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Canos (YC F26) | A Blood Test to Detect Pet Cancer Earlier
Canos · Nov 2026 · 1:58 · AI-annotated · YC Fall 2026
A documentary-style launch film that opens on a bold promise, walks through the dog-cancer problem, then lets the two founders narrate the science over lab footage, 3D renders and data dashboards, before closing on a blood-draw event and a logo card. The pacing is steady and conversational, with locked-off shots, lower-third name cards and a persistent corner wordmark carrying the brand across every scene.
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Canos (YC F26) | A Blood Test to Detect Pet Cancer Earlier, scene by scene
· 69 scenes as text
01 · Hook · 0:00–0:00
A tricolor dog sits on a concrete floor, looking up at the camera. A white all-caps headline fades in across its chest while the Canos logo stays fixed in the top right corner.
On-screen text: “WE MAKE DOG CANCER CURABLE.”
Camera: Static
02 · Hook · 0:00–0:01
A small fluffy tan dog is held in a gray hoodie, facing the camera in warm dim light. A man in a dark suit and bow tie claps out of focus behind. A white headline sits centered over the dog, with the Canos logo top right.
On-screen text: “WE MAKE DOG CANCER CURABLE.”
Camera: Static
03 · Hook · 0:01–0:02
Low, static shot of a black dog with a pink bandana lying on pavement, head on the ground, with a person's legs and a blurred orange scooter behind. A white headline sits across the center of the frame.
On-screen text: “WE MAKE DOG CANCER CURABLE.”, “CANOS”
Camera: Static
04 · Hook · 0:02–0:02
Close-up of a person in a blue shirt holding a small hairless dog in a light blue harness, steady framing. A white tagline sits across the lower center of the frame while the dog looks toward the camera.
On-screen text: “WE MAKE DOG CANCER CURABLE.”
Camera: Static
05 · Problem · 0:02–0:04
A brown and white Cavalier spaniel lies on pavement in an autumn park, wearing a black harness and leash held by a hand at the right. A white headline reads across the frame, then is replaced by a bottom caption as the dog licks its nose.
On-screen text: “WE MAKE DOG CANCER CURABLE.”, “Every year,”
Camera: Push in
06 · Problem · 0:04–0:05
A woman in a green sweater and sunglasses walks a golden retriever on a leash across a sunlit park lawn, pigeons pecking in the foreground, while the camera holds still. A dark caption box at the bottom updates the line.
On-screen text: “Every year,”, “around 6 million dogs in the US”
Camera: Pan
07 · Problem · 0:05–0:07
A golden retriever sits in profile on sunlit grass, panting with its tongue out, against a soft-focus green background. White captions read the dog-cancer statistic at the bottom while the Canos logo holds in the top-right corner.
On-screen text: “around 6 million dogs in the US”, “are diagnosed with cancer.”
Camera: Static
08 · Problem · 0:07–0:09
A man in a brown jacket sits on a park bench, holding a leash as a brown and white dog stands before him. The locked-off shot holds steady while white subtitles change at the bottom of the frame.
On-screen text: “CANOS”, “are diagnosed with cancer.”, “Most are found late.”
Camera: Static
09 · Problem · 0:09–0:10
A brown and white Cavalier King Charles Spaniel sits in close profile against a dark blurred background, a hand resting behind its neck. The dog blinks and shifts its head slightly as captions change at the bottom of the frame.
On-screen text: “Most are found late.”, “Our dogs are living longer,”
Camera: Static
10 · Problem · 0:10–0:12
A man in a dark jacket kneels on park grass, holding a teal device near a brown and white spaniel's neck. The locked-off shot frames a white building and a tree trunk behind him. White captions sit on a dark bar at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Our dogs are living longer,”, “and veterinary care has never been better.”
Camera: Static
11 · Problem · 0:12–0:14
A woman in a black jacket crouches on sunlit grass, rubbing the belly of a golden retriever rolling on its back with paws raised. The locked-off medium shot keeps a park with trees and a seated bystander in the background.
