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Codec (YC W22) — Turn everyday videos into movies

There's a filmmaker within everyone with a phone. We are building a production team that fits in people's pockets.

Codec is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2022 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Turn everyday videos into movies. The founder listed is Merwane Drai (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, March 16, 2022).

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Codec

New accelerator entry · 2022-03-16 · the record

Winter 2022
batch
2
people
Early
stage
United States of America
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What the record says

BatchWinter 2022
Announced2022-03-16
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size2
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Content
SectorsVideo, AI
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://codec.io
Founded2022
Previously known asArmada, Chaingrep, Dumme

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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.

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