Introducing Clean: Predict when a company is in a window when they buy.
Clean · Nov 2026 · 1:35 · AI-annotated · YC Fall 2026
The video alternates locked-off shots of the founder in a dim studio with black-background UI and 3D card animations, cutting at about 21 cuts per minute to keep the pitch moving. Signature moves are floating event cards that ring out and converge into timelines, serif caption cards on black, and huge outlined words that scale behind the speaker.
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Introducing Clean: Predict when a company is in a window when they buy., scene by scene
· 46 scenes as text
01 · Hook · 0:00–0:01
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green chair on a dark set, speaking to camera. At the bottom, an orange square with a white Y slides left as the orange word Combinator scales in beside it.
On-screen text: “Y”, “Combinator”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Pull out
02 · Hook · 0:01–0:04
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green armchair against a dark paneled wall, speaking to camera, while a blue rounded app icon with a white C mark arcs from the upper left down and to the right, settling beside him.
On-screen text: “Y Combinator”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
03 · Hook · 0:04–0:06
On a near-black background, the word Exactly in white serif type scales at center, then gives way to the smaller phrase when they need it, which holds still. The locked-off frame keeps both lines centered.
On-screen text: “Exactly”, “when they need it”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
04 · Problem · 0:06–0:07
A man in a black leather jacket is filmed in profile against a dark set with a plant at right. Rounded contact chips with small avatars and names pop in one by one, settling into a loose cluster at left.
Camera: Static
05 · Problem · 0:07–0:09
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green chair in a dark studio, gesturing as he speaks. Colorful app icons pop in around him, including a red Zapier mark, a blue lightning bolt, a compass and a yellow sparkle, floating at the frame edges.
Camera: Pull out
06 · Problem · 0:09–0:11
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green armchair on a dark set, gesturing with his right hand as he speaks. A potted plant and a bookshelf flank him; letters scale in over the shot.
On-screen text: “Z”, “O”, “米”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
07 · Problem · 0:11–0:13
On a near-black background, a white node at the center radiates thin lines to four gray pill labels: New York, Series B, B2B and Hiring. Colored app icons fade in at the ends of the branches and the whole diagram brightens as it settles.
Camera: Static
08 · Problem · 0:13–0:15
A man in a black leather jacket over a white tee sits in a green velvet armchair against a dark paneled wall, gesturing with both hands as he speaks. A potted plant in a woven basket stands to his left and a shelf of old books to his right.
Camera: Static
09 · Problem · 0:15–0:18
A man in a black leather jacket talks on the right against a dark set with a leafy plant, while a white job-posting card titled Senior Product Designer fades in on the left.
Techniques: Split screen
Camera: Static
10 · Problem · 0:18–0:20
A black field holds a small centered white serif line reading “sO...”, which then swaps in place for the sentence “it's useless for you”. Each line holds still while the voiceover carries the line.
On-screen text: “sO...”, “it's useless for you”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
11 · Product intro · 0:20–0:22
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green armchair in a dim room, gesturing with his right hand as he speaks. The white Clean logo with a C mark scales in at the bottom center of the frame.
On-screen text: “it's useless for you”, “Clean”
Camera: Pull out
12 · Product intro · 0:22–0:23
A near-black frame holds the blue Clean app icon at center; a thin line extends right from the icon and a faint circle draws around it, then the word Clean scales up large.
On-screen text: “Clean”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
13 · Feature reveal · 0:23–0:25
A blue app icon sits at the center of a dark circle. A blue light beam sweeps across the right side, then five notification cards with small images and dates pop out in a ring around the icon.
Techniques: Light sweep, 3D mockup
Camera: Static
14 · Feature reveal · 0:25–0:27
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green chair against a dark paneled wall, speaking to camera. He gestures with both hands, palms open, then returns them to his lap. A potted plant and bookshelf sit dimly in the background.
Camera: Pull out
15 · Feature reveal · 0:27–0:32
On a near-black background, a web of thin gray lines and small node dots brightens. Rounded document cards with photo thumbnails and labels (Customs, Permit, Contract, Registration, Loan) fade in at the nodes, one after another, until the full network is lit.