On-screen text: “CANOS”, “and veterinary care has never been better.”
Camera: Static
12 · Problem · 0:14–0:15
Static wide shot of a sunny park: two women stand talking while a man bends to pet a golden retriever lying on the grass, with apartment buildings and trees behind. Subtitles at the bottom switch once.
On-screen text: “CANOS”, “and veterinary care has never been better.”, “But even the most effective treatment can only help”
Camera: Static
13 · Problem · 0:15–0:17
Two men sit on a park bench in dappled sunlight. The left man, in a tan puffer jacket, cradles a small white and brown dog that licks its mouth. The right man, in black, holds a leash. The frame stays locked off.
On-screen text: “But even the most effective treatment can only help”
Camera: Static
14 · Problem · 0:17–0:19
A person in an olive jacket pets a brown and white spaniel in a black harness, outdoors against a blurred green backdrop. The dog lifts its head and licks the hand as the camera holds steady. Two subtitle lines appear at the bottom.
On-screen text: “But even the most effective treatment can only help”, “if the cancer is found in time.”
Camera: Pull out
15 · Product intro · 0:19–0:21
A golden retriever sprints toward the camera across a sunlit park lawn, holding a teal ball in its mouth. A person's legs walk in the soft-focus background beside a bench and hedges. A subtitle line sits at the bottom center.
On-screen text: “if the cancer is found in time.”
Camera: Static
16 · Product intro · 0:21–0:27
A woman in a white T-shirt sits before leafy green plants and a wooden lattice, speaking and gesturing. A light blue lower-third with her name and title slides in on the left as white subtitles appear at the bottom.
On-screen text: “That's why we built Canos”, “a simple blood test”, “Mingshan Tsai”, “CEO & Cofounder”, “PhD in Zoology, Uniersity of Oxford”, “that can pick up cancer”, “before your dog shows any symptoms.”
Camera: Static
17 · Product intro · 0:27–0:28
Two people walk toward the camera down a lab corridor, the man in a black T-shirt holding a closed laptop, the woman in a white T-shirt holding an open silver laptop and gesturing as she speaks. A lower-third caption appears at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Mingshan Tsai”, “CEO & Cofounder”, “PhD in Zoology, Uniersity of Oxford”, “before your dog shows any symptoms.”, “X”
Camera: Pull out
18 · Product intro · 0:28–0:30
Two people, seen from behind, walk down a white corridor with exposed ceiling cabling and round pendant lights. The woman in a white tee holds a tablet; the man in a black tee walks beside her. A caption line sits along the bottom.
On-screen text: “Canos brings human-level liquid biopsy technology to dogs.”
Camera: Push in
19 · Product intro · 0:30–0:35
A man in a black t-shirt and glasses sits on a beige couch in a bright room, talking to an off-screen interviewer. A light blue lower-third graphic builds in on the right to name him, while a dark caption bar at the bottom carries his words. The frame stays locked-off.
On-screen text: “Canos brings human-level liquid biopsy technology to dogs.”, “Bin Li”, “CTO & Cofounder”, “Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Oxford”, “As tumors grow,”, “they shed tiny pieces of DNA into the blood,”
Camera: Static
20 · Demo · 0:35–0:37
A 3D render of a peach-colored tumor cluster sits among blue, fibrous tissue mounds. A single cell lifts off the top on a thin stalk while the camera holds still. A white caption runs along the bottom.
On-screen text: “they shed tiny pieces of DNA into the blood,”
Camera: Static
21 · Demo · 0:37–0:38
A 3D render of a peach tumor cell cluster sits in a blue, fibrous tissue field, a single cell drifting upward. The cluster then bursts into a white splash as small blue DNA helix icons scatter across the frame.
