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shortkit is a YC Winter 2026 (W26) company. Team of 2.

About shortkit

GPAgent's own fund-neutral profile, written from public information. Updated Oct 4, 2026.

Summary

ShortKit builds a full-stack video infrastructure layer for consumer app teams that want short-form video feeds without building the underlying systems themselves. It provides client SDKs, video processing, recommendation engines, and monetization tooling, replacing months of in-house engineering work. Marketplaces, community apps, and publishers use it to run owned video surfaces rather than ceding that audience to third-party platforms.

Business model

Book-a-demo sales motion with SDK-based integration; specific pricing terms are not public.

Go-to-market

Product teams at consumer apps are the buyers, reached through a sales-assisted demo process, with self-serve access available via native SDKs and documentation.

From the Y Combinator listing

How shortkit describes itself in Y Combinator's public directory.

Media infra for consumer apps

ShortKit lets any consumer app launch a TikTok-grade media expereinces. Michael, spent 6 years at YouTube building the infrastructure that powers YouTube Shorts. Neil, prev. scaled a SaaS company from 0 to $6M ARR as employee #1. We handle the full media stack, starting with short form video - client SDKs, video infrastructure, rec systems, and monetization - so product teams don't have to.

Facts

Industry
B2B / B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
Team size
2
Status
Active
Stage
Early

Founders (2)

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