Sales & marketing

Popular Pays

Website

Popular Pays is a platform connecting content Creators with Brands who want content to tell their stories. We’re tech-forward, with an in-house built iOS and web app (for creators) and dashboard (for brands) that delivers direct communication & powerful statistics to help you run a multiplatform campaign. To find out what we’re about, visit our web

Founded 2013Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Popular Pays is a platform connecting content Creators with Brands who want content to tell their stories. We’re tech-forward, with an in-house built iOS and web app (for creators) and dashboard (for brands) that delivers direct communication & powerful statistics to help you run a multiplatform campaign. To find out what we’re about, visit our website: www.popularpays.com.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Corbett Drummey

Founder/CEO

Founder of Popular Pays (YC W15; acquired by Lightricks). 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient. Co-founder of Brill Neurotech in 2025, a non-invasive BCI using a new imaging modality, Fast Optical Signal (FOS).

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
37team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2013 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthenriched profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedChicago, IL, USA
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Not assessed · 4 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

The source reports an inactive or acquired company; current product identity needs review.

Maturity is an evidence-based assessment, not a success rating. It may understate the current stage where evidence is limited. Coverage records documented areas, not a complete or independently audited company history.

Stage definitions
independent websitesource corroborationreachable websitedescriptive evidenceclassified market and modelsourced peoplesourced founding yearpricing page observedrecent publishing observed