On-screen text: “they shed tiny pieces of DNA into the blood,”
Techniques: Particles
Camera: Push in
22 · Demo · 0:38–0:39
A spiky white cell drifts in a blue bloodstream among blurred red blood cells, shedding small blue and orange DNA strands that float to the right. Subtitle lines hold at the bottom while the view drifts slowly with shallow depth of field.
On-screen text: “they shed tiny pieces of DNA into the blood,”, “called cell-free DNA.”
Techniques: Particles, Parallax
Camera: Static
23 · Demo · 0:39–0:41
Textured blue DNA strands float in a dark 3D field, a few tipped orange, while a bright pulse travels along the central strand and small particles drift. White subtitles swap at the bottom.
On-screen text: “called cell-free DNA.”, “We study both their genetic makeup”
Techniques: Light sweep
Camera: Static
24 · Demo · 0:41–0:42
Shallow-focus shot of a lab bench: small sample vials sit in a teal rack in the foreground while an open laptop blurs in the background. The frame stays locked off as white subtitles appear along the bottom edge.
On-screen text: “We study both their genetic makeup”, “and the cell-free DNA circulating in their blood.”
Camera: Static
25 · Demo · 0:42–0:44
A scientist in a white coat and blue gloves pipettes liquid into a small vial on a lab bench, mid shot with a shallow depth of field. The camera is locked off. The CANOS logo sits in the top right corner.
On-screen text: “and the cell-free DNA circulating in their blood.”
Camera: Static
26 · Demo · 0:44–0:45
A macro shot holds on a pipette tip as a single droplet forms and falls onto a dark microfluidic chip with small metal parts. The background is a soft white blur. The frame stays locked off while the drop lands.
On-screen text: “and the cell-free DNA circulating in their blood.”
Camera: Static
27 · Demo · 0:45–0:46
Locked-off macro of the device's open interior. A white pipette tip holds a droplet that swells at its tip over a black foam pad. The metal part engraved MiniON sits at left. The CANOS logo marks the top right. A white subtitle line appears at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Our AI then answers two questions”, “and the cell-free DNA circulating in their blood.”
Camera: Static
28 · Demo · 0:46–0:47
A woman in a white lab coat, clear safety goggles and blue gloves looks down at a tablet she holds in front of her, lifting it slightly. Blurred lab equipment fills the background, and a caption bar sits at the bottom of the frame.
On-screen text: “Our AI then answers two questions”
Camera: Static
29 · Demo · 0:47–0:48
A blue-gloved hand lowers a labeled test tube into a slot of a circular lab machine, shallow focus on the metal spindle. The frame stays locked off while a caption bar rests at the bottom and the CANOS logo holds in the corner.
On-screen text: “Our AI then answers two questions”
Camera: Static
30 · Demo · 0:48–0:49
A scientist in a white coat, blue gloves and safety goggles holds a green multi-well plate, lifting a pipette tip above it. Blurred shelves of boxes sit behind her in the lab as she studies the plate.
On-screen text: “CANOS”, “is there a cancer signal,”
Camera: Static
31 · Demo · 0:49–0:50
Tight close-up of a woman in clear safety goggles, a blue-gloved hand holding a small clear vial at the top left against a blurred gray background. White subtitle captions appear centered at the bottom.
On-screen text: “is there a cancer signal,”, “and where in the body is it coming from.”
Camera: Static
32 · Demo · 0:50–0:52
A close-up of a hand in a blue nitrile glove holds a clear test tube of yellow liquid beside a blue cap, against a soft-focus lab background. The frame is locked off and the hand stays still while a subtitle line sits at the bottom.
On-screen text: “and where in the body is it coming from.”
Camera: Static
33 · Demo · 0:52–0:55
Two test tubes with amber liquid sit in a clear rack on a white lab bench, shallow focus with blurred equipment behind. The shot holds still while white subtitles appear in a dark box at the bottom.
