D-ID YC Application

Summer 2017Active

D-ID went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 batch as a B2B 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: Summer 2017
Industry: B2BSecurity
Team size: 27
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Sella BlondheimFounder
Eliran KutaFounder/CTO
Gil PerryFounder

What D-ID does

D-ID enables creators and developers to generate realistic high-quality AI personas easily and ethically through the use of our platform and APIs, based on deep-learning and AI-powered technology - Enabling Creative Reality™. D-ID is a Tel Aviv-based Creative Reality™ startup specializing in patented video reenactment technology using AI and deep learning. Established in 2017, D-ID created the first facial image de-identification solution to protect images and videos from facial recognition software. D-ID's products range from animating still photos to facilitating high-quality video productions and creating viral user experiences.

D-ID's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

D-ID, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

D-ID

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Generate realistic AI personas

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

We build a platform and APIs that let creators and developers generate high-quality AI personas from still images. Our technology animates photos, reenacts video, and protects faces from facial recognition, enabling new creative and security use cases.

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

We live and are based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, and would remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Tel Aviv has a strong pool of AI and deep learning talent, plus an innovative tech ecosystem aligned with our product focus.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real D-ID YC application?

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