Mercury · Finance · Sep 2026
Launch YC: Simantic (F26)
Simantic · Nov 2026 · 1:03 · AI-annotated
produced Vega24 (https://www.vega24.co/)
The film intercuts dim live-action workshop shots with 3D race-car sequences on a fast pulse, cutting roughly every two seconds to drive a test-fail-retry loop. Its signature moves are the hard cuts between the teal workshop and the foggy night track, the small yellow captions pinned to the bottom edge, and the neon-blue holographic simantic reveal that resolves the manifesto into the glowing wordmark.
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Launch YC: Simantic (F26), scene by scene
· 37 scenes as text
01 · Hook · 0:00–0:02
A driver's view from inside a car cockpit tracks a lead car through a hazy tunnel. The camera rides with the shake of the road, the glowing gear cluster sits at the bottom, and the frame falls to near black as the car moves into shadow.
Camera: Push in
02 · Hook · 0:02–0:04
A dim workbench holds a vintage oscilloscope, its gridded screen glowing teal. A bright dot travels left to right along the green trace. The frame stays locked off, with cables and a schematic sheet in the foreground.
Camera: Static
03 · Hook · 0:04–0:07
A person sits at a cluttered desk in a dark, hazy workshop, holding a small glass object up to a warm lamp. Cool blue light fills the room as smoke drifts. A caption sits at the bottom edge.
On-screen text: “If at first you don't succeed,”
Camera: Static
04 · Hook · 0:07–0:08
A dark hand rises from the bottom center, fingers spread, holding a green circuit board over a cream circuit-schematic background. A vertical board, a square CPU chip and a black fan fade in around it.
On-screen text: “If at first you don't succeed,”
Camera: Static
05 · Hook · 0:08–0:09
Top-down flat lay of hardware parts, including a fan, boards and a tablet, on a white circuit schematic. A hand reaches in from the left, lifts a small black component off the surface, and exits the frame, leaving the rest in place.
Camera: Static
06 · Hook · 0:09–0:12
A curly-haired person in glasses works at a dim workbench, lit by a desk lamp on the right, hands busy with a small tool. The locked-off shot holds, then blurs into a fast camera move. Small yellow captions sit at the bottom.
On-screen text: “try.”, “Try again.”
Camera: Pull out
07 · Problem · 0:12–0:15
A blue open-wheel race car drives through a dark tunnel. The camera tracks low beside it, swings to a top-down view of two cars on the track, then settles into a low rear chase shot as the cars pass under tunnel lights.
Camera: Push in
08 · Problem · 0:15–0:16
Close-up of two hands holding a green-handled tool and a thin probe with a glowing tip over a circuit board in low light, then the focus racks to a curly-haired man with round glasses staring down. A yellow caption reads 'Test it.' at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Test it.”
Camera: Static
09 · Problem · 0:16–0:17
A low-angle macro shot follows a red-handled probe as a hand slides it across a green circuit board, the shallow focus blurring the chips and warm background. A small yellow caption sits at the bottom before fading out.
On-screen text: “Test it.”
Camera: Push in
10 · Problem · 0:17–0:18
A vintage oscilloscope sits on a dim workbench, its screen glowing with a green trace that shifts from a wavy band to a flat line. Cables and a printed manual fill the foreground under a warm desk lamp. The camera holds still.
Camera: Static
11 · Problem · 0:18–0:18
A curly-haired young man sits at a cluttered workbench in a dim room, holding a thin tool or wire up near his face. A warm desk lamp glows on the right while blurred tools, a mug and a yellow block sit in the foreground.
Camera: Static
12 · Problem · 0:18–0:19
Top-down flat lay: hardware parts (green PCBs, black fan, tablet, heatsink, memory chips) pop onto a paper circuit diagram one after another, while the yellow caption 'Break it.' holds at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Break it.”
Camera: Static
13 · Problem · 0:19–0:20
In a dim control room, a man in a cap and glasses reads a paper at a desk, framed by a glowing lamp and blurred gear in the foreground, then leans forward in a quick blur. The caption “Break it.” sits at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Break it.”
Camera: Static
14 · Problem · 0:20–0:20
In a dim studio, a man with dark hair and glasses holds an open book and looks down at the pages. The shot begins soft and out of focus, then pulls sharply into focus on his profile.
Camera: Static
15 · Problem · 0:20–0:21
Tight close-up of two hands soldering a circuit board on a blue mat in dim blue light. One hand holds the iron, the other guides a green wire, thin smoke rising from the joint. Shallow focus blurs the foreground objects and background.
Camera: Static
16 · Problem · 0:21–0:22
A young man with curly hair and round glasses leans close to a small device with a metal loop and red wires, his hands adjusting its parts. Dim blue light and shallow focus blur the background into soft bokeh as he works.
Camera: Static
17 · Problem · 0:22–0:22
A dim workbench holds an oscilloscope with a flat glowing trace on its screen, ringed by wires and a yellow parts bin. The frame is locked off. A yellow caption reading Watch it fail. sits at the bottom center.
On-screen text: “Watch it fail.”
Camera: Static
18 · Problem · 0:22–0:23
A dark factory floor blurs past as the camera tracks quickly through rows of metal machinery and conveyor lines. A yellow caption reads 'Watch it fail.' at the bottom center, held static against the fast motion.
On-screen text: “Watch it fail.”
Camera: Static
19 · Problem · 0:23–0:24
A dark, heavily motion-blurred shot sweeps fast through a dim interior, white light streaks and a panel of small colored dots flashing by. A small yellow caption 'Watch it fail.' stays locked at the bottom center.