On-screen text: “CANOS”, “We read millions of DNA fragments”, “and extract thousands of molecular features”
Camera: Static
34 · Demo · 0:55–0:56
A close-up of clear microcentrifuge tubes in a lab rack, one holding a brown liquid, another with a pipette tip and white beads. The frame is static with shallow depth of field. A white subtitle bar sits at the bottom; a CANOS logo marks the top right.
On-screen text: “and extract thousands of molecular features”
Camera: Static
35 · Demo · 0:56–0:57
A clear pipette hangs diagonally in soft focus against a pale grey backdrop, a droplet of liquid held in its tip. The frame is locked off while a caption scales in at the bottom.
On-screen text: “and extract thousands of molecular features”
Camera: Static
36 · Demo · 0:57–0:59
A scientist in a white coat and clear safety goggles leans over lab equipment, looking down. A glowing particle DNA helix in cyan and magenta sweeps in from the right across the frame. White subtitles on dark bars read the narration at the bottom.
On-screen text: “and extract thousands of molecular features”, “from mutations,”
Techniques: Particles
Camera: Static
37 · Demo · 0:59–1:01
A glowing cyan DNA helix built from particles occupies the left, its strands unwinding into parallel streams of cyan and pink dots that flow rightward across a dark bokeh field. The camera pushes slowly forward. White subtitle phrases swap at the bottom.
On-screen text: “from mutations,”, “fragment lengths,”, “to methylation patterns”
Techniques: Particles, Parallax
Camera: Push in
38 · Demo · 1:01–1:04
Cyan and pink particle strands spell DNA letters, dot lines and waveforms, all streaming toward a glowing sphere on the right as the camera pushes forward through a dark starfield. A caption line sits at the bottom.
On-screen text: “to methylation patterns”, “to build a detailed picture of your dog's biology.”
Techniques: Particles, Parallax
Camera: Pull out
39 · Demo · 1:04–1:06
A dark code editor and terminal sit left of a 3D scatter plot and bar chart inside an IDE. A white caption on a dark bar reads at the bottom as the terminal logs new lines and the chart fills in.
On-screen text: “to build a detailed picture of your dog's biology.”
Camera: Static
40 · Demo · 1:06–1:06
A dark analytics dashboard cuts between two panel layouts: a 3D PCA scatter plot with terminal and code panels, then a feature heatmap beside a histogram and kmeans code. The CANOS logo stays fixed in the top right corner.
On-screen text: “CANOS”
Camera: Static
41 · Demo · 1:06–1:08
A dark IDE workspace fills the frame, split into a heatmap, a Python code panel, a terminal and two small plots. The terminal prints iteration lines as the script runs. A caption bar sits at the bottom and the white CANOS wordmark holds the top right corner.
On-screen text: “Human precision medicine has advanced”
Camera: Static
42 · Demo · 1:08–1:09
A locked-off close-up of a dark monitor showing four line graphs in a 2x2 grid, with a faint reflection of a face in the center. White subtitles read at the bottom while the CANOS wordmark sits in the top right corner.
On-screen text: “Human precision medicine has advanced”, “by connecting molecular data with treatment outcomes,”
Camera: Static
43 · Demo · 1:09–1:10
Close-up on a man in glasses looking down at his desk in a wood-toned office. The camera tracks over his shoulder to frame two monitors showing a sequence list and colored bar charts, with a caption bar at the bottom.
On-screen text: “by connecting molecular data with treatment outcomes,”
Camera: Static
44 · Demo · 1:10–1:12
Over-the-shoulder locked-off shot of a person in a dark shirt facing two monitors: a dark terminal of letter sequences on the left and a light dashboard of colored bar charts on the right, with a laptop below. Subtitles run along the bottom.
On-screen text: “by connecting molecular data with treatment outcomes,”, “revealing which signals matter”
Camera: Static
45 · Demo · 1:12–1:13
A man in glasses and a black t-shirt sits at a desk, typing on a laptop next to a monitor showing a red and white heatmap grid. The camera is locked off. Two caption lines appear at the bottom.
