadrant: Maximize B2B sales with human-centered AIycombinator.com · May 2025

YC-backed AI sales platform FirstQuadrant acquires Flike · Press releases · FirstQuadrantfirstquadrant.ai · Jun 2024

FirstQuadrant – All-in-one AI sales platformycombinator.com · Feb 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does FirstQuadrant do?: FirstQuadrant was an AI-driven sales platform for tech companies that has been sunset following an acquisition by a leading AI technology company.
Who founded FirstQuadrant?: FirstQuadrant was founded by Carlo Badini, Anand Chowdhary in 2020.
Who are FirstQuadrant's investors?: FirstQuadrant's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is FirstQuadrant headquartered?: FirstQuadrant is headquartered in San Francisco, US.