Milk Video

Milk Video YC Application

Winter 2021Inactive

Milk Video went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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
Winter 2021
Industry
B2BMarketing
Team size
2
Status
Inactive
Launched
2021

Founders

  • Ross Cranwell
    Ross CranwellFounder
  • Leonard Bogdonoff
    Leonard BogdonoffFounder

What Milk Video does

Milk Video is a video marketing platform that simplifies short-form video creation for marketers. Anyone can collect, clip, and ship video content such as customer testimonials, employee testimonials, and thought pieces in minutes.

Milk Video's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Milk Video, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Milk Video

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Create video testimonials with a link

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

We built Milk Video to let marketers collect, clip, and share short-form video content like customer and employee testimonials quickly. Instead of a complex editing process, users can create polished videos with a single link, saving time and effort on video marketing.

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

We live in New York, NY, and plan to keep the company based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is where we're currently located and where we have access to marketers and early users who need simpler video marketing tools. Staying here keeps us close to our audience and partners.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Milk Video YC application?

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

What YC batch was Milk Video in?

Milk Video was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2021 batch.

Who founded Milk Video?

Milk Video was founded by Ross Cranwell, Leonard Bogdonoff.

What does Milk Video do?

Create video testimonials with a link

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Milk Video's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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