On-screen text: “revealing which signals matter”, “and which treatments work best for each patient.”
Camera: Static
46 · Demo · 1:13–1:15
A person seen from behind in a black t-shirt with a white slogan sits at a desk facing two monitors showing code and a bar chart, a laptop open in front. The frame stays locked off while a subtitle runs along the bottom.
On-screen text: “and which treatments work best for each patient.”
Camera: Static
47 · Demo · 1:15–1:16
Static close-up of a hand typing on a dark laptop keyboard, warm neutral tones, shallow depth of field. White captions on a grey pill swap at the bottom, the CANOS logo sits top right.
On-screen text: “and which treatments work best for each patient.”, “We're building that same data infrastructure”
Camera: Static
48 · Demo · 1:16–1:18
Over-the-shoulder shot of a man and woman at a desk with multiple monitors. The woman points at a code editor on one screen while another shows charts. The camera stays still.
On-screen text: “CANOS”, “We're building that same data infrastructure”
Camera: Static
49 · Demo · 1:18–1:19
A woman in a white t-shirt with a lanyard and a man in a black t-shirt and glasses sit side by side at a desk, both watching an off-screen monitor. The frame is locked off as subtitles roll across the bottom while the voiceover continues.
On-screen text: “We're building that same data infrastructure”, “to bring precision medicine to dogs.”
Camera: Static
50 · Demo · 1:19–1:20
A woman in a white t-shirt and black lanyard and a man with glasses in a black shirt sit side by side, both looking at a monitor off-frame left against a plain beige wall. The locked-off medium shot holds on them as they watch the screen.
On-screen text: “to bring precision medicine to dogs.”
Camera: Static
51 · Demo · 1:20–1:21
A gloved hand lifts and strokes the head of a gray dog outdoors, moving across its eyes. A smaller dog in a blue shirt sits in the blurred foreground. The camera holds a tight close-up on the dog's face.
On-screen text: “to bring precision medicine to dogs.”
Camera: Push in
52 · Demo · 1:21–1:23
A close handheld shot of a vet in blue scrubs and gloves holding a tan dog's head while a white dog sniffs in the foreground. The frame stays tight on the dogs as a caption appears at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Dogs age 7 times faster than we do,”
Camera: Static
53 · Demo · 1:23–1:25
A person in a black t-shirt with a white slogan crouches on pavement between a white dog and a tan Labrador in a green harness, other people's legs standing behind. Subtitles read at the bottom of the frame.
On-screen text: “Dogs age 7 times faster than we do,”, “allowing us to study changes over years”
Camera: Static
54 · Demo · 1:25–1:27
A blonde woman in a black jacket and stethoscope speaks to a person in a light blue cap, framed over-the-shoulder against a blurred outdoor background. A white CANOS wordmark holds the top right corner while a subtitle bar runs across the bottom.
On-screen text: “allowing us to study changes over years”, “that could take decades to observe in humans.”
Camera: Static
55 · Demo · 1:27–1:29
A man in a dark cap and stethoscope stands before a blue sign, gesturing with both hands as he speaks. The locked-off medium shot holds him centered while his hands move from open to clasped. A subtitle runs along the bottom.
On-screen text: “that could take decades to observe in humans.”
Camera: Static
56 · CTA · 1:29–1:31
A crowd of people with dogs gathers on a sidewalk in front of a terracotta storefront. A woman crouches to pet a golden retriever while a man holds a red gift bag near a blue table. The static frame holds as a caption fades in at the bottom.
On-screen text: “CANOS”, “Getting tested is easy.”
Camera: Static
57 · CTA · 1:31–1:32
Close-up of two hands pressing a small clear circular sensor onto a white cat's paw, a syringe held nearby. A subtitle sits at the bottom and the CANOS logo marks the top right corner.
On-screen text: “CANOS”, “Getting tested is easy.”