On-screen text: “Watch it fail.”
Camera: Static
20 · Problem · 0:24–0:26
A dark, foggy test track at night. A car tumbles end over end down the wet asphalt, throwing off sparks and smoke as the camera races low beside it. The white edge line and yellow barriers streak past in heavy motion blur.
Techniques: 3D mockup, Particles
Camera: Pull out
21 · Problem · 0:26–0:29
A curly-haired man in glasses sits at a desk in a dim studio, studying electronic gear. He clasps his hands under his chin and turns his head to the side, reacting. A desk lamp glows out of focus on the right.
Camera: Static
22 · Problem · 0:29–0:32
A static wide shot of a dark archive room: shelves of boxes line the walls, a person sits at a lamp-lit work table holding a small object up to their face. A yellow caption 'Try.' appears at the bottom center.
On-screen text: “Try.”
Camera: Static
23 · Problem · 0:32–0:35
Low tracking shot follows a racing car as it slides sideways on a foggy night track, debris flying; a hard cut drops into the cockpit, the button-lit steering wheel blurring past. 'Try again.' appears small at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Try again.”
Camera: Push in
24 · Problem · 0:35–0:36
A dark, motion-blurred view from inside a fast-moving vehicle, the glowing instrument cluster at the bottom edge, streaking lights and blurred structures rushing past through a dim industrial space.
Camera: Pull out
25 · Problem · 0:36–0:38
A young man in a light shirt stands in a dark, blue-lit room lined with shelves, walking slowly toward the camera as his face emerges from shadow. A warm orange glow sits on the ceiling. A yellow caption is locked at the bottom.
On-screen text: “And if you don't win the race, what”
Camera: Static
26 · Problem · 0:38–0:39
A young man with glasses walks toward the camera down a dark, blue-lit storage aisle, shelves lining both sides, as the image dips to near black. Yellow subtitles sit at the bottom of the frame.
On-screen text: “And if you don't win the race, what”
Camera: Static
27 · Problem · 0:39–0:40
A man with curly hair and glasses stands centered in a dark room bathed in blue light, orange strips glowing behind him. He faces the camera and speaks as yellow subtitles change at the bottom of the locked-off frame.
On-screen text: “And if you don't win the race, what”, “should you do in that case?”
Camera: Static
28 · Problem · 0:40–0:42
A bright white starburst flares at the center of a dark blue field, its rays radiating outward and pulsing in intensity. A tiny red dot drifts on the right. A yellow caption sits at the bottom.
On-screen text: “should you do in that case?”
Camera: Static
29 · Product intro · 0:42–0:44
A curly-haired man in glasses stands in a dark blue room, an orange light strip glowing behind him. A cyan holographic frame draws around mirrored text reading SIMULATE HARDWARE, then dims as he points forward; the small caption Try. fades in at the bottom.
On-screen text: “SIMULATE HARDWARE”, “Try.”
Camera: Static
30 · Product intro · 0:44–0:45
A bright blue lens flare expands from the center, revealing the simantic logo and faint data tables on a dark background. The word Try. sits at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Try.”, “simantic”
Techniques: Light sweep
Camera: Static
31 · Product intro · 0:45–0:48
A blue holographic chip diagram glows at the center with a starburst flare, framed by angled data panels showing a waveform and bar charts. The camera pushes in toward the chip while the simantic logo hovers above. Yellow subtitles fade in at the bottom.
On-screen text: “Try again.”, “If you persevere, you”
Techniques: 3D mockup, Light sweep, UI zoom, Parallax
Camera: Push in
32 · Other · 0:48–0:50
A man with glasses faces the camera in a medium close-up, and a glowing blue circuit board schematic is overlaid on his face and torso. The frame is locked off, and a yellow subtitle at the bottom reads “If you persevere, you”.
On-screen text: “If you persevere, you”
Camera: Static
33 · Other · 0:50–0:52
A low POV shot races down a dark bridge tunnel at night, the edges blurring with speed. The frame tilts sharply as glowing white rail lines streak past on the right. Small yellow captions sit centered along the bottom.
On-screen text: “If you persevere, you”, “will conquer.”
Techniques: Parallax
Camera: Pull out
34 · Other · 0:52–0:57
Camera flies through a black void of white wireframe ladders with glowing edges, then pulls back to a blueprint map of repeated ladder rows. It settles on a circuit-board texture crossed by a thin line. Small yellow captions sit at the bottom.
On-screen text: “will conquer.”, “Never fear.”, “Try.”
Techniques: Parallax
Camera: Pull out
35 · Other · 0:57–0:57
A dark circuit board glows in blue 3D perspective, its traces and chip components sharpening as the camera settles forward. The caption Try again. fades in at the bottom center in small gold serif type.
On-screen text: “Try again.”
Techniques: 3D mockup
Camera: Static
36 · Other · 0:57–0:59
A dark circuit board fills the frame with a small yellow caption at the bottom. The board reframes closer and a white neon outline wordmark scales in at center, glowing over the blue traces.
On-screen text: “Try again.”, “simantic”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Pull out
37 · Outro · 0:59–1:03
A neon tube logo for simantic, a rounded-square icon beside a lowercase wordmark, glows on black. The doubled outline resolves to one line, the icon warms to orange, then a horizontal mask wipes the word off, leaving only the tail ntic with a motion-blur streak.
Techniques: Kinetic type, Masking
Camera: Static