Camera: Pull out
16 · Feature reveal · 0:32–0:33
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green armchair against a dark set, speaking to camera. He gestures with his right hand, then brings both hands together in his lap.
Camera: Pull out
17 · Feature reveal · 0:33–0:36
A man in a black leather jacket and white tee sits at the right of frame against a dark backdrop, speaking and gesturing with one hand. A leafy plant sits behind him. He shifts his gaze and turns his head slightly as he talks.
Camera: Static
18 · Feature reveal · 0:36–0:38
A centered dark input field types a prompt about finding 12 leads in the ICP, with a Company Infos.md attachment chip; Slack, Hubspot, and Granola chips slide in, then the frame pulls back to reveal a leads dashboard table below.
Techniques: Cursor demo, UI zoom
Camera: Static
19 · Feature reveal · 0:38–0:40
A dark CRM leads table is shown front-on and locked-off. Rows of contacts list name, company, job title and LinkedIn URL, with a toolbar of filter chips above. The view settles from a brief double-exposure fade in the first frames.
Camera: Pull out
20 · Feature reveal · 0:40–0:43
A man in a black leather jacket and white tee sits in a green velvet armchair against a dark wall, gesturing with both hands as he talks. A potted plant in a woven basket sits left, a bookshelf right.
Camera: Pull out
21 · Feature reveal · 0:43–0:45
Floating notification cards with glowing blue borders drift in 3D space on a dark background. An Equipment card with a wheel thumbnail sits in the foreground while a Permit card with a signing hand appears behind, the camera panning past them.
Techniques: 3D mockup, Parallax
Camera: Static
22 · Feature reveal · 0:45–0:46
Two glowing blue-bordered notification cards float in dark 3D space, one reading Equipment with a metallic wheel icon and the other Permit with a hand-writing icon. The cards drift apart, the Equipment card receding up-left while the Permit card advances toward the right.
Techniques: 3D mockup, Parallax
Camera: Static
23 · Feature reveal · 0:46–0:48
On a dark field, three glowing cards (Equipment, Permit, Loan) settle on the left and a company card on the right; thin lines draw from each left card and converge into the company card, which holds a contact-window slider.
Camera: Static
24 · Feature reveal · 0:48–0:50
A man in a black leather jacket and white tee sits centered in a green armchair, a potted plant at left and dark bookshelves at right. He speaks to camera, lifting one hand in a small gesture then clasping both hands in his lap. The frame stays locked off.
On-screen text: “Equipment”, “Jan 12”
Camera: Pull out
25 · Feature reveal · 0:50–0:52
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green chair in a dark room, talking to camera. A white timeline line draws across the lower third, and three event cards (Equipment, Permit, Loan) pop in left to right with a glowing blue outline as the line's dots light up.
Camera: Static
26 · Feature reveal · 0:52–0:57
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green chair, gesturing as he talks. On the right, a timeline of ticks appears with a blue dot; a gray window then spans ticks labeled Mon and Wed, topped by Loan and Contract cards.
Camera: Push in
27 · Feature reveal · 0:57–0:58
A man in a black leather jacket and white tee sits in a green armchair against a dark wall, speaking and gesturing with both hands. A potted plant stands at left and a dim bookshelf at right. Static medium shot, he talks throughout.
Camera: Pull out
28 · Feature reveal · 0:58–1:00
A white notification bell icon inside a dark rounded square sits centered on a black background and scales up steadily, two small arcs above the bell suggesting a ring.
Camera: Static
29 · Feature reveal · 1:00–1:02
A dark rounded card fades into the center of a black background. Three rows appear in sequence: a white circular logo with Northwind Labs, a person avatar with Jordan Reyes, and a line-art icon with Equipment received. The lower rows slide up and settle into place.
Camera: Static
30 · Feature reveal · 1:02–1:04
In a static medium shot, a man in a black leather jacket sits in a green armchair against a dark wall, talking to camera and gesturing with both hands. A potted plant and a dim bookshelf frame the set.
