Cardboard
YC W26San Francisco, US Β· Founded 2025 Β· 5 employees Β· Hiring Β· 2 known investors
Cardboard is an AI-powered video editing platform that automatically finds key moments in footage, generates captions and dubbing, and produces multi-format videos optimized for different platforms. It serves content creators and video production teams who need to reduce editing time.
Founders & leadershipΒ· Y Combinator alumni (W26)
Cardboard was founded in 2025 by Saksham Aggarwal and Ishan Sharma.
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Saksham AggarwalinπCo-Founder & CEOSaksham Aggarwal studied computer science at BITS Pilani and has worked as an engineer and in growth roles at venture-backed startups including PYOR and Flint, while previously building AI products at Iterate AI. He has published research on AI topics and spoken on AI evaluations internationally.
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Ishan SharmainπCo-Founder & CTOHe previously spent approximately 4.5 years at HackerRank leading product development, and has background in web systems and applied AI.
Investors Β· 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeed RoundAug 2024Source β
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Competitors Β· 1
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Cardboard do?
- Cardboard is an AI-powered video editing platform that automatically finds key moments in footage, generates captions and dubbing, and produces multi-format videos optimized for different platforms. It serves content creators and video production teams who need to reduce editing time.
- Who founded Cardboard?
- Cardboard was founded by Saksham Aggarwal, Ishan Sharma in 2025.
- Who are Cardboard's investors?
- Cardboard's investors include Y Combinator, Skyfall Ventures.
- Where is Cardboard headquartered?
- Cardboard is headquartered in San Francisco, US.