Camera: Static
58 · CTA · 1:32–1:34
A person in a dark sweater holds a French bulldog against their chest while another pair of hands wraps a bandage around the dog's paw. The locked-off frame's bottom caption swaps from 'Getting tested is easy.' to the early-access URL. The CANOS logo holds the top right.
On-screen text: “Getting tested is easy.”, “Join early access to Canos Origin at canos.ai,”
Camera: Static
59 · CTA · 1:34–1:36
A man in a dark cap cradles a French bulldog while a woman with a stethoscope draws a sample from the dog's front paw. The locked-off shot carries a white caption bar at the bottom and the CANOS mark top right.
On-screen text: “CANOS”, “Join early access to Canos Origin at canos.ai,”
Camera: Static
60 · CTA · 1:36–1:37
Close-up of a vet drawing blood from a dog's leg into a collection tube, then a wider two-shot of the smiling vet and a female doctor sampling the dog against a yellow wall. Subtitles swap at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Join early access to Canos Origin at canos.ai,”, “then choose what works for you”
Camera: Static
61 · CTA · 1:37–1:38
A man and a woman wearing stethoscopes hold a pale cat, the woman checking its bandaged leg as they smile. A yellow banner with partial text fills the background. A white caption scales in at the bottom while the CANOS logo holds in the top right.
On-screen text: “then choose what works for you”, “CANOS”
Camera: Static
62 · CTA · 1:38–1:39
Two smiling vets in stethoscopes hold a cream French bulldog in front of a yellow wall with white lettering. The woman strokes the dog's chin as it pants. A dark caption bar sits at the bottom of the frame.
On-screen text: “A Canos partner vet clinic,”
Camera: Static
63 · CTA · 1:39–1:41
A printed brochure with a watercolor dog and a cancer-care headline leans against a dark panel; a labeled blood tube stands beside it on a blue desk. The Canos wordmark sits top right and bottom subtitles name a partner vet clinic and a pop-up blood-draw event. The camera holds still.
On-screen text: “A Canos partner vet clinic,”, “one of our pop-up blood-draw events,”
Camera: Static
64 · CTA · 1:41–1:43
A gloved hand cradles the chin of a small cream dog in a tight close-up, a bespectacled man on the left and a smiling woman on the right framing it. Soft-focus outdoor background. A white CANOS logo sits top right; a subtitle captions the voiceover at the bottom.
On-screen text: “one of our pop-up blood-draw events,”
Camera: Static
65 · CTA · 1:43–1:44
A person in a black CANOS shirt kneels and strokes a golden retriever on a leash held by a person in pink trousers. The kneeling person holds a folded brochure. White subtitle text sits at the bottom of the locked-off frame.
On-screen text: “one of our pop-up blood-draw events,”, “or a mobile vet who comes to your home.”
Camera: Static
66 · CTA · 1:44–1:46
Two people sit on a sidewalk, backs to camera, in black and white t-shirts printed “Make dogs outlive their owners.” They handle a leash near a brown and white dog. The CANOS logo sits top right; a bottom caption fades out.
On-screen text: “or a mobile vet who comes to your home.”, “CANOS”
Camera: Static
67 · CTA · 1:46–1:54
Two founders sit on an outdoor park bench, facing the camera in a locked-off medium shot as they speak. Subtitles appear at the bottom, and the shot fades to white at the end.
On-screen text: “Early detection can save your dog's life.”, “We're on a mission to bring you”, “and your dog more happy years together.”
Camera: Push in
68 · Outro · 1:54–1:54
A light gray heart mark with two crossed strokes sits left of the word CANOS, centered on a plain white field. The lockup fades in from near-invisible to a faint gray, holding still.
On-screen text: “CANOS”
Camera: Static
69 · Outro · 1:54–1:58
A heart-shaped mark with crossed strokes sits left of the word CANOS, centered on a plain off-white field. The lockup begins in pale gray and deepens to near black, scaling up slightly as it holds still in a locked-off frame.
On-screen text: “CANOS”
Camera: Static







