Stewdio YC Application

Fall 2024Active

Stewdio went through Y Combinator in the Fall 2024 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: Fall 2024
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Jialiang (JZ) ZhouFounder
Blake ShaoFounder

What Stewdio does

Stewdio is a collaborative platform for creative teams to use all the latest image + video generation models in one place. Music video directors, ad agencies, and architects use Stewdio to create everything from rap videos for Quavo and Loco, advertising storyboards, to architectural renderings.

Stewdio's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Stewdio, Fall 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Stewdio

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

All-in-one AI creative platform

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

We built a collaborative platform where creative teams can access and use multiple image and video generation AI models in one place. Our users include music video directors, advertising agencies, and architects who create everything from rap videos to ad storyboards and architectural renderings. The platform makes juggling multiple AI tools and formats manageable for teams working on complex visual projects.

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

We live in New York, NY and will keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is a global hub for creative industries like music, advertising, and design - exactly the customers we serve. Being here keeps us close to real users, allowing us to build and iterate based on their feedback.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Stewdio YC application?

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