Scend Ai · Launch Video Breakdown: Hook, Pacing & Motion Design

Scene-by-scene timeline & spoken transcript

1. 0:00 – 0:06

   The Hook

   A New Way to Do M&A

   “There's a new way to do M&A. Watch this.”

   On screen

   There's a new way to do M&A

   Camera

   Reverse tracking shot on Manhattan street, cutting to high-speed subway train wipe.

   Motion

   Kinetic bold serif typography masking around walking talent.

2. 0:06 – 0:22

   Problem Agitation

   Public Markets vs Private Asymmetry

   “So there is a multibillion dollar industry serving public markets consisting of Bloomberg and entire equity research departments and alt data providers, all to give investors an edge. But for private markets, you only have legacy data providers, essentially LinkedIn wrappers and Google.”

   On screen

   PUBLIC MARKETS Bloomberg Citi Goldman Sachs Bank of America Morgan Stanley BARCLAYS J.P.Morgan PRIVATE MARKETS

   Camera

   Static talking-head shots in a library setting with split-screen infographics.

   Motion

   Minimalist isometric vector motion and typographic slide-outs.

3. 0:22 – 0:27

   Product Reveal

   Introducing Scend

   “That's why we built Scend, the world's first AI native research platform for M&A.”

   On screen

   Scend

   Camera

   Medium two-shot centered in library setting.

   Motion

   Direct-to-camera address paired with subtle lower-third typography.

4. 0:27 – 1:19

   Feature Teaser

   End-to-End Autonomous Deal Sourcing

   “Scend runs your deal process from end to end. You can research any industry, narrow in on the segments of interest, connect with the right bankers and conferences in your space, then source every single company that matches your thesis, all on one platform. Scend is not just a database. It works in real time. For every workflow that you run, we deploy agents to browse the web. With this approach, we're able to compile a full list of companies that match your thesis, including ones that may not even have a LinkedIn. You can use Scend to fetch data, model financials out, or cite your work. For each step, we merge the right third-party APIs with the right context data and the right domain knowledge that the user provides to produce client-ready outputs.”

   On screen

   Question Map the data center cooling market. Find promising segments and consolidation opportunities. Datacenter Cooling Market Research TAM CAGR Building datasets...... Est. Revenue Est. EBITDA Size Founder/Executive Third party APIs Context Data Domain Knowledge Range $25m-$100m Confidence High Sources

   Camera

   Screen recordings and animated interface mockups interspersed with founder close-ups.

   Motion

   Smooth animated grid tiles, table row highlight pulses, and data node connections.

5. 1:19 – 1:38

   Social Proof & Trust

   Trusted by PE and Advisory Leaders

   “You're not going to find your next deal on PitchBook. Scend isn't a database that you just subscribed to. Think of it as your personal research analyst. And for the past year we've been working closely with middle market PE firms, investment banks, AI roll-ups, public company corp dev teams, and even some of the largest management consulting firms.”

   On screen

   Hipp COLD START ParkerGale ROO CAPITAL AVANCE ACQUISITION LAB Breckman Industries M2O INCORPORATED REDTAIL ADVISORY GROUP WELHAM ADVISORY FORGE AccessPoint

   Camera

   Static two-shot cutting to high-contrast neon chartreuse logo wall.

   Motion

   Staggered logo opacity reveals on a solid chartreuse backdrop.

6. 1:38 – 1:47

   Call to Action

   Don't Google It. Scend It.

   “Today, we are making Scend available to everyone. If you're looking for your next deal, don't Google it. Scend it.”

   On screen

   scend visit www.scend.ai

   Camera

   Two-shot tracking in slightly, transitioning via geometric block wipe to minimalist logo end-slate.

   Motion

   Grid-based modular shape transition into brand logo mark reveal.