On-screen text: “Northwind Labs”, “Jordan Reyes”, “Equipment received”, “NortiWind”
Camera: Static
31 · Feature reveal · 1:04–1:06
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green chair on a dark studio set, speaking and gesturing. An email composer panel is composited to his right, its subject and body text filling in, then the framing recenters on him as the panel recedes to the edge.
Camera: Static
32 · Feature reveal · 1:06–1:08
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green armchair in a dim room, gesturing with both hands as he speaks. A narrow email compose panel sits at the right edge, then slides out of frame.
Camera: Pull out
33 · Feature reveal · 1:08–1:09
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green armchair, gesturing with his right hand as he speaks. A dark set with a potted plant on the left and a bookshelf on the right frames him.
Camera: Static
34 · Feature reveal · 1:09–1:10
On a black background, white serif words appear one by one in the center, building the phrase “what it actually automates.” The frame stays locked off while each word fades in sequentially.
On-screen text: “what it actually automates”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
35 · Feature reveal · 1:10–1:11
A white serif caption, “what it actually automates,” holds centered on a black field, then cuts to a man in a black leather jacket seated in a green chair, speaking in a dim room with a bookshelf at right.
On-screen text: “what it actually automates”
Camera: Static
36 · Feature reveal · 1:11–1:12
A young man in a black leather jacket sits centered in a green armchair against a dark set, gesturing with both hands as he speaks to camera. A caption line stays locked on screen for the whole shot.
On-screen text: “what it actually automates”
Camera: Static
37 · Feature reveal · 1:12–1:13
A young man in a black leather jacket and white t-shirt speaks in three-quarter profile against a black background, a plant leaf behind his shoulder. He looks off-camera to the left, mouth moving as he talks.
Camera: Push in
38 · Feature reveal · 1:13–1:14
A tilted blue app icon with a white crescent and four-point star mark rests in the lower left of a black background, drifting up and settling into place. A faint vertical line fades in along the left edge.
Camera: Static
39 · Feature reveal · 1:14–1:16
On a black field, three notification cards (Loan, Permit, Registration) with dates and thumbnails float in 3D space above thin lines with moving blue dots. A blue app icon with a white circular arrow flies from lower left to upper right and settles, the cards brightening.
Techniques: 3D mockup, Parallax
Camera: Static
40 · Social proof · 1:16–1:19
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green armchair against a dark wall, gesturing with his hands as he speaks. A potted plant and a bookshelf frame the dim set.
Camera: Static
41 · Social proof · 1:19–1:21
A blue line chart climbs left to right over a near-black background, its area filled with a soft gradient. A gray pill labeled More replies pops in at the upper left, then a second pill, More meeting booked, fades in beneath it. Locked-off frame.
On-screen text: “More replies”, “More meeting booked”
Camera: Static
42 · Social proof · 1:21–1:22
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green armchair against a dark wall, gesturing as he speaks. Small white captions “More replies” and “More meeting booked” appear, then a huge white “GROW” pops in across the top of the frame.
On-screen text: “More replies”, “More meeting booked”, “GROW”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
43 · Social proof · 1:22–1:23
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green chair in a dim room, speaking and gesturing. Stacked white all-caps words GROW, REVENUE, FASTER fill the frame over him, the bottom word sliding up into place.
On-screen text: “GROW”, “REVENUE”, “FASTER”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
44 · Social proof · 1:23–1:26
A man in a black leather jacket speaks in profile against a dark set with foliage. Outlined words “GROW”, “REVENUE”, “FASTER” and a full-frame “50K” appear behind him as he talks.
On-screen text: “GROW”, “REVENUE”, “FASTER”, “50K”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
45 · Social proof · 1:26–1:29
A man in a black leather jacket sits in a green armchair against a dark wall, talking and gesturing. A large thin-outlined percentage figure scales up behind him, partially hidden by his body, as he speaks.
On-screen text: “320%”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Pull out
46 · CTA · 1:29–1:35
On black, the white Clean logo and serif tagline fade in at top center as a Book a demo pill button brightens below. A dark product dashboard window rises up from the bottom edge and settles, its sidebar and chat view visible.
On-screen text: “Clean”, “Prospects backed by real-world data”, “Book a demo”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Pull out







