shortkit

shortkit is a Y Combinator-backed company that short-form video infra for consumer apps. The company participated in the Winter 2026 batch of Y Combinator.

ShortKit lets any consumer app launch a TikTok-grade short-form video feed.

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 short-form stack: client SDKs, video infrastructure, rec systems, and content marketplaces : so product teams don't have to.

shortkit was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 cohort, has a team of approximately 2 employees, and is actively operating.