Codec YC Application

Winter 2022Active

Codec went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 batch as a Consumer company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Winter 2022
Industry: ConsumerContent
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Merwane DraiFounder

What Codec does

There's a filmmaker within everyone with a phone. We are building a production team that fits in people's pockets. Codec turns your everyday videos into movies.

Codec's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Codec, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Codec

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Turn everyday videos into movies.

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We built a product that takes your raw everyday video clips and turns them into polished, shareable movies. It uses AI to analyze your footage, choose highlights, and automatically edit them into a narrative. It's like having a personal video production team in your pocket.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in Palo Alto, CA, and after YC the company will continue to be based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in Palo Alto because it's where we live and where the tech ecosystem and talent are accessible. Staying local means we can move quickly and network effectively.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Codec YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Codec's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Codec would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.