# Ben Collins

> Ben Collins is the co-founder and CEO of Woz (YC W25), a San Francisco company building what he calls an 'AI App Factory' - a platform that pairs specialized AI agents with human engineering review to turn plain-English ideas into production-ready, business-grade apps without writing code. An MIT-trained engineer who spent years in venture capital and partnerships before founding, Collins built Woz with his MIT classmate of 13 years, Brad Eckert. The company raised a $6M seed round in October 2025 led by Cervin Ventures, and also ships WOZCODE, a Claude Code plugin that cuts AI coding costs by up to half.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Woz (YC W25)
- **Organizations:** Woz (WithWoz / WOZCODE), Y Combinator (W25), 310.ai, Rhapsody Venture Partners, NODAR, Safi-Tech
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Woz, a Y Combinator W25 company., Raised a $6M seed round in October 2025 led by Cervin Ventures, with backers including Y Combinator, Burst Capital, Untapped Ventures, MGV and the Lacob family (co-owners of the Golden State Warriors)., Productized the idea of an 'AI technical co-founder,' letting non-technical people build, deploy, host and maintain real apps.

## Career timeline

- **pre-2024** — Worked in venture capital and partnerships, with roles connected to Rhapsody Venture Partners, NODAR, Safi-Tech and 310.ai, bringing a go-to-market lens to investing and ecosystem design.
- **2024** — Co-founded Woz in San Francisco with MIT classmate Brad Eckert.
- **2025** — Woz accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2025 (W25) batch.
- **2025-10** — Woz raised a $6M seed round led by Cervin Ventures; launched publicly as an 'AI App Factory' and shipped WOZCODE, a Claude Code plugin.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Woz, a Y Combinator W25 company.
- Raised a $6M seed round in October 2025 led by Cervin Ventures, with backers including Y Combinator, Burst Capital, Untapped Ventures, MGV and the Lacob family (co-owners of the Golden State Warriors).
- Productized the idea of an 'AI technical co-founder,' letting non-technical people build, deploy, host and maintain real apps.
- Shipped WOZCODE, a Claude Code plugin reported to cut token cost by 25-55% and speed up coding tasks by 30-40%.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Woz announced a $6M seed round led by Cervin Ventures and positioned itself as an enterprise-grade 'AI App Factory.'
- **2025** — Launched WOZCODE, a Claude Code plugin aimed at cutting AI coding costs roughly in half.

## Links

- Website: https://withwoz.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bentcollins/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BenjaminT007
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHjT9QKe8vs

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Last updated: 2026-06-25